Or any kind of blubber for that matter? I'd like to give it a try, but I've never seen anywhere where I could get something like that before.
2006-07-17 19:53:03 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
I REALLY have tried it! I lived in Nome, Alaska for 6 weeks, transcribing nursing research data and working part-time at a gift shop. I loved it up there and would move back in a heartbeat if I had more money.
So, my cousin, the nurse who was conducting the research, volunteered at the senior center in Nome. She helped prepare meals and since many of the seniors were Native Alaskans, they often had cultural food...
Ok, ok, long story short...so my cousin would bring home leftovers....and one day, during the whale hunting season, she brought home muk tuk (whale blubber).
The skin part was about 3 or 4 inches thick and connected to the blubber part. I don't typically like food from the sea...but, c'mon... how often do ya get to try whale blubber?
I tried to saw off a small piece with a serrated knife...but I could NOT make a dent in it! Ultimately, I put the blubber in my mouth to try and bite off a piece. Nothing doing! It was TOUGH!!!
As to taste....ever smelled the rubber padding under a VERY old and worn carpet? That's exactly what it tasted like to me....or rather what the juices tasted like, as I could not bite an actual piece off to chew.
It tastes NASTY! But, I can officially say I've tried whale blubber.
Next, ask me about moose stew, reindeer stew, and/ or boiled tundra greens!
2006-07-17 20:09:37 · answer #1 · answered by scruffycat 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Eating Whale Blubber
2017-01-14 14:03:49 · answer #2 · answered by degeorge 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know this was 7 years ago, but really? I guess whale blubber may be an acquired taste:)
I lived in Greenland as a child and I've eaten my fair share of whale blubber and whale meat. I remember, whenever I went shopping with my mother, the shop owner would give me a slab of whale blubber (a snack for kids). It had a hole in it, I could stick my finger through to get a better hold on it. It could be a bit hard to swallow, but to me it tasted kind of like walnuts. Not bad at all.
2013-10-19 19:50:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whale and seal is still harvested in Northern Canada, contrary to what the rest of the world might think. So are Polar Bears. None of the meat is wasted. It's their way of life. My friend from Cambridge Bay is making me a pair of kamiks (mukluks) from Polar Bear skin/hide. They'll be ready before next winter. Understand that Polar Bears eat people. If you run into one, it's you or him. Their main diet is Cariboo, seal, and fish. Narwhals are food too. I bet you have never heard of a Narwhal whale. They are beautiful, but they are also tasty. And the ivory tusk (tooth) is very valuable. Nothing is wasted! It's a very good way of life.
2016-03-26 22:23:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I lived for a short time in Barrow, Alaska. Now, I never tried the Blubber, but the god awful smell of the Natives boiling it still haunts me to this day.
Yeah, slightly off topic, but I think I am scarred for life....
2006-07-17 19:59:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i saw on a show where this guy eats wacky things, and he said that the whale blubber tastes disgusting, he said that once you put it in your mouth it melts into liquid fat, so I dont think you'd want to try it...
2006-07-17 19:57:34 · answer #6 · answered by delddufeb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A mouth full of deliciousness. I just ate a bowl with milk and a spoon. I will sleep at ease.
2006-07-17 19:58:06 · answer #7 · answered by Doobles 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probabaly like rancid crap.My 3rd grade teacher told us they make bubble gum out of it,go figure.
2006-07-17 19:58:50 · answer #8 · answered by prettylittlepowderkeg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blubbery.
2006-07-17 19:56:14 · answer #9 · answered by DS 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i Alaska they do, it would probably taste raw
2006-07-17 19:57:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