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coffeesp00ns  ·  3238 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Tasting The World’s Foulest Food (hákarl vs. surströmming)

I often wonder how such foods become a part of our culinary landscape. A combination of fermentation gone wrong and winter desperation? A dare? A desire/need to waste nothing?

I think there's also a kind of Nordic alcohol that is made from tree fermentation. It includes methyl alcohol, which is the stuff that can make you go blind. I can't find reference to it anywhere though, so maybe I've been lied to.





mike  ·  3238 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I don't know about fermenting trees, but lots of folk here in Norway drink hjembrent, or moonshine, especially out in the country. It's not legal, but popular none-the-less. In my part of Norway there's a local drink called karsk with a wonderful recipe:

Place a one-krone coin in the bottom of cup. Fill with coffee until you can't see the coin anymore. Add moonshine until you can see the coin again. Enjoy!

I got seriously messed up on karsk one night at a party way out in the country. It was terribly fun. And that one time was probably enough times for me!

OftenBen  ·  3236 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Place a one-krone coin in the bottom of cup. Fill with coffee until you can't see the coin anymore. Add moonshine until you can see the coin again. Enjoy!

I like this recipe.

ixnar  ·  3237 days ago  ·  link  ·  

We have that in Norrland too, but we spell it (kaffe)kask. Usually refers to any mix of coffee+booze