my main issue with The Golden Compass

>>A fresh seal lay on the snow. The bear sliced it open with a claw and showed Lyra where to find the kidneys. She ate one raw: it was warm and soft and delicious beyond imagining.
"Eat the blubber too," said the bear, and tore off a piece for her. It tasted of cream flavoured with hazelnuts.<<


I know it's a fantasy book. But is anyone here fooled into thinking raw seal sounds really really good? Cream flavoured with hazelnuts? C'mon, Phillip Pullman.