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Would You Eat Seal?
July 2, 2009 at 7:38 AM by Cafe Kim - Comments (6)
Guess which cuddly sea creature is on the menu at several restaurants in Canada?
Seal. Seal appetizers, seal entrees, seal pepperoni, seal roasted in the oven with cranberry sauce. Seal.
Apparently, it's delicious, tasting similar to beef tenderloin. If only it weren't so controversial...
Canada is one of the only countries in the world that allows commerical seal hunting. (The U.S. banned the practice in 1972.) Animal rights groups have protested Canada's annual commercial seal hunt, which allows fishermen to kill about 280,000 seals from a herd of 5.6 million. And Europe has banned the import of Canadian seal.
Despite the controversy, some restaurants continue to serve it because of customers' requests. Ordinarily, I'd try anything. But I might have to draw the line here.
Would you eat seal?
Comments:
Jeebus NO.
No way... considering the way Canada treats seals, however (savagely clubbing them over the head to skin them on the ice and leave their carcasses behind)... I'm not surprised.
NO WAY!
Sure why not!
Grrroossssss!
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Nope. But I am not an adventurous eater. I watched Top Chef Masters and they had to cook with tongue, heart, tripe, and pig ears and I almost tossed my cookies!
I can't even eat eel without imagining it swimming around. I would think I would feel the same way about seal.
Cafe MicheleZ Jul. 2, 2009 at 10:45 AM