RR Phantom
Location : Wasted Space Job/hobbies : Cayman Islands Actuary
| Subject: No sacred cows: let me eat whale for dinner Sat Jul 13, 2013 3:19 am | |
| Sitting atop the food chain is a hand-wringing place to be.
Oh, the daily angst of deciding which fellow beast from the animal kingdom should be slaughtered to ensure my survival.
Excuse my existential dilemma as I wipe the pork fat from my lips and devour a chicken leg before tossing the bone to the pooch at my feet. Lucky hound - how did he get to be domesticated rather than filleted anyway? Best not take him on holiday to Asia.
Funny how we humans make the rules about what we can - and can't - eat. Advertisement
Pigs, yes. Cows, yes. Dogs, no. Horse, no. Whale, no way.
But why not? Why shouldn't I be able to eat dog, horse and, heaven forbid, whale?
Sound the alarm bells, set the greenies loose on my door and force-feed me grain to turn my liver into foie gras: I wanna try a whale burger.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/comment/no-sacred-cows-let-me-eat-whale-for-dinner-20130712-2pv9e.html#ixzz2YuLQpV3Z |
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