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625 points zdw | 9 comments | 27 Sep 25 15:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source | bottom
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planet36 ◴[27 Sep 25 17:55 UTC] No.45397974[source]▶
"The fact is, that among his hunters at least, the whale would by all hands be considered a noble dish, were there not so much of him; but when you come to sit down before a meat-pie nearly one hundred feet long, it takes away your appetite."

Moby-Dick

Herman Melville

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iagooar ◴[27 Sep 25 19:59 UTC] No.45398883[source]▶
I've had whale when I went to Norway.

Was it good? It was OK. Would I have it again? Probably not.

Still a nice experience. Also trying cured reindeer, moose and seal slices was pretty unique.

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1. bookofjoe ◴[27 Sep 25 22:24 UTC] No.45399855[source]▶
I recall having whale on a regular basis when I was college in Japan in 1968-69. I liked it, though its grey appearance wasn't appealing. I was always struck by how much it resembled meat in both texture and taste.
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2. laxd ◴[27 Sep 25 22:52 UTC] No.45400019[source]▶
# I was always struck by how much it resembled meat in both texture and taste.

Say what? How can a mollusc taste like meat?

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3. Blackthorn ◴[27 Sep 25 22:54 UTC] No.45400028[source]▶
It literally is meat. It's a mammal!
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4. bookofjoe ◴[27 Sep 25 23:13 UTC] No.45400146[source]▶
mollusc [sic]: 'An invertebrate of a large phylum which includes snails, slugs, mussels, and octopuses.'
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5. bookofjoe ◴[27 Sep 25 23:14 UTC] No.45400151[source]▶
To clarify: animal meat. I had a feeling this clarification would pop up...
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6. eulgro ◴[27 Sep 25 23:31 UTC] No.45400245{3}[source]▶
A whale is an animal...
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7. laxd ◴[27 Sep 25 23:36 UTC] No.45400283{3}[source]▶
Mollusc is a perfectly legal way of writing mollusk if that's what you mean. And everyone knows that whales evolved from hungry beach snails around 50mya.
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8. bookofjoe ◴[28 Sep 25 12:10 UTC] No.45403750{4}[source]▶
Sigh. OK. 4-legged.
9. bookofjoe ◴[28 Sep 25 12:12 UTC] No.45403761{4}[source]▶
>And everyone knows that whales evolved from hungry beach snails around 50mya.

Favorite thing I've read this week.