So, disclaimers are needed here.

In Norway, they hunt Minke whale. The Minke whale is classed as "least concern", which means "doing great" as far as being endangered goes. It's the same category deer are in in the US, or pigeons everywhere.

So, obviously I tried whale meat, a few ways.

As a steak, it's kinda like gamey beef in texture, but with a fish-adjacent flavour. Like if you shifted a steak 20% towards tuna without changing the texture.

There's also whale bacon, which honestly tastes like pork bacon, but with the fat more in splotches than in layer.

There's also the blubber, which I'll simply an acquired taste. And that's given that I'm Dutch and enjoy my pickled herring and even like lutefisk. It's like if you filled a grapeskin with a nutty-oily, semi solid jelly substance.

Y'all are too mature.

Clearly, it tastes like your mom.

Whale

I had a minke whale steak in Iceland. I describe it as "ocean-y beef" in its flavor.

Had some in Japan, it was terrible. Also fried beyond recognition, so there is that

As every sci-fi book and movie suggest, probably like chicken.

It's not very good. Kinda chewy, like a game-y fish? Dont know how else to describe it, only tasted a little bit once in Oslo

Idk but it's 2am and my brain slipped over the word "whale". I was trying to understand some 2d circlejerk about Lemmies being all communist vegans

Almost as good as human if you grill it right.

I always assumed it tasted like shark?

I had Minke whale in Tromsø and it tasted pretty much like beef. Would not eat again

I've heard that if it's cooked right, it's really gooooo00000000ooooooood

sorry

I always assumed whale would be too fatty.

Do not recommend.

Fatty I am told.

It’s kind of like a mix between beef and lamb, more on the beef side.

Depends on whale type and how it’s cooked. I’m referring to granny’s overnight milk soaked, pan fried with butter and potatoes whale. (Don’t recall the type).