[from occupied ga]

Grilled Arctic Steak is the BEST ,yum

I never had whale meat, but a friend who claimed he has said it tasted nasty. So which is it?

[bikerman]

It tastes like spotted owl.

[katykelly]

My daughter did a summer dental internship in Barrow . The village chief chose her to help butcher a whale , which she did . She also ate whale . They put the blubber in jars and burry it , where it ferments .

[dainbramaged]

When I was a sprout, you could still buy whale meat at the butcher shop - my mother would make a pate for parties and it was pretty tasty with proper seasoning.
I've also eaten whale pot roast and it was stronger flavored than beef, more gamey but to me it was delicious.
Back in the 90's, State game biologists examining Bowhead whale carcasses taken by the folks in Barrow determined that these creatures can live up to 200 years after finding stone harpoon points embedded in them that had healed from previous strikes.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/07/060713-whale-eyes.html

[katana]

Had it one time in a Tokyo tempura (deep fried everything) restaurant. It tasted like the most delicious pork you can imagine. I would not order it myself by choice, for the same reason I would not want to eat monkey or dolphin (too sentient for my taste and conscience), but I would not begrudge hunters and communities who rely on whale for survival continuing their traditional hunting.