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Nirjutit Imaani: Edible Animals of the Sea: Recipes and Stories from Across Nunavut
Nirjutit Edible Animals of the Sea is more than a cookbook. It is a window into Inuit traditions, practices, and language through recipes and stories dedicated to fish and seal.
With a foreword by chef Sheila Flaherty.
More than 40 people from across Nunavut’s twenty-five communities contributed recipes and short narratives about the preparation and significance of country food to Inuit well-being.
56 recipes for seal, arctic char, turbot, cod, and whitefish accompanied by full colour photos presented in English and the Inuktut dialect and writing system of the originating region.
illustrations of tools and techniques for preparing fish and Inuit harvesting tools, and cooking on the land; notes on harvesting, cooking, and fermenting seal; parts of a seal diagram; notes on dialects and writing systems; and vivid colour photographs.
Ideal for students and all people interested in learning more about Nunavut through food and food stories, illustrations, and images.
With a foreword by chef Sheila Flaherty.
More than 40 people from across Nunavut’s twenty-five communities contributed recipes and short narratives about the preparation and significance of country food to Inuit well-being.
56 recipes for seal, arctic char, turbot, cod, and whitefish accompanied by full colour photos presented in English and the Inuktut dialect and writing system of the originating region.
illustrations of tools and techniques for preparing fish and Inuit harvesting tools, and cooking on the land; notes on harvesting, cooking, and fermenting seal; parts of a seal diagram; notes on dialects and writing systems; and vivid colour photographs.
Ideal for students and all people interested in learning more about Nunavut through food and food stories, illustrations, and images.
376 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 5, 2023
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February 1, 2026
All the recipes in here sounded amazing and I hope one day to travel to Nunavut and be able to try fresh seal and char. I'm going to try making the Bannock. Also enjoyed the stories and details given to us about those that contributed recipes. I would recommend this also as a good beginner how to cookbook as especially in the beginning it shows how to dice and cut up many types of vegetables as well as how to fillet different types of fish.
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