CHAPTER 65. The Whale as a Dish.

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# CHAPTER 65. The Whale as a Dish. ## Overview This is a chapter from the novel *Moby-Dick; or, The Whale*, titled "CHAPTER 65. The Whale as a Dish." It exists as a chapter within the larger work and spans lines 11858 to 11950 of the source text file. ## Context This chapter is part of the novel *Moby-Dick; or, The Whale*, which is contained within the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. The source of this chapter is the file [moby_dick.txt](arke:01KG89J198KE6FY8WPVJQQRCZ6). It is located within [BOOK III. (_Duodecimo_), CHAPTER III. (_Mealy-mouthed Porpoise_)](arke:01KG8AK83BA227D6NY5BT040FM) of the novel, coming after [CHAPTER 64. Stubb’s Supper.](arke:01KG8AM8GH7PSY54HXCBJW5QF0) and before [CHAPTER 66. The Shark Massacre.](arke:01KG8AM8GB7ZVDQWHXAXRVC6J1). ## Contents This chapter explores the idea of whales as food, discussing historical and contemporary perspectives on eating whale meat. It references the past consumption of whale tongue in France and a sauce for porpoises during Henry VIII's reign. The chapter also mentions the Esquimaux's diet of whales and their use of train oil. It further delves into the reasons why whale meat is not more widely accepted as a civilized dish, citing its richness and the ethical considerations of consuming a creature by its own light. The chapter also contains [Chunk 1](arke:01KG8AP374NYA6QDKGG63HQNG9) and [Chunk 2](arke:01KG8AP37J7P4NCRTGWAPKKX2X).

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CHAPTER 65. The Whale as a Dish.