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Reviving whale meat cuisine in Yobuko, Saga
Apparently the whale meat consumption tradition was particularly strong in south western Japan (where Yobuko, Saga is located).
Below is my translation (see the comments for the original Japanese text).
Whale to become new speciality - menu making at Yobuko lodge
Participants taste test sashimi, stew - Yobuko lodge, Karatsu city
At the national youth hostel of Yobuko lodge in Karatsu city, Yobuko town, where the local speciality is squid, whale cuisine menu creation is being pursued in an effort to attract more customers. In the New Year there are plans to offer such cuisine, and interested parties were invited to take part in a taste testing event.
The "whale dinner" menu provided will include 10 items, from sashimi to roasted items, to stew, to salad. Those participating enjoyed the peculiar tastes of whale, sampling skin, o-no-mi (tail meat) sashimi, and minced lean meat.
Yobuko lodge's cuisine is popular for it's "ikizukuri" squid , and fresh fish and shellfish. QKamura Service has been operating the lodge as well as those in the nearby towns of Hadomisaki, and Iroha island, since it became the designated management in June.
The manager says that "Yobuko once prospered as a whaling base, but there are almost no shops offering whale cuisine. We hope to keep the tourists coming back again and again by making whale meat Yobuko's new speciality."
Labels: whale meat market, Whaling
Caption: 刺し身や鍋物など、試食会でクジラ料理を味わう関係者＝唐津市呼子町の呼子ロッジ
唐津市呼子町の国民宿舎呼子ロッジ（大重好史支配人）は、呼子名物のイカ料理に続く集客の目玉にしようと、クジラ料理のメニューづくりを進めている。年明けから料理を提供する予定で、このほど関係者を招いて試食会を開いた。
「鯨会席」として提供するメニューは、刺し身、焼き物、鍋物、サラダなど１０品。試食会に参加した関係者は、皮や尾の身の刺し身、赤身のたたきなど、クジラ独特の味と食感を楽しだ。
呼子ロッジはイカの生き作りなど新鮮な魚介類を使った料理が人気。同市内の波戸岬、いろは島の国民宿舎とともに、今年６月から指定管理者となった休暇村サービスが運営している。
大重支配人は「かつては捕鯨基地として栄えた呼子だが、クジラ料理を提供している店はほとんどない。観光客に何度も足を運んでもらうため、呼子の新たな名物にしたい」と話す。
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