Japan’s whale meat vending machines

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1. Thank you for bringing to light one of Japan’s most infamously disgusting dietary practices.

2. Fuck that, whale-killing is about one of the most cruel and malicious activities. Watch the documentary, it is fucking repulsive how savage those people are

3. They should kill millions of cows and chicken like we normal people.

4. Instead of harrassing supermarkets. Activist would just vandalize the vendo machines to disrupt the sale of whale meat.

5. Anyway this goes. I want that guy’s jacket.

6. I don’t mean to offend or act cynical, but I always wonder why you guys from some other “food cultures” are intolerant of eating whales while eating beef/pork/chicken/etc. on a daily basis. Is that because whales are way more intelligent than cows, pigs and such? Or because whales are wild animals who have never been caged or force-fed? I just wonder.

   Edit: To make it clear, basically most Japanese people don’t eat whale meet. You can’t buy any anywhere in the first place, and I believe such vending machines are extremely rare if ever they do exist. I myself remember tasting some at a restaurant like 25 yrs ago, but all I remember is that the meet’s texture was too tough to enjoy.

7. To be fair whaling has been an industry practiced by many European countries in the past and Nordic countries Norway and Iceland also continue this practice as well. Americans also had a NHL team named Hartford Whalers.

   I do not agree with consuming whale meat though because it probably has one of the highest concentrations of toxins. Whales live long, are huge top predators and accumulate some real bad stuff like mercury and lead. Whales also ingest a lot of man made garbage like plastics. Perhaps it was necessary in the past as food but not in modern times.

8. Interesting.

9. According to the 2019 data, Japan stipulates that the per year is 383.In addition, the bycatch was 100, for a total of 483.

   Whaling is supposed to be prohibited in South Korea, but in 2019, 1,960 whales were caught as bycatch and distributed as food.

   South Korea hunts whales as bycatch. They are a rare species called the finless porpoise, whose population numbered 35,000 in a survey in 2005, but plummeted to 13,000 in 2011.

   Although whaling is supposed to be prohibited in South Korea, whale slaughter plants, processing plants, and sales networks have been set up, and whale meat is sold at restaurants and markets in Ulsan and Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province. .

10. Love Japanese vending!

11. I’ve had whale meat twice now. First time was in S. Korea just randomly passing a whale restaurant in Busan and had a whole tasting. Second time was in an omakase in Sasebo. I don’t care for it much, some parts had no flavor, some salty, fatty, but it wasn’t delicious for me. I’m SK I saw it as a rare uncommon thing and all the patrons were more drinking with friends and whale meat was just drinking snack. In Japan the whale was eloquently prepared and by far the best experience I’ve had with whale.

12. From what I understand, whale meat isn’t even that popular in Japan anymore. Mainly older generations eat it.

13. Did I see a slice of brisket?

14. Is whale even good ? Seems like lots of fat

15. Shameful.

16. You can not be against whaling.

    And then go and enjoy your ribs and burgers.

    That is massive hypocrisy.

    This is the end of my ted talk.

17. *ucka yuu, whare!

18. Boooooooo 👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽

19. O had whale in Iceland and it was prwtty good lol

20. ファック・ユー・ドルフィン・アンド・ウェールズ

21. UGHHH.. Why can’t there be one in Illinois