Canadians serve seal

[HoosierHelen]

I have learned to enjoy sushi...why does this dish make me squirm? How about you?

Canadians serve seal, with a side of controversy

MONTREAL - One evening last week, almost every seat was occupied at Au Cinquième Péché, a bistro in the bustling neighborhood called the Plateau. And almost every table was sampling an appetizer plate that included a specialty of the restaurant’s French-born chef, Benoît Lenglet: a seared, rare loin, dark red in color, with a texture and taste akin to beef tenderloin. But the meat was not beef. It was seal.

Raw seal heart
Just days after the ban, Canada’s governor general, Michaëlle Jean, who as a representative of Queen Elizabeth II acts as the ceremonial head of state, nibbled on a piece of raw seal heart during a visit to an Inuit community feast in Rankin Inlet, in the far northern territory of Nunavut. Governor General Jean’s widely publicized snack seemed a direct retort to the European Union, an impression she did not try to dispel.

“Take from that what you will,” she said, when asked if she was sending a message to Europe.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31676849/ns/world_news-the_new_york_times/

[NurseRita]

I have learned to enjoy sushi...why does this dish make me squirm? How about you?

Canadians serve seal, with a side of controversy

MONTREAL - One evening last week, almost every seat was occupied at Au Cinquième Péché, a bistro in the bustling neighborhood called the Plateau. And almost every table was sampling an appetizer plate that included a specialty of the restaurant’s French-born chef, Benoît Lenglet: a seared, rare loin, dark red in color, with a texture and taste akin to beef tenderloin. But the meat was not beef. It was seal.

Raw seal heart
Just days after the ban, Canada’s governor general, Michaëlle Jean, who as a representative of Queen Elizabeth II acts as the ceremonial head of state, nibbled on a piece of raw seal heart during a visit to an Inuit community feast in Rankin Inlet, in the far northern territory of Nunavut. Governor General Jean’s widely publicized snack seemed a direct retort to the European Union, an impression she did not try to dispel.

“Take from that what you will,” she said, when asked if she was sending a message to Europe.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31676849/ns/world_news-the_new_york_times/

I got one word.....EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

[HomeyG]

I have learned to enjoy sushi...why does this dish make me squirm? How about you?

Canadians serve seal, with a side of controversy

MONTREAL - One evening last week, almost every seat was occupied at Au Cinquième Péché, a bistro in the bustling neighborhood called the Plateau. And almost every table was sampling an appetizer plate that included a specialty of the restaurant’s French-born chef, Benoît Lenglet: a seared, rare loin, dark red in color, with a texture and taste akin to beef tenderloin. But the meat was not beef. It was seal.

Raw seal heart
Just days after the ban, Canada’s governor general, Michaëlle Jean, who as a representative of Queen Elizabeth II acts as the ceremonial head of state, nibbled on a piece of raw seal heart during a visit to an Inuit community feast in Rankin Inlet, in the far northern territory of Nunavut. Governor General Jean’s widely publicized snack seemed a direct retort to the European Union, an impression she did not try to dispel.

“Take from that what you will,” she said, when asked if she was sending a message to Europe.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31676849/ns/world_news-the_new_york_times/

Not my idea of a snack, but after spending six years in the Far East nothing surprises me anymore and I'm strictly a "steak and potato" man. My first introduction to true Asian dining by the local nationals made my stomach churn a bit. Things like children chewing on boiled chicken claws, fowl served in its entirety, defeathered and gutted of course, and watching them pluck out the eyes with their chop sticks. Being young and foolish and after a few too many drinks, we would go to a local Taiwanese restaurant and order off the menu, which none of it was in English. One of my buddies unknown order was a small bird, about the size of a sparrow. I think he had way too much to drink that night, because the fool ate the bird then made a bee line to the restroom. Needless to say, we never did that again. A popular delicacy sold by the street vendors in the Philippines is the "Balut". A balut is a fertilized duck or chicken egg with an almost fully developed embryo. Never could work up the nerve to try one no matter how much I had to drink. There is some humor in every story and when I first met my former mother-in-law I tried to get her to eat pizza. She took one look at it, rattled off some Chinese to my wife, and refused to eat it. My wife later did some translating and basically my mother-in-law said "That looks terrible, how can you eat it, and I'm not touching it." I guess the appeal of food is in the eye of the holder.

[Graygleam]

I do not care what Canadians eat. Or don't eat, for that matter.

[HoosierHelen]

I do not care what Canadians eat. Or don't eat, for that matter.

Darn sure I won't be nibbling on raw seal hearts in the near future. (due to my personal tastes) It does seem that the European Union has made a ruling against such dining activities off of any seal entries.

So..Canada is a rebel in this case ... it seems. Where does the US stand with dining on Seals? I've yet to investigate.

[slotz10]

What is sicker?
Everyone is crazy.

http://www.paintingsbymike.com/art/cannibalistic-restaurant/

[HoosierHelen]

Darn sure I won't be nibbling on raw seal hearts in the near future. (due to my personal tastes) It does seem that the European Union has made a ruling against such dining activities off of any seal entries.

So..Canada is a rebel in this case ... it seems. Where does the US stand with dining on Seals? I've yet to investigate.

Personally, I won't be nibbling on raw seal hearts in the near future either (due to personal choice). Where the US stands on this issue...I really don't know yet either? I'm not aware of any restaurants offering seal on their menus in the US yet.

This topic simply caught my attention. I'm interested in others opinions?

[HoosierHelen]

What is sicker?
Everyone is crazy.

http://www.paintingsbymike.com/art/cannibalistic-restaurant/

Okay Slotz...this is sick also! one big YUCK!!!