How to Inuit whale meat preservation and cooking

Key Parameters

Steps

1. 1.

   Kiviak (Greenland): Whole auks fermented inside a hollowed seal carcass; whale fat often added to control fermentation

2. 2.

   Muktuk (Alaska): Raw frozen whale skin/blubber; freezing preserves texture while eliminating parasites

3. 3.

   Igunaq stew (Canadian Arctic): Fermented whale meat diced and boiled to tame funkiness while retaining umami

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