The carcass is left to ferment for six to twelve weeks. Just salt and horrible. You can have heavy lamb meat soup to smoked lamb. Image of tourist, grey, rotting - 79092716 It is traditionally prepared by beheading and gutting the shark and then burying the carcass in a shallow pit covered with sand. But the curator of the exhibit says nothing is more horrible to an unaccustomed palate than the Icelandic fermented shark. Surströmming. Which sounds a lot better then covering it with human urine if you ask me. A vomit bag for every guest at the Disgusting Food Museum. Hákarl, or fermented shark, is a phenomenon that has gone way beyond the confines of the austere Icelandic winter.In terms of flavour, it tends to be described with all the very worst words you can use for something edible. Hákarl is an Icelandic fermented food delicacy made from the Greenland shark, which is indigenous to the waters of Iceland. Fermented Shark, Rotten Shark Greenland sharks are the worldâs longest-living vertebrates, often partially blind, and can grow up to 24 feet long. The dead mouse in the Chinese wine sure looks nasty, and the maggots in the cheese tend to put people off. Fermented shark. "It tastes like chewing on a urine-infested mattress," said Samuel West. Image of iceland, stinking, greenland - 78855473 Photo about Iceland s fermented shark at Bjarnarhofn Shark Museum (drying house, Iceland). The worst. Icelandic people tend to eat a diet very heavy in seafood, however, and national dishes include such pungent favorites as rotten shark and fermented skate, so the inability to smell spoiled fish would actually be an advantage in such an environment. Hakarl is the weirdest, though, and it had a notorious reputation. Fermented shark meat and other strange Icelandic foods. This shark is fermented because it is poisonous. So, their urine must be ⦠Pure Icelandic stubbornness. Today fermented shark or âkæstur hákarlâ is it is called in Icelandic is simply a way for Icelanders to stay in touch with their roots and ancestry. (At one time, it was called rotted shark. Jellied sheep's head. Do not squeeze your nose just yet. The Icelandic fermented Greenland shark meat dish. However, the early Icelandic people were unbothered by that. Eating shark meat, especially shark meat that has been fermented in urea, like the famous Icelandic dish âHarkal,â can be incredibly damaging to the health of humans. While talking to Icelanders around the country, theyâve all tried it. Photo about Iceland s fermented shark at Bjarnarhofn Shark Museum (drying house, Iceland). Puffins. But nothing is more horrible to an unaccustomed palate than the Icelandic fermented shark. Fermented Shark. "1 month burial - everyone died" The fact that shark smells like ammonia alone doesnâtâ stop a lot of locals from devouring this delicacy of Greenland shark, fermented and hung to dry for almost half a year. Rotten shark made you queasy? Eating fermented shark is an experience to remember and you should try it at least once. This one is pretty bad, but the urine-smell is the worst. Shark meat, of course, is still fermented, but instead of being buried in the sand it is squeezed between two plastic plates. Talking about the Icelandic fermented shark to news agency Reuters, Dr. Samuel West, a psychologist and museumâs founder said, âIt tastes like chewing on a urine-infested mattress. But nothing is more horrible to an unaccustomed palate than the Icelandic fermented shark. The process involved burying the shark in the sand and peeing on it for months to help with the fermentation process We are guessing the ammonia in urine was the reason. The dead mouse in the Chinese wine sure looks nasty, and the maggots in the cheese tend to put people off. The traditional Icelandic fermented shark, known locally as âkæstur hákarlâ after it has been processed, is made exclusively from the flesh of the Greenland shark. However, some still consider it a delicacy and will go through real lengths in order to get their hands on some proper good âhákarlâ. Anthony Bourdain, the late TV personality, called it the single most disgusting thing heâd ever eaten, and I totally agree with him.