I try to do as one of my role-models and put off decisions and responses until my head is clear and my heart is not racing.
There are two reasonable voices here; Reenk Roink and Banquo’s Ghost.

If the majority of Norwegians did not eat whale meat I see no reason continuing to tax the minke stock in our waters. It is as faisal said, a red meat comparable with ox and cow. You can use it in any meat dish.

If you, and I am talking to all of you who strongly oppose killing whale, you should realize that controlled hunting is not the greatest danger to whales today. It is environmental issues; pollution being one of the greatest.
For the wellbeing of humanity certain species of marine mammals is driven to extinction.
I suspect this is all common knowledge but because we can do so little about it; we attack the ones who noticeable kill a few whales for food each year.
It is not idiocy, but emotional people tent to use strong language.

I finally found an English link: Norwegian minke whaling.