In the Chinese foodie diet, not only food that smells good is popular, but food that smells bad is not to be outdone, such as the common stinky tofu, durian, and edible snails Fans, these are nothing compared to the canned herrings that became popular a few years ago. Just open the lid of a canned herring and it becomes a vomiting device. There are mountains beyond the mountains, and there is a food called pickled sea crabs and canned herrings that he has to bow down to. He is not only disgusting, but also comparable to a biological and chemical weapon. However, the food that scares many people is a rare delicacy in the eyes of the local Eskimos.

In the Arctic Circle, the coldest place in the world, not only polar bears live, but there is also a weird group of humans living all year round. That is the Inuit, also known as the Eskimo. They live in the coldest Arctic Circle. The Arctic Circle is not suitable for human habitation. The temperature here is below minus 30 degrees all year round. This place is surrounded by endless white snow, and there is not even the most basic day and night replacement. Therefore, the Eskimos living here can only rely on collecting plant fruits, roots and leaves for food. They cannot domesticate animals and can only By hunting wild animals. There are also many seals, whales, polar bears, fish, etc. living here. When encountered, the Eskimos will try their best to hunt these animals, but since they cannot develop agriculture and animal husbandry, their food source is relatively passive, and they can be said to rely on the sky for food.

But from another perspective, the Eskimos are also people who are used to eating delicacies from all over the world, but the real ones are relatively cold. Once they are used to eating delicacies from all over the world, they will think of other snacks. The Eskimos set their sights on birds such as puffins that only came to nest on the cliffs in summer. They used nets with limbs to catch enough sea crabs, but how could they store these sea crabs without refrigerators? That is to use the biological storage method, like a seal emptying out the internal organs, and then forcefully squeezing out the air in the poster's belly, so that the seafood can be better stored and fermented inside. This method is a bit like how we pickle pickles, but the container is different. However, before we pickle pickles, we will carefully wash the surface of the vegetables. But the pickled puffin is different. It is stuffed into the seal's belly without any help. In order to prevent excess air from entering the belly of the poster, it was not only sutured, but also a large amount of grease was applied to the sutures, and finally it was placed in a snow pit and pressed with stones for preservation.

You can think about the taste of crabs marinated using animals as containers. Sea crabs in the summer, Eskimos will reveal this taste to you in the winter. When they cut open the belly of the poster, in addition to attracting locals in the gastrointestinal tract, it is best for others to walk as far as possible, because the stench that goes straight to the sky may make you die on the spot, which is a hundred times more stinky than a toilet. Canned herring is dozens of times more stinky, and the taste is not something ordinary people can bear. It is comparable to biochemical weapons. Except for being a little darker in color, the pickled sea crabs are no different from when they were put in.

Eskimos don’t just eat pickled crabs casually. They only eat a few of them when there are distinguished guests or special events at home, which is even more difficult to understand. Even after being submerged, the puffins are still raw. They will directly suck out the fat. After a long period of pickling, the meat and internal organs of the sea area have become a paste, which can be eaten whole with just one suck. People who have eaten puffin say that although it smells really bad, when it enters the mouth, the smell turns into an extremely fresh taste, making people want to eat it again.

Although I don’t know if it’s true, I believe that people who try pickled puffin for the first time must muster up a lot of courage. What do you think after reading it?