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[–] Varyk 59 points 2 months ago (11 children)

95% of Japanese rarely or never eat whale.

for good reason; i tried it in japan, its pretty gamey and tough.

Japanese eat between 4000 and 5000 tons annually, only one ounce per person per YEAR on average, and the country throws away 3500 to 4000 tons per year, about 40%.of all harvested whale meat

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/japan-considers-leaving-international-whaling-commission

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My japanese partner says most people have tried it once or twice but don’t eat it regularly

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

I think it was often in school lunches through the early post-war period but was replaced by other things so some boomer era folks are it a lot growing up.

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