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Thien...Hello! It's Mrs. McKee. I was checking out your wiki. It looks like you will be researching the whale as a Japanese delicacy? Be sure to include your research questions and answers. What are your questions? Next time i check this, i expect to see some text with valid information about whale as a food...and five quesitons that will lead you to interesting facts. Don't forget the URLs as well! Whale sushi


 * The excess whale meat is being sold as dog food** in the latest attempt by Japan to stimulate the market and shift the hundreds of tons of whale meat piling up in Japanese warehouses. []

Whale burgers and whale spaghetti bolognese are appearing on school menus and the meat is being distributed to old peoples homes. []

Joint of Whale Meat Steeped in Red Wine Marinade
1 1/4 kilos of whale meat 3 dl red wine 1 dl vegetable oil 3 ground cloves 1/2 teaspoonful of coarsly ground pepper 2 teaspoonfuls of salt 3/4 litres of juices from the meat Thickening (milk and flour) 4 dessert spoonfuls of sour cream (20% rømme) Sugar colouring Salt []
 * 6-8 portions:**
 * The Marinade**

Fillet of Whale with Mushroom Sauce 2 lb Beluga whale meat 1 g Water 2 tb Salt 1 tb Soda 3 tb Butter or margarine 1/2 ts Salt 1/4 ts Pepper

---MUSHROOM SAUCE--- 1 tb Flour 1 c Water 1/2 lb Mushrooms 2 tb Lemon juice Salt and pepper

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It depends on the species and the cut of meat. Whale meat is also usually deep frozen for several months or even years before it enters the market, so tasting fresh whale meat is probably quite rare. Lean whale meat is probably best described as tasting most like horse, which for those who have not tasted it is like a dense and sweet beef. The serving of whale meat under Japanese quisine is varied. Served as sashimi (thin slices of raw meat) it comes with a powerful wasabe sauce made out of horseradish, which reminds the western pallete of traditional beef dinners. When I tasted whale meat, I was unaware of what it was (I assumed it was beef) - it was not an aquired taste and was very pleasant - and like most Japanese quisine, gave the impression that it was very good for you.