What words are used for dolphin meat?


What words are used for dolphin meat?

Searching jisho.org using "dolphin" in the English field listed several
different words for dolphin, but no compounds involving meat.

Neither the English nor the Japanese editions of Wikipedia have an entry about
dolphin meat. However, the Japanese article on [dolphin drive
fishing](http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AB%E8%BF%BD%E3%81%84%E8%BE%BC%E3%81%BF%E6%BC%81)
mentions イルカ肉 , which'd be イルカ "dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such
as porpoises, belugas, etc.)" according to jisho.org, plus the kanji for meat.
Is イルカ肉 the only word, or are there other words as well?

**Background:** In case I get accused of trolling. Someone asked a question
about dolphin meat on another Stack Exchange site yesterday, and I was wanting
to look up how many cookpad recipes mention dolphin meat as an ingredient.
This question could also be useful for someone wanting to know the Japanese
for dolphin meat in order to avoid eating it - I know of one person asking the
name of a certain meat (not dolphin) to ensure that they didn't ever eat it.




Yes, there is the more broad term 鯨肉 (げいにくor くじらにく). However, because this
term usually refers to whale meat, イルカ肉 is more common to distinguish between
the two.

Also, I should mention that the likelihood of you ever having the chance to
eat dolphin meat nowadays is very slim, unless you travel to Wakayama
prefecture perhaps. In the past, in some areas, such as 伊豆半島【いずはんとう】, you
could find it in local supermarkets, labeled as 生イルカ, etc. However, this has
pretty much stopped. On the other hand, whale meat is easier to find and you
might find it in some very local 居酒屋, etc. Usually it is sold as くじらベーコン or
鯨【くじら】の[大和煮]【やまとに】.




Yes, there is the more broad term 鯨肉 (げいにくor くじらにく). However, because this
term usually refers to whale meat, イルカ肉 is more common to distinguish between
the two.

Also, I should mention that the likelihood of you ever having the chance to
eat dolphin meat nowadays is very slim, unless you travel to Wakayama
prefecture perhaps. In the past, in some areas, such as 伊豆半島【いずはんとう】, you
could find it in local supermarkets, labeled as 生イルカ, etc. However, this has
pretty much stopped. On the other hand, whale meat is easier to find and you
might find it in some very local 居酒屋, etc. Usually it is sold as くじらベーコン or
鯨【くじら】の[大和煮]【やまとに】.

