What are seal skins (etc.) used for?

Factual Questions
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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.

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Everything is better than walrus.

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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.

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And now for the real answer:

  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.
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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 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?)

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I was once served this during a visit to Newfoundland. I recall it being rather good (and not notably fishy).

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Winter boots.

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Thanks.
Come back for a visit any time… the real delicacy to try is cod tongues. yum.