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The story of Eskimo ice cream
By Lee Ann Hoogendorn-Alowa,
Tribal Social Worker, Kawerak
The word “akutaq” (phonetic:
agoodik) means “the blended one, the
mixture.” Akutaq is also known as “Eskimo
ice cream.” This is a classic Native
delicacy, popular throughout Alaska.
The recipe differs greatly depending on
the part of the region in which it is made.
The following recipe is from a group
of ICWA workers who met in April during
the fourth annual ICWA/CINA conference
in Nome.
Linda Kakoona, Brevig Mission tribal
family coordinator, and Geri Hoogendorn,
Diomede tribal family coordinator, demonstrated
how to make akutaq.
During their demonstration, the ICWA
workers had a roundtable discussion on
how akutaq is made in communities
throughout the Bering Strait region.
The ingredients before Western contact
often included:
One or more kinds of berries:
salmonberries (akpiq), blackberries
(aqlluk), or blueberries.
Animal oil (seal, walrus, or whale).
Dried fat (reindeer, caribou, or
moose).
Fish (trout, salmon, etc.).
Fish liver.
Dried salmon eggs.
Greens.
There was no sugar. In Solomon,
some people made it with squirrel liver
fat, seal oil and blueberries.
Oil is made from the blubber (fat) next
to the skin of a seal, walrus, or whale.
The blubber is flushed off the skin, cut
into strips and stored in seal pokes,
wooden barrels, or other large containers.
It is left to render and eventually
turns into oil.
The preparation of the reindeer, caribou,
or moose fat is to hang dry and freeze.
When ready to use the fat, it is grated into
small pieces; animal oil is added slowly
while beating with the hand. After some
seal oil has been used, a little water is
added while whipping. More oil and water
are added until the mixture turns white
and fluffy. At this point, berries and any
of the above ingredients are added.
Women traditionally made Eskimo ice
cream after the first catch of a polar bear
or seal. The woman (grandmother or
mother of the hunter) would prepare the
akutaq and share it with community
members during a special occasion such
as a potluck.
Ingredients today consist of some of
the above, Crisco, sugar, dried fruit (such
as apricots or peaches), frozen raspberries
or raisins.
How akutaq is made has changed
throughout Alaska. However, people
have lived in this harsh environment for
thousands of years, and akutaq has remained
a much desired, tasty dessert.
uh, Eskimo is really an ice cream
Eskimo
L’eskimo (ou esquimau) est une invention américaine du début du XXe siècle que l’on doit à Christian K. Nelson. Cette friandise, crème glacée ou sorbet recouvert d’une enveloppe chocolatée, est née un été, quand Nelson trempa une boule de glace dans du chocolat alors qu’un garçon hésitait entre une barre chocolatée et un cône à la vanille. La trouvaille s’est d’abord appelée 'I Scream' avant d’être renommée. Le produit a été introduit pour la première fois à un pique-nique de pompiers volontaires d’Onowa dans l’Iowa.
Tribal Social Worker, Kawerak
The word “akutaq” (phonetic:
agoodik) means “the blended one, the
mixture.” Akutaq is also known as “Eskimo
ice cream.” This is a classic Native
delicacy, popular throughout Alaska.
The recipe differs greatly depending on
the part of the region in which it is made.
The following recipe is from a group
of ICWA workers who met in April during
the fourth annual ICWA/CINA conference
in Nome.
Linda Kakoona, Brevig Mission tribal
family coordinator, and Geri Hoogendorn,
Diomede tribal family coordinator, demonstrated
how to make akutaq.
During their demonstration, the ICWA
workers had a roundtable discussion on
how akutaq is made in communities
throughout the Bering Strait region.
The ingredients before Western contact
often included:
One or more kinds of berries:
salmonberries (akpiq), blackberries
(aqlluk), or blueberries.
Animal oil (seal, walrus, or whale).
Dried fat (reindeer, caribou, or
moose).
Fish (trout, salmon, etc.).
Fish liver.
Dried salmon eggs.
Greens.
There was no sugar. In Solomon,
some people made it with squirrel liver
fat, seal oil and blueberries.
Oil is made from the blubber (fat) next
to the skin of a seal, walrus, or whale.
The blubber is flushed off the skin, cut
into strips and stored in seal pokes,
wooden barrels, or other large containers.
It is left to render and eventually
turns into oil.
The preparation of the reindeer, caribou,
or moose fat is to hang dry and freeze.
When ready to use the fat, it is grated into
small pieces; animal oil is added slowly
while beating with the hand. After some
seal oil has been used, a little water is
added while whipping. More oil and water
are added until the mixture turns white
and fluffy. At this point, berries and any
of the above ingredients are added.
Women traditionally made Eskimo ice
cream after the first catch of a polar bear
or seal. The woman (grandmother or
mother of the hunter) would prepare the
akutaq and share it with community
members during a special occasion such
as a potluck.
Ingredients today consist of some of
the above, Crisco, sugar, dried fruit (such
as apricots or peaches), frozen raspberries
or raisins.
How akutaq is made has changed
throughout Alaska. However, people
have lived in this harsh environment for
thousands of years, and akutaq has remained
a much desired, tasty dessert.
uh, Eskimo is really an ice cream
Eskimo
L’eskimo (ou esquimau) est une invention américaine du début du XXe siècle que l’on doit à Christian K. Nelson. Cette friandise, crème glacée ou sorbet recouvert d’une enveloppe chocolatée, est née un été, quand Nelson trempa une boule de glace dans du chocolat alors qu’un garçon hésitait entre une barre chocolatée et un cône à la vanille. La trouvaille s’est d’abord appelée 'I Scream' avant d’être renommée. Le produit a été introduit pour la première fois à un pique-nique de pompiers volontaires d’Onowa dans l’Iowa.
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