In the area around the Edo castle, "kujira nabe" (a dish served in a pot), "miso soup," and "clear soup," all of which were based on whale meat, were eaten, and a delicacy that was made from the cartilages of whale heads and was called "horihori" or "Kujira-noshi" was also sold.
江戸城下では鯨肉を素材に調理した「鯨鍋」や「みそ汁」や「澄まし汁」などが食され、「ホリホリ」「鯨のし」などと称した頭部の軟骨を加工した珍味も売られていた。