Monday, February 4, 2008

Oogruk . . . It's What's For Dinner



Oogruk is the Inupiaq word for a type of seal. Our friend Kenny gave us a few cuts of meat a while ago. The meat is very tender and actually pretty tasty. We ate our oogruk with a side of pesto pasta for a little blend of cultures.

4 comments:

James and Charity said...

Wow! Do you season seal meat at all?
What's the traditional way of cooking meat up there?
--Charity

Anonymous said...

I'll bring the SPAM!

mom

The Rudstroms said...

Yes, we do season the meat. C.O. is in charge of that. He chose Italian seasoning the other night and fried the meat in olive oil. The traditional way of eating seal meat here is to either to dry the meat like jerky or boil it. Boiling is a very popular method of cooking things up. We avoid boiling.

Don't worry Mary, we won't feed you anything too crazy. =)

James and Charity said...

Hmmmm....olive oil and Italian seasoning sounds like a much better option than boiling.
--Charity