Americans test Þorramat (Thorramat) - Lamb, Shark and more - NATO Base Keflavik Iceland - 1992

Old Icelandic Food „Þorramatur“
Þorramatur is a traditional buffet served at midwinter festivals called Þorrablót; it includes a selection of traditionally cured meat and fish products served with rúgbrauð (dense dark and sweet rye bread) and brennivín (an Icelandic akvavit). The flavors of this traditional country food originates in its preservation methods; pickling in fermented whey or brine, drying, and smoking.
Hákarl - Shark
You'll probably hear that the traditional way of fermenting the shark is to bury it in the ground and then urinate on it before letting it rot for some months. This is not true! Well, the urinating bit is true, but the shark doesn't rot, it ferments. And urine is no longer used in this process, but it was used back in the days.
The shark does actually smell of ammonia, which is where the urban myth comes from. It has been cured with a particular fermentation process, consisting of burying the shark underground and hanging it to dry for four to five months. This is done to get rid of acid in the flesh which makes it impossible to eat fresh. So the shark is not rotten (which some people believe). Mostly the older generation in Iceland still eats it and enjoys it.
Text by Wikipedia and Nanna Gunnarsdóttir

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