For the uninitiated, kiviak is a traditional Greenlandic dish. It’s basically made from a ton of dead birds stuffed into a hollowed-out seal corpse and left under a rock for three months.
>Kiviak is a bizarre Inuit delicacy originating from Greenland. It consists of numerous dead auk birds that are stuffed into a dead seal, and the combination is then left to ferment under a rock, usually for around three months. The seal needs to be packed tightly, so around 400 or 500 auk birds are used, including the feet, beaks, and feathers.
>The dish was originally prepared to ensure easily-accessible food during the harsh winter months, and nowadays it’s especially popular during the Christmas season. The seal fat repels flies, while large rocks are used to keep the air out to prevent the dish from going bad.
How does this not kill you from food poisoning?
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Similar would be Garum. Fermented meat paste basically. As long as you keep out oxygen and have the correct microbes you can ferment it in a safe to consume way.
Thai and many Asian cuisines use Fish Sauce as seasoning. Similar process but not as crazy of a method to achieve it. Birds in Seals… who thought of that one?
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