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You don’t have to wait a few days for rennet to work. It will coagulate the milk in minutes. In the past when everyone lived on the edge of starvation you coul

You don’t have to wait a few days for rennet to work. It will coagulate the milk in minutes. In the past when everyone lived on the edge of starvation you could not be so fussy in what you ate. If you really want to see what starvation will make people eat take a look (from a great distance and upwind) at Hákarl [1]. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hákarl https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hákarl

kough 10y ago
I tried this – on a visit to Iceland, my (older) family friend / impromptu tour guide made me and my traveling companions taste it. The young Icelandic locals in the rest area laughed their asses off and snapchatted the whole thing, because "no one eats that anymore, it's for old people obsessed with traditions." Makes sense, it was truly disgusting. The Hvalspik (https://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/the-worlds-most-disgusting-icelandic-food https://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/the-worlds-most-di...) really was quite interesting though.
- danieltillett 10y ago
  Some traditions deserve to die. Another one that I will not be sad to see go the way of the dodo is Surströmming [1]. I love the quote from Wolfgang Fassbender "the biggest challenge when eating surströmming is to vomit only after the first bite, as opposed to before”. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surströmming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surströmming
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coldtea 10y ago
>If you really want to see what starvation will make people eat Apart from the smell, this is not different from tons of other cured meats, salami, beef jerky etc (actually, beef jerky doesn't smell that nice, either). More of a cultural thing than starvation? Especially since Icelanders are pretty well off, and as far from starvation as possible and still eat it...
- danieltillett 10y ago
  I think you should look into what the Greenland shark is as it is not your normal mystery meat [1]. I am pretty impressed that icelanders worked out how you could eat such an animal - who would have guessed burying it in the ground, urinating on the grave, and then coming back six month later was the difference between death and total disgust. The Icelandic people might not be starving today, but they certainly had a hard time in the past. 1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland_shark https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland_shark

kough 10y ago

I tried this – on a visit to Iceland, my (older) family friend / impromptu tour guide made me and my traveling companions taste it. The young Icelandic locals in the rest area laughed their asses off and snapchatted the whole thing, because "no one eats that anymore, it's for old people obsessed with traditions." Makes sense, it was truly disgusting. The Hvalspik (https://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/the-worlds-most-disgusting-icelandic-food https://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/the-worlds-most-di...) really was quite interesting though.

danieltillett 10y ago
Some traditions deserve to die. Another one that I will not be sad to see go the way of the dodo is Surströmming [1]. I love the quote from Wolfgang Fassbender "the biggest challenge when eating surströmming is to vomit only after the first bite, as opposed to before”. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surströmming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surströmming

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coldtea 10y ago

>If you really want to see what starvation will make people eat Apart from the smell, this is not different from tons of other cured meats, salami, beef jerky etc (actually, beef jerky doesn't smell that nice, either). More of a cultural thing than starvation? Especially since Icelanders are pretty well off, and as far from starvation as possible and still eat it...

danieltillett 10y ago
I think you should look into what the Greenland shark is as it is not your normal mystery meat [1]. I am pretty impressed that icelanders worked out how you could eat such an animal - who would have guessed burying it in the ground, urinating on the grave, and then coming back six month later was the difference between death and total disgust. The Icelandic people might not be starving today, but they certainly had a hard time in the past. 1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland_shark https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland_shark