What's going to happen? Do you think they can really whale responsibly, or will it get out of hand? What about the endangered species they plan to hunt? Will hunting just go on and off and on and off? Or will this actually work?
Posted by Bella Bee (Member # 7027) on :
Wow, isn't it amazing that they would suddenly launch a scheme like that just when they're about to do all this extra 'scientific' research on whales!
And isn't it great that the Japanese government has been giving financial incentives to landlocked countries like Mongolia to persuade them to sit on the IWC commission and vote in Japan's favour!
Damn.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
I would eat a whale if I had the chance.
I'm slightly ashamed of this fact, but it's true.
I would also eat a dog, cat guinei pig, horse, rat, squirril, or rabbit as well, and I feel no shame for those.
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
quote:I would eat a whale if I had the chance.
A whole one?
Posted by Bella Bee (Member # 7027) on :
Mr. P, none of the other animals you mentioned are on the endangered list. Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
Porter, do you still have all of your toes?
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
I'm with Porter - that article made me go "Ooh - I want to try one!"
But I'm the jerk who heard about the plight of the Oaxacan barrell cactus (which is dwindling because locals cut them up illegally and make candy out of them) and then found some in the market to see what an endagered plant tasted like.
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
And was it everything you hoped it'd be?
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Whales, dolphins, elephants, chimps, gorillas and orangutans are on the list of animals I wouldn't be willing to eat unless I was starving.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
quote:Mr. P, none of the other animals you mentioned are on the endangered list. [Smile]
Neither is the Minke Whale, which AFAICT is the whale we are talking about.
quote:Porter, do you still have all of your toes?
Um. I still have all my toes. Why do you ask?
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote:Neither is the Minke Whale, which AFAICT is the whale we are talking about.
Except for this:
quote:It also plans to double its hunt of minke whales and to resume killing endangered fin whales and vulnerable humpbacks, despite fierce opposition by an alliance led by Australia.
And while not "endangered", I do believe that most whale populations are smaller than they really should be.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Good point.
And thus we see why I feel slightly guilty for really wanting to eat one.
'Cuz I do.
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
quote:And was it everything you hoped it'd be?
I had very few expectations going into it. It was like crystallized ginger in a way, except it didn't taste like ginger.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote:It was like crystallized ginger in a way, except it didn't taste like ginger.
So... Chewy sweet stuff with sugar crystals all over it?
Are you a fan of pumpkin candy you can get at Mexican markets (and on Olviera St. in LA, which is where I was first exposed to it)?
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
quote:Um. I still have all my toes. Why do you ask?
Obscure Simpsons reference is all.
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
quote:So... Chewy sweet stuff with sugar crystals all over it?
Yup. Hey look! They have a recipe for it online! I don't feel so bad.
And the pumpkin candy - I had it once years ago when a Mexican lady made it for us, but I was a picky little kid and didn't give it much of a chance.
Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
What's disgusting is that whale meat was never a part of the traditional Japanese diet to start with. Even during the whaling era, I doubt that one in a thousand Japanese had ever tasted whale meat even once in their lifetime. So the Japanese government willingness to perjure itself with the "traditional cuisine" argument can only be to maintain its "right" to despoil the Earth as it pleases.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Well, they did mention that the whale in school lunches was only in the traditional "heartland of the whaling area".
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
How about if I go try one and report back?
Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
Whoa! Let a thread slide off the front page without noticing...
Congratulations on your mission to Japan. So how long will you be at the Training Center? learning Japanese? or are you already familiar from anime? Do you get to stay online until you actually leave for Japan? or do you go offline at the Center?
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
I'll answer some of those for Annie.
Training center for 2 months learning Japanese and the missionary discussions.
She'll go offline when she enters the training center.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Congratulations Annie! Did I miss the announcement at GC, or have you not made it yet?
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