Greenland food is linked to an ancient Suaasat

hunting community, where the catch was This dish is a traditional soup prepared
vitally necessary to be shared. with seal, whale, reindeer or seabird
The arctic climate and natural meat. The meat is boiled with rice,
environment make Greenland food unique. onions and potatoes. It is usually eaten
The basic ingredients are fish (halibut), during periods of hunger and intense
poultry, game (walrus, deer, partridge, cold, especially in winter. It is
reindeer, seal and whale) and wild considered the national dish of
berries. Greenlandic cooking.
Vegetables and fruits are imported from
abroad, given the harsh climate. Kiviak
This is a fermented bird dish similar to
Mattak a seagull inside a seal skin that is
This dish consists of an inner layer of prepared in northern Greenland. The
skin and a thin outer layer of whale Inuit, an indigenous community, are the
blubber. It is usually served raw, froen ones who prepared it. It is prepared in
and finely diced. It can also be served spring to be consumed in winter.
breaded and fried, accompanied by soya
sauce. It is considered a traditional
Christmas food.
 Muktuk
This is a traditional dish of the people
of Greenland. In this culture, using the
whole whale is an act of respect. This
food consists of a combination of skin
and blubber freezing.

Greenland Brewhouse brown ale

This is a drink created in Greenland in
the 2000s. The beer is brewed from water
from icebergs. This is an unusual but
excellent beer.

Hakarl
This dish is from Iceland, but the people
Whale meat (arvik) of Greenland took this traditional food
This dish served roasted or smoked with a from the Vikings. It is made with shark
side of golden onions or boiled potatoes meat, and in Greenland is prepared with
is a delicious dish. Dried cod and whale sharks from the coast.
with whale blubber is a popular lunch and
snack food. Musk-Ox
In Greenland, the ox is a typical animal,
Vegetables and fruits and there is a common species called musk
Blueberries and crowberries, harvested in ox. In this country they eat the heart,
the autumn, often garnish cake and other the dry legs, and sometimes they make
desserts. Berry compotes accompany meat sausages with the meat.
dishes. During the summer, roseroot,
fireweed leaves, and Greenland lousewort
are gathered. Green vegetables are scarce
due to the cold weather.

Seafood and fish

Seafood dishes include various fishes
(often smoked), mussels, and shrimp.
Ammassat or capelin, a fish in the salmon
family, is commonly eaten and can easily
be dried.

Kalaallit Kaagiat
This is a dessert half cake and half
bread. This dessert is a Greenland is
like a national dish. It is not very
sweet but also is not a salad bread as
sandwich bread, perfect eat with some
jam.

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