Would You Eat Rotten Shark? | National Geographic

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[Music] in the town of Reykjavik siggy a

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 we feel the poison aroma of the chef

we feel the poison aroma of the chef

we feel the poison 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 fill dabrander be honest

kill you but fill dabrander be honest

kill you but fill dabrander be honest 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

rot

rot as the meat decomposes it oozes toxic

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 prefers to see his

but Hildebrand prefers to see his

but Hildebrand 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

you did not yeah this is gonna be very

you did not 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 surficial it’s a social

be a great great surficial it’s a social

be a great great surficial it’s a social thing for us to come together and eat

thing for us to come together and eat

thing for us to come together and eat this

despite this feast of oddities these

despite this feast of oddities these Icelandic partygoers see nothing Bazaar

Icelandic partygoers see nothing Bazaar

Icelandic partygoers see nothing Bazaar tonight’s main courses

no matter what they should serve siggy

no matter what they should serve siggy and the Icelanders agreed there is more

and the Icelanders agreed there is more

and the Icelanders agreed there is more to this tradition that just tastes the

to this tradition that just tastes the

to this tradition that just tastes the point is taken care of is tradition

point is taken care of is tradition

point is taken care of is tradition having fun with it know what it is don’t

having fun with it know what it is don’t

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

forget it

forget it don’t forget where we come from

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