whale meat
Hunted marine protein
Whale meat is the flesh of whales harvested for human consumption.
Once a significant protein source in coastal communities from Japan to Norway to indigenous Arctic populations, it remains culturally important in some regions despite international restrictions on commercial whaling.
The meat has a distinctive dark red color and rich, gamey flavor often compared to beef or venison.
Whale meat is still served in some traditional Japanese restaurants.
- fatAdipose tissue
- blubberMarine mammal fat
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- belugaWhite Arctic cetacean
- sea mammalWarm-blooded aquatic animal
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whale meatplant-based protein
Nutrients from flora sources
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