Parameters
Temperature
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Sensory Profile
Wine Analogy
Like an extremely aged, oxidative Vin Jaune from the Jura
Coffee Analogy
Similar to over-fermented Indonesian kopi luwak
Perfume Analogy
Echoes the animalic notes of civet in vintage perfumes
Culinary Applications
KiviakGreenlandWhole auks fermented in seal skin for 3-18 months
IgunaqCanadian ArcticWalrus or whale meat aged in permafrost pits
StinkflipperAlaskaSeal flippers fermented in bladder sacks
Molecular Pairing
Key Compounds Produced
eicosapentaenoic aciddocosahexaenoic acidhistaminetyramineglutamic acid