Key Parameters
Temperature
4°C
-1.8°C - 10°C
Time
several weeks
weeks - months
Equipment
Steps
- 1.
Igunaq (Canadian Arctic): Primary preservation method for seal/whale blubber buried in permafrost
- 2.
Kiviak (Greenland): Fermented seabirds in seal skin rely on blubber enzymes for breakdown
- 3.
Muktuk (Alaska): Partially fermented whale skin/blubber eaten as vitamin C source
The Science
Primary Reaction
Lipolysis