Akutaq
Whipped fat and berries from Alaska
Think of it as: Like berry buttercream frosting eaten by the bowl
Ice cream, if ice cream were whipped fat.
What does it taste like?
Sweet-tart berries in a rich, fatty fluff. It isn't actually cold.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureFluffy and dense
What is it?
Akutaq is an Alaska Native treat made by whipping animal fat with berries and sugar. It was traditionally made with caribou fat or seal oil. Today most people use vegetable shortening, and some recipes include fish.Source: Wikipedia
How locals eat it
Made for celebrations, funerals and gatherings, eaten by the spoonful.
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Ingredients
- Vegetable shortening (traditionally caribou fat) 1 cup
- Sugar 1/2 cup
- Water or seal oil, a little
- Blueberries or cranberries 2 cups
How to make it (one way)
- Put the shortening in a bowl
- Whip it by hand until fluffy
- Add sugar and water a little at a time
- Fold in the berries without crushing them
- Chill and serve
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