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Hákarl, national dish of fermented Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus), rotten meat hanging to dry in open air shed at Snaefellsnes, Iceland Stock Photo - Alamy
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Greenland shark meat during drying. After a few days in the air, the outer layer turns brown. The drying process takes four months. Bjarnarhöfn Iceland Shark Museum, where the mystery of the
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