October 21, 2008 (Tuesday): June this year, I was at the Japanese Association lounge browsing the Japanese magazine Dancyu ダンチュウ (June, p. 111) when I chanced upon this captivating ad on gourmet tours of Kyushu. It is so attractively illustrated and plied with such innocence that everything looks perfectly OK. I don't know what vets would say, especially my nephew, if he sees this. Having our New Year lunch with him at the Equinox has made me abandon my former favorite, the fois gras (Below: fois gras baked on grilled scallop, garnished with fish roe).
I have tasted the whale in Dotonburi, Osaka. My ex-company supplier, who tried to please my boss, treated me to the most unforgettable steam-boat feast. I naively asked how he managed to get whale meat and was told it was declared as a research object by his son-in-law, a researcher of some organization, who was there to share this 'delicacy'. Anyway, it tasted close to beef.
That was my first and last time eating the whale... especially when it looks so cute in this gourmet ad!
I have tasted the whale in Dotonburi, Osaka. My ex-company supplier, who tried to please my boss, treated me to the most unforgettable steam-boat feast. I naively asked how he managed to get whale meat and was told it was declared as a research object by his son-in-law, a researcher of some organization, who was there to share this 'delicacy'. Anyway, it tasted close to beef.
That was my first and last time eating the whale... especially when it looks so cute in this gourmet ad!
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