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Funny, I thought the whale just tasted like citrus-y beef. Maybe there's a huge variation in how its prepared (and maybe which whale species). I had whale as sa
by kenhwang 9y ago
Funny, I thought the whale just tasted like citrus-y beef. Maybe there's a huge variation in how its prepared (and maybe which whale species). I had whale as sashimi, roasted, and steak and they all tasted very similar to the cow equivalent. The Australian in the group said it tasted similar to kangaroo.
Hákarl smells much worse than it tastes. I thought it tasted similar to a strange fishy tofu with the texture similar to cheese plus eraser. Definitely took a while to get the taste out of the mouth, but it wasn't immediately gag inducing.
Definitely echo the sentiment of the lamb being delicious. Every time I had lamb it slid off the bone and had a nice balanced gamey-brine. Winter veggies seemed to be limited to tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, potatoes, carrots, and arugula. The restaurants all said they get fresh shipments every morning from the greenhouses.
- orn 9y agoYes, they often put lemon on it before or while cooking, a good whale is similar to beef.
- viraptor 9y agoMy description was actually: the most juicy beef I ever tasted. Definitely better than most good steaks IMO.
- Larrikin 9y agoI found the opposite to be true. It tasted like beef, not bad but far and away the worst beef I've ever had. We tried it as a group in Japan and it only was something approaching delicious when it was extremely thin cut and raw. If it were significantly less expensive than actual beef, I could see it being a viable substitute, but I just never see there being any reason for me to pay for it myself again.
- viraptor 9y agoThere's more than one kind of whale meat. Just like Wagyu will have a different taste, I expect Iceland and Japan to have different whales. My experience was from Iceland. I'd really like to try the Japanese whale meat but at the same time don't like the idea of eating unsustainable stuff.
- bigsassy 9y agoDitto.
- Thlom 9y agoPreviously whale meat often had a taste of cod liver oil because the fat oxidated after the whale was caught. These days the whale is cut immediately after it’s shot and then put on ice to prevent the fat from oxidating.