What the phoque?
Today was the beginning of the seal hunting season in Canada, and the world was watching. Of course, a lot of people are opposed to seal hunting. Only 4 other countries practice seal hunting: Russia, Denmark, Norway and Namibia. In this corner, what we care about is food. If seals are being hunted, surely it is not only for their pelts? Well, no. Although I have never had seal meat, others have. But it is a very small market and too often the carcasses are left to rot on the ice. I am told that seal meat has a very particular gamey taste. A rich dark meat, it is apparently remarkably tender. Seal meat is quite high in iron and in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. You can find some traditional recipes here and some more modern here. I haven’t tried any of them. Perhaps it is because there is not a lot of…