How to Sami Reindeer Herding and Cooking

What You Need to Know

Involves herding, cooking, and preserving reindeer meat through methods such as smoking, stewing, and braising, utilizing reindeer fat for cooking and preservation purposes.

Steps

1. 1.

   Suovas (Sápmi (Northern Scandinavia)): Cold-smoked reindeer meat preserved with traditional methods

2. 2.

   Bidos (Sami reindeer herders): Slow-cooked stew using all reindeer parts including bones for gelatin

3. 3.

   Gáhkko (Sami tradition): Reindeer blood pancakes cooked on flat stones

The Science

Primary Reaction

Maillard Reaction, Lipid Oxidation

Common Mistakes