â Today, the shark is buried and then hung to dry for approx. Youâll find a lot of unexpected animals on Icelandic menus, including horse, whale, jelly made from sheep brain(! Hákarl (referred to as fermented shark or rotten shark in English) is a national dish of Iceland consisting of a Greenland shark or other sleeper shark which has been cured with a particular fermentation process and hung to dry for four to five months. ... which is found in urine, which sharks excrete through their skin. The chemicals are so concentrated that a few bites of uncured meat are enough to kill a human. I wonât lie to you, this ammonia-smelling âdelicacyâ is pretty disgusting (and Iâm being generous here) but it makes for a great travel anecdote! ... Urine. Also, their meat is poisonous. Check out the supermarketâs selection of Þorramatur instead â itâs a lot fresher than shark and still includes weird things like ramâs testicles and sheep penis, if thatâs what youâre after. Likewise, the waft of ammonia from fermented shark comes from urine secreted through the beastâs skin. The look is the worst though. 5 months. It is one of the largest species of shark, growing up to 2,000 pounds and 24 feet in length. "It's a fermented sort of rotten Icelandic shark," he says. History has it that before civilization and technology, the fermented shark was cured using urine. The distribution of this species is mostly restricted to the waters of the North Atlantic Ocean and Arctic Ocean. One wonders just how many people died as they slowly figured out each step. "I was going to eat that shark, so I WILL eat that damn shark - pee or no pee!" 4 years ago #9547199 5 . Texture is normal. Well, fermented shark is an Icelandic delicacy and one of the small Nordic islandâs national foods. Greenland sharks are also the longest-living vertebrates known on Earth. Not known for being one of the tastiest dishes Iceland has to offer, fermented shark is best enjoyed by visitors wanting to go all-in on experiencing the Icelandic heritage. Fermented shark, or hákarl in Icelandic, is (ironically) a Greenland shark thatâs been buried and pressed under gravel and stone, then hung and cured for months, wherein it develops a scab-like crust. Þorrablót is thus a gourmet orgy, where the singed sheepâs heads (or sheepâs head brawn for the sissies), the acidified mutton testicles, the fermented shark, the pickled herring, the soured mush of the sheep and/or soured whale skin fat, the dried fish and the raw smoked meat of the lamb (Hangikjöt) is eaten with the greatest pleasure. Yet the unusual dish continues to sell, with many tourists challenging themselves to try one of Icelandâs most unusual national dishes. Thorrablot in Iceland Icelanders let it really crack. Photo: Shutterstock. And at least itâs not preserved with urine anymore! Itâs become something of a tourist favorite, a âyou havenât been to Iceland if you havenât tried rotted shark⦠However, they changed the name after changing the preparation process not to mention for PR purposes.) Icelandic lamb is a dish that is served in many different ways. 6. 0 . Maybe there are reasons Icelandic food isn't big outside of this north Atlantic island. Chew it for a wile and it just tastes of dry fish. Cleaning fluids. Icelandic fermented shark The taste of this exhibit is like munching on a urine-infested mattress! The smell is the worst part, but the taste is no good either. The flesh is then cut into strips and hung to dry for four to five months. "Anthony Bourdain, the late TV personality, called it the single most disgusting thing he'd ever eaten, and I totally agree with him." ), and puffin, those adorable black and white birds that hang around the coast. Thousands of new, high-quality pictures added every day. The Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus), also known as the gurry shark, grey shark, or by the Kalaallisut name eqalussuaq, is a large shark of the family Somniosidae ("sleeper sharks"), closely related to the Pacific and southern sleeper sharks. ^_^ photondancer. The sharkâs flesh contains high levels of uric acid and trimethylamine oxide, a mixture which acts as a natural anti-freeze to protect the shark from the frigid arctic waters. In Iceland, sharks that are predominant are sharks from Greenland where they do not have urinary tracts. Icelandic fermented shark. Icelandic Lamb Icelanders enjoy lamb so much there was a petition to make Icelandic lamb the national dish to replace fermented shark. Those who have already tried it have called it the most disgusting thing every eaten. In fact, these sharks can be 400 years old. Eating a piece of fermented shark is a rite of passage for tourists visiting Iceland. 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