How to Inupiat whale meat fermentation and cooking

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1. 1.

   Mikigaq (Alaskan Inupiat): Primary fermentation method creating the base delicacy served with crowberries

2. 2.

   Kiviak (adapted version) (Greenlandic Inuit): Modified process using whale instead of seabirds in the traditional fermentation

3. 3.

   Uunaalik (Canadian Arctic): Double-fermented whale with caribou fat mixture for ceremonial occasions

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