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New seal cookbook in Sweden

baby sealNo, it's not a cookbook from the singer. Nor is it a collection of recipes from the branch of the Navy that goes underwater.

It is a cookbook from Sweden chock full of recipes for seals - the animal. According to the author, Susanne Jonsson, "Seal tastes wild and of course it is nutritious," but its meat is not readily available in shops.

In addition to Jonsson, Åke Granström, who is from the Swedish Association for Hunting and Wildlife Management is the project leader for the book, and 12 different chefs have contributed recipes to the book. I wonder if Kaz Yamamoto was a contributor.

The book is published in Swedish, Finnish and Norwegian. Not sure if there will ever be an English version, though.

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Tags: baby seals, cookbooks, cooking, europe, meat, seal, seals, sweden

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peggy

8-21-2006 @6:55PM peggy said... I hate to judge because I know there are cultures who think that eating pigs is disgusting, and there are other cultures who think dog meat is great. Seals have been a staple food for some Native Americans for thousands of years, so we know they are killed and eaten in North America. As for me, I'd rather enjoy a big plate of pasta putenesca and a nice glass of pinot noir while watching seals frolic on the pier.
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Anne

8-22-2006 @1:11AM Anne said... You should know that this is just as shocking to Swedes as to most of the world. No one here eats seal - nor would we be able to get it. Apparently it was a common food up until world war two. The book has come out because it's now allowed to shoot 150 seals per year in Sweden, in order to protect the species which is growing at a very fast rate.

But I won't try it. :)
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