# What are seal skins (etc.) used for? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 25, 2006, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-seal-skins-etc-used-for/349875 "2006-03-25T18:56:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Critical\_Mass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@Critical\_Mass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical_Mass)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-seal-skins-etc-used-for/349875/21 "2006-03-27T21:59:35Z")
I’ve eaten seal meat. Barbcued. Oily and fishy tasting but with a texture similar to beef. Imagine what a cow would taste like if it only eats fish. That’s similar to the appearance and taste of seal. Nasty stuff. And smelly. But better than walrus. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-seal-skins-etc-used-for/349875/22 "2006-03-27T22:54:48Z")
Everything is better than walrus. ---
**Author:** ![bob\_loblaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@bob\_loblaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_loblaw)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-seal-skins-etc-used-for/349875/23 "2006-03-28T07:15:25Z")
never had sealmeat. but i do love fish. maybe i’d be one of those crazy people who actually enjoy sealmeat. i think i’m gonna try and get some. if i do, i’ll report my findings. but nothing is tastier than moose. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-seal-skins-etc-used-for/349875/24 "2006-03-28T14:14:08Z")
And now for the real answer: > [@](#): > > What are seal skins used for? 1. To keep seal guts off the snow 2. Like natural hot dog casings, it provides the killer whales with the satisfying “SNAP” when they bite into a seal dinner. Otherwise it would be like eating oysters, and killer whales _hate_ oysters. ---
**Author:** ![notso\_clever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f475e1/32.png) [@notso\_clever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notso_clever)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-seal-skins-etc-used-for/349875/25 "2006-04-02T00:09:32Z")
> [@Doctor Jackson](#): > > Wow! If that USA Today quote is accurate, that’s only a little over $44.60 per seal. Doesn’t sound very economical to me. Crazy Newfoundlander checking here. It really isn’t very economical. But Sealers can make a good chunk of their annual income (about 10,000) in a week or two. [http://www.karlwells.com/review35.htm](http://www.karlwells.com/review35.htm) This review by local weatherman/restuarant reviewer describes flipper pie. (Please forgive if I messed up the link. I am brand new to this!) (By the way…How does one make the link appear as a word? Where is an appropriate place to find this stuff out?) ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-seal-skins-etc-used-for/349875/26 "2006-04-02T01:51:07Z")
> [@notso clever](#): > > [http://www.karlwells.com/review35.htm](http://www.karlwells.com/review35.htm) This review by local weatherman/restuarant reviewer describes flipper pie. I was once served this during a visit to Newfoundland. I recall it being rather good (and not notably fishy). > [@](#): > > By the way…How does one make the link appear as a word? Like this (replace {} with ): {[URL=xxxxx.com](http://URL=xxxxx.com)}linkword{/URL} ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-seal-skins-etc-used-for/349875/27 "2006-04-02T05:14:48Z")
Winter boots. ---
**Author:** ![notso\_clever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f475e1/32.png) [@notso\_clever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notso_clever)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-seal-skins-etc-used-for/349875/28 "2006-04-02T05:15:06Z")
> [@Xema](#): > > I was once served this during a visit to Newfoundland. I recall it being rather good (and not notably fishy). > Like this (replace {} with ): > {[URL=xxxxx.com](http://URL=xxxxx.com)}linkword{/URL} Thanks. Come back for a visit any time… the real delicacy to try is cod tongues. yum. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-seal-skins-etc-used-for/349875.md?page=1)