Dinner thread?

[norsk]

Bacon wrapped Whale Steak with wild mushroom sauce and chips.

Last big feed before my week long Reindyr hunt, still lost 5kg though.

[veitnamcam]

Bacon wrapped Whale Steak with wild mushroom sauce and chips.

Last big feed before my week long Reindyr hunt, still lost 5kg though.

Full run down on whale steak please.
Taste texture fat species everything!

[bunji]

Full run down on whale steak please.
Taste texture fat species everything!

@veitnamcam While hunting in remote places around the world over the years l always made sure to try prized local hunted game .

I have eaten Whale a few times while in Alaska, while hunting with the Inuit tribes , it is bloody good very similar to horse that they serve in the French country side restaurants & very similar too Moose & Sambar . So basically a 'gamey ' Steak type of taste with more texture than beef,any of us who reguarly eat venison would like it IMO . Also had it as a sort of Jerky or Biltong version the Inuit have in their remote hunting camps, that was really good to chew on to take your mind of being a ice block while on a snow mobile bouncing your kidneys away, over the "Great White".Wrapped in bacon like that it would be bloody nice ,same as Moose or Sambar etc is when treated the same .

Looks good @norsk have a great hunt

[veitnamcam]

I have eaten Whale a few times while in Alaska, while hunting with the Inuit tribes , it is bloody good very similar to horse that they serve in the French country side restaurants & very similar too Moose & Sambar . So basically a 'gamey ' Steak type of taste with more texture than beef , l also had it as a sort of Jerky or Biltong version the Inuit have in their remote hunting camps, that was really good to chew on to take your mind of being a ice block while on a snow mobile bouncing your kidneys away, over the "Great White".Wrapped in bacon like that it would be bloody nice ,same as Moose or Sambar etc is when treated the same .

Looks good @norsk have a great hunt

Gives me an idea but I have never eaten horse, moose or sambar

[bunji]

Gives me an idea but I have never eaten horse, moose or sambar

If you have ever eaten processed meat products from EU you have eaten horse, my missus bred horses & is a riding instructor, with horsey type friends all over the world . In Ireland when its economy crashed the Irish country side was stripped of most horses, being sent to EU slaughter houses to make money & it was highly valued for human consumption due to the lush conditions they were raised in ,there was huge horsey huggers campaigns over it & Sambar & Moose are just "Beefier"versions of Red deer to taste .

[Beaker]

If you have ever eaten processed meat products from EU you have eaten horse, my missus bred horses & is a riding instructor, with horsey type friends all over the world . In Ireland when its economy crashed the Irish country side was stripped of most horses, being sent to EU slaughter houses to make money & it was highly valued for human consumption due to the lush conditions they were raised in ,there was huge horsey huggers campaigns over it & Sambar & Moose are just "Beefier"versions of Red deer to taste .

I haven't had moose or sambar, but have had horse.
When I lived in Switzerland, you could buy it from some supermarkets. We brought it (Mrs has eaten it in home country many times. They don't eat it hot, ie cook, let go cold and then eat.) I brought some, and cooked it like steak, and ate hot. Tasted like a strong tasting beef, was very lean, and I might have over cooked it. Didn't really like, but not horrible either. Would eat it again.

Whale though, I havent had, and am interested in how it tastes.

[norsk]

Full run down on whale steak please.
Taste texture fat species everything!

To me it has the texture of the best steak you have ever eaten, the Minkie whales are I think the worlds oldest managed commercial " fishery".

The quota is fairly low because the meat is going out of fashion .
They shoot them with a "hot harpoon" it has an explosive head forward of the barbs , from the films I have seen the damage is extensive and death very swift.
The meat is marbled like beef, the whales are filleted on the boat and the huge steaks off loaded at the dock, the season is short because the meat only has a pleasent taste for a short time of the year.

Whaling has been recorded here since 800 BC

It costs half of what steak does, finds its own food-tastes great and farms itself.

[bunji]

@Beaker Yep agree on the oyster taste verdict ,when we lived with the Aboriginal Tribes in Arnhem Land ,we would go out & get their Black lip oyster (a large tropical variety) often ,where palm on your hand size was not uncommon.They are a very strong flavor & "chewier" texture than the cold water varieties , to compensate for the flavor my missus liked them in a asian type omelette/dish,for me l loved them made into a Old School Carpet Bagger steak (anyone even remember them anymore ??)& it really suited a good Buffalo steak to do it with.

Fuck Me now l am going to have Oyster withdrawals