BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Canada's Governor General Michalle Jeancut out the heart of a seal and ate it rawto show her support for the country's seal hunters.
Jean, the representative of Queen Elizabeth II as Canada's head of state, gutted the seal and swallowed a slice of the mammal's heart lateMonday during an official Arctic trip.AEU vote earlier this month banned seal products on grounds that the seal hunt is cruel.
Sheknelt over the carcass of a freshly slaughtered seal and used a traditional ulu blade to cut through the flesh and slice off some meat. She then asked one of her hosts: "Could I try the heart?"
Jean said it was "absolutely delicious" and tasted "like sushi," according to images broadcast by a television channel.
"And it's very rich in protein," she added.
As she wiped the blood off her fingers with a tissue, Jean explained her support for Canada's traditional Inuit seal hunt and trade, which some fear will be devastated by a European ban on seal products.
Jean expressed dismay that people would call the traditional hunting practices inhumane.
(Agencies)
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