One day in Stavanger we noticed a ship had docked with a banner "Stop Commercial Whaling." A group of Greenpeace activists were visiting harbors along the coast with their anti-whaling message. We saw a hostile man pass by and spit on the ship. So we decided to go on board and visit. The ship was built in 1953 and had both old and new features.
The Greenpeace activist explained that because of Norway's oil revenues there really are only about 100 jobs still dependent on whaling. He described a discussion with one older man who insisted that, like his forefathers, he had grown up eating seal meat and whale blubber. The activist answered him, "Yes, I have eaten seal meat and whale blubber. But I want to make sure that my children and grandchildren can taste whale blubber also. That's why we must conserve now."
Ken and Diane thought it an interesting approach. When we came home and told the story to our friend Manlee Siu at the Phoenix Restaurant, her predictable response was, "I wonder how one cooks whale blubber."
 |