I accidentally brought a small can of whale teriyaki from Japan. I already know what it tastes like and I’m not too interested in eating it myself. I was thinking about using it as a paperweight in my office to gross out my co-workers, but does anyone have a more interesting idea on what to do with it?
In case you’re wondering, the meat comes from perfectly legal :dubious: research whaling operations. I found them in a regular supermarket, bought two cans and ate one just to satisfy my curiosity. I wasn’t impressed - it tastes like a cheap cut of beef.
I didn’t buy it accidentally. I ate one can and lost any interest in eating the other. It seemed a waste to throw away, and it somehow ended up among the two dozen boxes of various stuff I shipped here.
It was a regular supermarket, specifically a Seifu chain in Mitaka. I thought it was a bit unusual too, which is why I bought it. The label specifically says it’s from research whaling, and that it’s mikne whale which isn’t endangered.
Anyway I recommend you go to one of those restaurants instead. I haven’t been, but it’s got to be better than this canned stuff.
If I had a can of whale meat, I’d get that stupid Billy the Big Mouth Bass singing fish on the faux wood (read: plastic laminate) plaque out of the back of the junk closet, cram it into his big rubber mouth and hang it prominently in my basement or garage.
There ya Billy…let’s hear you do your rendition of ‘Mack the Knife’ with a can of whale meat shoved down your pie-hole.
I ate some whale in Wasilla AK once, thanks to my newfound Aleut friends . I didn’t think much of it, but didn’t say so. I offered a “thanks” with the straightest face I could muster.
