Whale meat in most of the whale meat dishes, such as whale meat cutlet, stake of whale meat, and whale meat curry, was used as a substitute of animal meat in the era when beef and pork were unavailable.
鯨カツレツ、鯨ステーキ、鯨カレーなどの鯨肉料理の大半は、牛肉や豚肉の入手が困難だった時代に、鯨肉を代用獣肉という位置づけの食材として使ったものである。