Greenland Sharks
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...and even once processed, is disgusting. For a few seconds it's just bland seafood. Then the ammonia punches you in the face from inside your sinuses.
I just read this on wikipedia:
> If the meat is eaten without pretreatment, the ingested TMAO is metabolized into trimethylamine, which can produce effects similar to extreme drunkenness
Might be crazy to think, but the thought crossed my mind if the meat was ever ingested, untreated, for recreational purposes.
I don't know how it's prepared now, but the traditional method is to dig a shallow pit, put the shark in there, and then cover it with rocks. The rocks press out the toxic stuff. Then the meat is hung up to dry in an open-air shack. Each step takes 2-3 months.
I imagine there's a more industrial process now but I don't know for sure.
The ammonia does punch you in the face, but that can become an addictive sensation just as wasabi does.
We waited at a bus station with a restaurant serving the dish, and the scent stayed on our jackets for weeks.
But they are fascinating. Living from 200 to 500 years, it’s speculated.
(My qualifications: I've lived permanently in Norway since before 2000, I speak a Norwegian dialect and pass as a Norwegian all the time. I'm also married to a Norwegian woman so I kind of know the nuances. For Norwegians here: in my family it stops at "kone" even though by the dialect I speak it should rather be pronounced as "kåne" : ).
If you disagree, we'll have to duke it out with Holmgang. ;)
Really enjoyable easy read.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampullae_of_Lorenzini#:~:text=....