The firm is working hard to raise the profile of its product, even launching a series of whale meat vending machines in 2023 at locations in Tokyo, Yokohama and Osaka. It says sales have been strong.
Pilot whale meat can be ordered in restaurants like “Marco Polo” and in the four star hotel “Hafnia” and can be openly purchased in the fish market of the capital Thorshavn.
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