The buffet is like a cinnabar mole in the heart of a "foodie".

Make an appointment with a few friends and embrace the mentality of "eating back your money".

"Hold the wall in, hold the wall out",

Let's eat the highest level of buffet together!

So who is the originator of the buffet that benefits mankind?

You must not have guessed,

That is the person who lived in Northern Europe more than 1,000 years ago

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Vikings

Vikings, VIKING,

means "people from the bay",

also means plunder , meaning killing etc.

There are various legends about the Vikings, and they are described as cruel killers. They have muscular builds, pale skin, and long braided red or blond hair.

Almost every modern Nordic has some Viking blood flowing in their veins.

The former pirate is now a world-famous dad.

Their voyages spanned the entire Europe, from the Red Sea to the south, to North America in the west, and to Baghdad in the east.

They are brave and good at fighting, but they will fight against insiders for grabbing food. In order to solve this uneven distribution of physical goods, the pirate leader decided to eat in the form of a "buffet".

To this day, the word "buffet" in Russian is simply called "Swedish table".

It is precisely because of the buffet style distribution that the Vikings realized that in the future, they would gain more and more plunder, and there would be more and more opportunities to have dinner together. In the future, it is better to do more at every dinner party. Some, while reducing cumbersome dining etiquette and rules.

In this way, the pirates can eat as they please without fighting because the food is served slowly or the good food is unevenly distributed.

Later, this self-service style evolved into a kind of dinner party. During World War II, this way of eating was introduced to the military canteens in the rear quarters of the US military. Later, it became popular in society and gradually became popular. It's called Buffet.

History buffs experience Viking life in a recreated Viking longhouse at the Viking Center in Riebe, Denmark.

So in the Viking Age, what can we eat at an ancient Viking buffet dinner?

Although the Vikings did once sweep across Europe, making A warrior who is feared by the wind. But in contrast, the natural conditions of Northern Europe make Northern Europe's resources relatively scarce.

However, judging from the food found in archaeological remains, the diet of the Viking Age was relatively rich, including bread, porridge, beer, mead, fruits (including apples and various berries), and vegetables. and plenty of meat and fish.

The diet of the Vikings was largely influenced by their region. On the cold and dry coast of Scandinavia, herring and salmon were the main sources of protein and were generally sun-dried. Store dry or salted.

Swedish canned herring can be called a chemical weapon.

The main source of protein on the Viking table was various fish, and dried fish was an important food source for the Vikings. They're similar to beef jerky, except they're made from fish.

In addition, there are a small amount of deer, wild boar, hare, and game composed of various birds. As for some domestic animals, most of them could only be enjoyed by wealthy Viking nobles.

Dairy products also accounted for a large proportion of the Viking diet. These sea warriors were originally farmers and had extensive experience in animal husbandry. Cows and sheep not only provided the Vikings with meat, but also a steady source of buttermilk, cheese, butter, and other dairy products.

At the Vikings buffet dinner, there was also a legendary dark dish, that is--marinated shark meat.

Pickled shark meat has a long history in Northern Europe and can be traced back to the time when the Vikings crossed the sea.

Sharks in the Arctic Ocean are ferocious by nature, and fishing operations at sea are also very dangerous. After the sharks are caught ashore, fishermen will only choose the red glerhákarl on the shark’s belly and the white and soft skyrhákarl on the shark’s body as ingredients.

The selected shark meat must be dried and sun-dried for more than 4 months. The thoroughly dried shark meat is officially buried in the sand and deeply fermented until the flesh is completely soft. Such painstaking efforts often take a whole year to come to fruition.

In addition to painstakingly eaten pickled shark, shark liver oil played an important role in ancient Nordic folk medicine for fishermen working in the harsh conditions along the Scandinavian coastline.

For thousands of years, fishermen in Norway and Sweden have used shark liver oil to promote wound healing, and the effect is remarkable. Nordic people also use shark liver oil to prevent and treat colds and increase resistance to different diseases.

Deep-sea sharks in the Arctic Ocean have been confirmed to be the healthiest species in the world. Not only are they rarely infected with diseases, but they also have a long lifespan. They are the only animals in the world that are free of cancer.

Unlike sharks in other sea areas, Arctic deep-sea shark liver oil is rich in active substances alkyl glycerol.

Modern medicine has proven that alkyl glycerol can stimulate the production of white blood cells, thereby greatly improving human immunity.

Nobel Prize winner Sir Robert Robinson further promoted the application of alkyl glycerol. In Northern Europe today, shark liver oil is still listed as a common nutritional supplement.