• IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Tea Ploss is a relatively new invention that came with trading with Europeans … it was something done out of necessity and something you built a taste for over time

    Pemmican is thousands of years old … it’s absolutely delicious when prepared properly. And there are an endless variety of it depending on the region, dialect, environment and animal used … my old family way up in Hudson Bay used smoked arctic char mixed with berries. The mix of salty smoked fish with a bit of sugary berries is unbelievable. No one makes it any more but as a kid I remember having it and it was like candy. When I think about it, it was like modern protein energy bars … its filling, tastes sugary but with subtle tastes.

    I have relatives and friends in far northern Canada in Inuit territory … they enjoy raw fish and whale oil stuff and blubber … those are definitely things you have to build a tolerance for.

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      1 year ago

      The mix of salty smoked fish with a bit of sugary berries is unbelievable.

      Can confirm. I sometimes have this when I smoke salmon.

      Your talk of the far north has my imagination humming. I would love to visit up there someday.