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I spent December 23rd with Icelanders. I tried the shark cubes but main event was Skata. Suuuuper potent rotten skate. Easily the worst thing I've ever put in m
by nkristoffersen 9y ago
I spent December 23rd with Icelanders. I tried the shark cubes but main event was Skata. Suuuuper potent rotten skate. Easily the worst thing I've ever put in my mouth. It smells so bad you can't prepare it inside. They boil it outside and bring it in to eat. I thought I would need to throw away my jacket the next day as it smelled so bad I would gag.
http://icelandmag.visir.is/article/fermented-skate-a-delicacy-no-other-it-has-been-described-eating-rotten-fish http://icelandmag.visir.is/article/fermented-skate-a-delicac...
- haffi112 9y agoA common side-dish with the skate is hnoðmör (they are often mixed together). It is composed of sheep fat (mör) which has fermented/rotted until it is even a bit hairy (with green hairs). Then it is kneaded back together and sold. You can see an example of it here: https://youtu.be/gZGxdSI09Lo?t=20m52s https://youtu.be/gZGxdSI09Lo?t=20m52s In principle it is not so different from blue cheese, except the source of the fat is different... and typically people prefer cheese.