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Using Peat Moss to Preserve Fish
mattbull writes "Some scandinavian scientists have taken a clue from the Vikings and discovered that packing fish with peat moss can keep it fresh for up to two years. They also think they've isolated the sugar in the moss that gives it its preservative properties. What do we have to do to get some of those bogs in the States? I don't have thousands of years to wait." Hey, Kipling knew this a long time ago.
Uh, you know malt whiskey? The good, expensive stuff? Know where the distinctive taste comes from? You know, the warm, earthy, peaty taste? ;)
This segues neatly into an "and finally" story on the Scottish news a while back (no web link, sorry) about a pub that was selling fish pickled in whiskey as a traditional Scottish delicacy. It's nothing of the sort, it was a prank played on some tourists that got out of hand. Interesting to see if it actually becomes a genuine "traditional dish". I wonder how traditions got started before there were rich and gullible foreigners to fleece? ;)
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If you've heard of lutefisk, you have to be suspicious any time a Scandanavian uses "fresh" and "fish" in the same sentence :-)