Using the ulo, the traditional woman's knife.
The animal that is butchered
is not the reindeer, but a bearded seal
(Erignathus barbatus,
ugssuk, kambselur,
granarkópur,
blåsel, remmesæl).
Served in global style; with toast, curry and onion. Instantly dubbed the McSeal
.
The taste is somewhere between whale and beef.
Been there—eaten that
Since the days of Brigitte Bardot, seal meat has been haram to urban westerners. (In Islam, seal has always been haram.)
This seal cub was not killed. (photo: Dori)
The
release of the young seal. (photo: Dori)
Seal meat tastes good. And
seals are cute.
There is no contradiction in that.
(Photo: Asbjørn Olsen)