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The Whale Watch: Other Whale-Related Matters From Around The Globe

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More news from the world of whales (4/14/09):

  • Digital Free Sample of Marvel Illustrated Moby Dick (Marvel)
  • The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary has opened its $6.5 million beachfront learning center in Kihei, Maui. (Honolulu Advertiser)
  • Here’s an antique whale steak recipe from 1927 (Geeks)
  • Shop the Buffalo Exchange Dollar Day Sale and help save whales (Examiner.com)

Whale Meat – Tastes Like “Aquatic Beef”

Some kind of whale meat on the end of some chopsticks

Some kind of whale meat on the end of some chopsticks


This guy ate some whale meat on a recent trip to Japan (meal pictured above). He doesn’t say what kind of whale the meat was from. It’s possible it was bought from Iceland. It’s also possible it’s the product of scientific whaling. He says it takes like “aquatic beef,” or reindeer, which I’ve personally eaten, raw, in Sweden.

NYC Restaurateur Wants To Make Whale Meat Hot Dogs

This man would make hot dogs out of whales (New York Observer)

This man would make hot dogs out of whales (New York Observer)

Mike Hewitt, COO of Dogmatic Gourmet Sausage System, located at 26 East 17th Street in New York City says of his wiener eatery, “We could possibly look into a whale sausage. I just had whale for the first time. Whale is the new red meat. They call it the cow of the ocean. Believe it or not, it’s very tasty, low-fat, depending on where you get it.”

The people at DGSS think they’re pretty clever…check out this video they created for their ad agency.