Thanksgiving Time is Here

I know you're all dying to hear about the feast! We had a wonderful time again, and Oren enjoyed his first feast. It started, as usual, with a prayer in Inupiaq and then English; the first course was quaq, frozen whitefish, followed by trout quaq with seal oil. Brett said that the fish was easier to eat this year. I, however, do not agree, but I think it might be due to the fact that by the time I had a bite, the fish was starting to thaw so the texture got to me.

Bunnik cutting fish for her kids.

Tranden enjoying his quaq

Brett's quaq-ready to eat

Alyssa's first feast

High school students pass out the fish and they go up and down the rows of tables until all the fish is gone. People take home sacks full of quaq. The next course was seal-cooked blubber, meat, and intestines soaked in seal oil. Oddly enough, the intestines were by far the best so far!

Seal Intestines

Next, adults got treated with bowhead muktuk, strips of skin and blubber. This fresh muktuk is another thing that I can handle. Soup, my favorite course, is the next round, followed by bread, donuts, fruit, and dessert. Oh, I almost forgot akutuk, Eskimo ice cream-blended caribou fat and berries.

muktuk

Oren really wanted some muktuk!