Would You Eat It? – Rotten Shark Meat | National Geographic

in the town of Reykjavik siggy a

in the town of Reykjavik siggy a traditional Icelandic cook is preparing

traditional Icelandic cook is preparing

traditional Icelandic cook is preparing one of the signature meals of the thorah

one of the signature meals of the thorah

one of the signature meals of the thorah block festival as the Vikings once did

block festival as the Vikings once did

block festival as the Vikings once did to feel the boozing aroma of the chef

to feel the boozing aroma of the chef

to feel the boozing aroma of the chef this freshly caught seventeen hundred

this freshly caught seventeen hundred

this freshly caught seventeen hundred pound Greenland shark is naturally full

pound Greenland shark is naturally full

pound Greenland shark is naturally full of urea and other toxins these chemicals

of urea and other toxins these chemicals

of urea and other toxins these chemicals act as antifreeze allowing the shark to

act as antifreeze allowing the shark to

act as antifreeze allowing the shark to live in waters as cold as minus two

live in waters as cold as minus two

live in waters as cold as minus two degrees Celsius the toxins are so

degrees Celsius the toxins are so

degrees Celsius the toxins are so concentrated that to eat this meat could

concentrated that to eat this meat could

concentrated that to eat this meat could make you seriously ill or possibly even

make you seriously ill or possibly even

make you seriously ill or possibly even kill you but Hildebrand Irby Alice’s

kill you but Hildebrand Irby Alice’s

kill you but Hildebrand Irby Alice’s family has a secret shark recipe that

family has a secret shark recipe that

family has a secret shark recipe that goes back generations and he knows that

goes back generations and he knows that

goes back generations and he knows that the only way to prepare it is to let it

the only way to prepare it is to let it

the only way to prepare it is to let it rot

as the meat decomposes it oozes toxic

as the meat decomposes it oozes toxic ammonia the chemical found in most

ammonia the chemical found in most

ammonia the chemical found in most household cleaning products and human

household cleaning products and human

household cleaning products and human waste I don’t want to say the world this

waste I don’t want to say the world this

waste I don’t want to say the world this will probably describe it best in Viking

will probably describe it best in Viking

will probably describe it best in Viking times shark me was buried out of sight

times shark me was buried out of sight

times shark me was buried out of sight but Hildebrand er prefers to see his

but Hildebrand er prefers to see his

but Hildebrand er prefers to see his delicacy that way he can keep track of

delicacy that way he can keep track of

delicacy that way he can keep track of the decaying process his nose decides

the decaying process his nose decides

the decaying process his nose decides when it is ready to try it’s like

when it is ready to try it’s like

when it is ready to try it’s like winemaking you know when the meat is at

winemaking you know when the meat is at

winemaking you know when the meat is at a perfect rotten state it’s hung to

a perfect rotten state it’s hung to

a perfect rotten state it’s hung to complete the breakdown process after six

complete the breakdown process after six

complete the breakdown process after six months it’s ready to be served

has it not ah yeah this is gonna be very

has it not ah yeah this is gonna be very good it has two more months it’s gonna

good it has two more months it’s gonna

good it has two more months it’s gonna be a great great chakras room it’s a

be a great great chakras room it’s a

be a great great chakras room it’s a social thing for us to come together and

social thing for us to come together and

social thing for us to come together and eat this I don’t like the show

eat this I don’t like the show

eat this I don’t like the show it’s like ammonia despite this feast of

it’s like ammonia despite this feast of

it’s like ammonia despite this feast of oddities these Icelandic partygoers see

oddities these Icelandic partygoers see

oddities these Icelandic partygoers see nothing bizarre about tonight’s main

nothing bizarre about tonight’s main

nothing bizarre about tonight’s main courses no matter what dish is served

courses no matter what dish is served

courses no matter what dish is served siggy and the Icelanders agree there is

siggy and the Icelanders agree there is

siggy and the Icelanders agree there is more to this tradition than just taste

more to this tradition than just taste

more to this tradition than just taste the point is taking care of this

the point is taking care of this

the point is taking care of this tradition having fun with it know what

tradition having fun with it know what

tradition having fun with it know what it is don’t forget it don’t forget where

it is don’t forget it don’t forget where

it is don’t forget it don’t forget where we come from