Kiviak
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Kiviak is a traditional wintertime food from Greenland that is made of auks preserved in the hollowed-out body of a seal.
Around 500 auks are put into the seal skin intact, including beaks, feet and feathers, before as much air as possible is removed from the seal skin, which is then sewn up and sealed with grease, with a large rock placed on top to keep the air content low. Over the course of several months, the birds ferment into a "sticky, pungent, toxic, cheesy gloop", which is then eaten during the Greenlandic winter, or for Christmas.[1]
The process was featured in the third episode of the BBC's Human Planet in 2011.[1]
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References
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- ^ a b "TV review: Human Planet". The Guardian. 27 January 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
See also
- "Kiviak". Food Lorists.