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Not just fish and not just Eskimo. Northern tribes rot whole deer, seal and even whale.
by jojobas 4y ago
Not just fish and not just Eskimo. Northern tribes rot whole deer, seal and even whale.
- exfatloss 4y agoInteresting. But yea, it seems our digestive systems can adapt to it pretty well, given that we've been doing this since long before doctors were around. I suppose the acid kills all the bacteria in the rotten meat unless you're super weak immune wise.
- jojobas 4y agoNot just that, there are toxins lethal to "normal" humans (i.e. cadaverine) that one can adapt to by eating small amounts as a child. Chukchi babies would get ever more rotten bones to suck on (i.e. pacifiers) presumably for that purpose.