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Kujira Tatsuta Age
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A local dish of Wakayama Prefecture made by cooking whale meat as tatsuta-age.
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- Main ingredients
- whale meat
- History and origin
- The Kumano region is said to be the birthplace of traditional whaling, and Wakayama Prefecture has long had a culture of eating whale meat. Kujira tatsuta-age was also one of the standard school lunch dishes from the 1950s to the 1970s.
- When it is eaten
- The prefecture supplies whale meat for school lunches, and in fiscal 2016 many cities and towns in the prefecture served whale dishes in school lunches, with tatsuta-age as the main menu item. In Taiji Town it is eaten as one of the standard whale dishes alongside sashimi.
Sources
- 県内小中学校等への魚・鯨肉の提供｜和歌山県ホームページ · Local government · Source checked 2026-10-12
- 和歌山のおすすめグルメ・お土産特集！郷土料理や特産品もご紹介します｜わかやま観光 · Tourism organization · Source checked 2026-10-12
- 鯨竜田揚げ - Wikipedia · Encyclopedia · Source checked 2026-10-12
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