Full disclosure and disclaimer: I'm a vegetarian: I *don't eat animal flesh of any kind.
I felt it was important to confess to that at the very beginning of this post, not because I'm here to preach (meat is damned tasty, after all, isn't it?) or to persuade (our species is goin' down hard soon, and abstaining from carnivore tendencies isn't--in my opinion--going to prevent it) or even to indict. My curiosity is much more focused than that: I've never eaten whale meat, and I'm merely curious about the alleged "taste" qualities mentioned in a recent CommonDreams.Org article.
If you've had it, I'd like to read your opinions. If you live in Japan, I'd VERY much like to read your comments on the popularity (and its change over time, if you've been able to observe such) of eating whale meat.
The original CD article can be found here if you'd like to read it before posting a response, which I highly recommend, but won't insist upon. The article--while informative to me--is nothing special, but hey, it's a direct HTTP link, so why not take a peek?
Thank you so very much in advance for your considered replies.
* My reasons for vegetarianism are primarily ecological, but with a strong personal-health component, given animals' food-chain stature, environmental pollution, and modern animal husbandry practices...in case you're curious. Curiosity is a good thing. Also, I am a botanist and an atheist: does that round out the picture well enough?
I felt it was important to confess to that at the very beginning of this post, not because I'm here to preach (meat is damned tasty, after all, isn't it?) or to persuade (our species is goin' down hard soon, and abstaining from carnivore tendencies isn't--in my opinion--going to prevent it) or even to indict. My curiosity is much more focused than that: I've never eaten whale meat, and I'm merely curious about the alleged "taste" qualities mentioned in a recent CommonDreams.Org article.
If you've had it, I'd like to read your opinions. If you live in Japan, I'd VERY much like to read your comments on the popularity (and its change over time, if you've been able to observe such) of eating whale meat.
The original CD article can be found here if you'd like to read it before posting a response, which I highly recommend, but won't insist upon. The article--while informative to me--is nothing special, but hey, it's a direct HTTP link, so why not take a peek?
Thank you so very much in advance for your considered replies.
* My reasons for vegetarianism are primarily ecological, but with a strong personal-health component, given animals' food-chain stature, environmental pollution, and modern animal husbandry practices...in case you're curious. Curiosity is a good thing. Also, I am a botanist and an atheist: does that round out the picture well enough?
