Brrrrrrr, Nunavut????

So Nunavut has a more challenging variety of dietary options. Becky looked high and low, but Caribou and Char are not a common produce in these here parts. We opted for a common substitute to Char…Salmon. Time for a few small facts:

1. Nunavut is the furthest northern province in Canada and almost the world…I think it is only surpassed by Greenland’s political map and I’m sure there are some Siberian contenders.
2. There are only 14 countries that have larger geographical boundaries and it is the fifth largest country subdivision in the world…poor governor.
3. The major population, and reason for Nunavut becoming it’s own province, are the Inuit…Don’t call them Eskimo! That would be derogative slang. Apparently “Eskimo” is only tolerated in Alaska who do not have Inuit, but rather Inupiat and Yupik people.
4. The Nunavut flag is interesting, it includes an Inukshuk, a five point star and common national colors.

After being heart broken on not finding Caribou, Walrus, Polar Bear, Seal, Muskoxen, Char or even whale blubber, we ended up having an Inuit recipe for salmon. It consisted of salmon, onion, garlic and lemon. Becky and I aren’t big on aquatic life, but Caleb is. None the less, the fish was decent. It was a bit on the dry side though (completely wrapping the meat in tin foil might help to trap the moisture). We also had Bannock…a traditional bread that accompanies meals. It was fun to watch Becky and Caleb make this. Whether there is a huge impact on flour ratio due to altitude or simply a typo in the recipe, they had quite a sticky mess. We ended up adding approximately another cup or so of flour. The Bannock turned out quite delicious.



We did not find a dessert recipe…but Becky is going to make a peach pie later.

I tried throwing the dart backward today…after making new constellations in the wall, I figured I should throw it facing the board. I landed on the Maldives. Should be fun trying to figure out what to have.