Calling all adventurous Seattle foodies! This is your last chance to grab tickets to an authentic Icelandic midwinter feast TONIGHT at the National Nordic Museum. Join us for Thorrablot at 6pm and dare to sample traditional Icelandic cuisine such as hákarl, or fermented Greenland shark (don't worry: we'll have plenty of Brennivín to wash it down)!
National Nordic Museum Members: visit the link in our bio and find your discount code to receive $40 off your ticket price. Learn more about hákarl below ⬇️
When early Icelanders first settled and faced limited food options, they quickly discovered an abundance of Greenland shark. Measuring in at an average length of 24 feet and 1700 pounds, the shark was the perfect source of food, save for one catch: its meat was toxic to humans. Ever resourceful, though, Icelanders soon found a way to make the meat edible, using a preservation method unchanged since Viking times. The resulting fermented delicacy contains a large amount of ammonia, givin...