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Aussie Life

Aussie Life & Language

17 October 2020

9:00 AM

17 October 2020

9:00 AM

Simon Collins

I have been wondering what whale tastes like. There must be quite a few Australians who know. After all, we only banned the hunting of whales in our waters in 1962, and while it was international demand for their oil and blubber that made them a cornerstone of our early economy, their meat was a Struggle Street protein option right up until the 1950s.

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