Was looking around Ebay for international rations, and saw "dolphin" (iruka) in the description. I suppose it would depend on the species of dolphin, but what do you guys make of it?
Re: Does Japan use dolphin meat in their rations?
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 3:24 am
by steve1989
Has to be Mahi Mahi - if it were Dolphin, that would be nuts! They DO eat that over there, though I think.
I have heard of Mahi Mahi being called Dolphin a lot here in Florida. Mahi is just a regular fish.
Re: Does Japan use dolphin meat in their rations?
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 11:57 am
by laughing_man
A "dolphin" does not exist in Japanese rations.
Fundamentally, Japanese people do not eat a dolphin.
As an exception, only one small town eats a dolphin traditionally.
That eBay page has mistaken.
Re: Japan use dolphin meat in their rations?
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 12:30 am
by Eddo36
I contacted the seller, this is what he said:
The MRE is written in Japanese.
I read Japanese.
Iruka is Japanese for dolphin.
Re: Does Japan use dolphin meat in their rations?
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 2:55 am
by laughing_man
Eddo36 wrote:I contacted the seller, this is what he said:
The MRE is written in Japanese.
I read Japanese.
Iruka is Japanese for dolphin.
If that seller is not a liar, he mistakes.
Re: Does Japan use dolphin meat in their rations?
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2016 5:36 am
by StickyFingaz745
I bought that exact ration from that eBay seller thinking it was dolphin.. I came to find out it wasn't dolphin at all, but pork sautéed in ginger instead! I told him it was a mistake and proved him wrong. He eventually offered me a partial refund for the "false description." I'm not sure why he still has "dolphin" on his item description. I guess people that bought it will complain if he admits it was a mistake. Check out my vid if you wanna see the "dolphin" review.
Re: Does Japan use dolphin meat in their rations?
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2016 8:49 am
by laughing_man
StickyFingaz745, Welcome to this forum
I was surprised that the true character of a dolphin is pork saute LOL
I imagined the reason for which the seller mistook it.
There are two dolphins in a Japanese character.
- イルカ
- 海豚
Generally, we use a "イルカ".
Your ration is a "豚しょうが焼き".
A "豚" is a pig. (Pork is "豚肉" and it is often omitted.)
Probably, the seller mistook the "海豚" for the "豚".
Thank you for the information.
Re: Does Japan use dolphin meat in their rations?
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2016 9:24 am
by housil
Thank you laughing_man for clearing this up. I´ll closed this thread with this.
