Kalaaliaraq Market
Kalaaliaraq Market(Danish:Brædtet) is a fresh food market inNuuk,the capital ofGreenland.[1][2]It is located in theOld Nuukneighborhood, approximately 150 m (490 ft) to the southeast of theNuuk Cathedral,and its name means "The little Greenlander"in theGreenlandic language.[3]It is the largest fresh food market in Greenland.[2]
Social function
[edit]The market is noted for its fresh fish, as well aswhale,reindeerandseal meat,[2][3]sold directly by the tradesmen. It is an important place for social interaction for many inhabitants, an equivalent of thevillage pumpin other places of the world.[3]Althoughpolar bearsare a rarity inNuup Kangerluaand the entire coastal region of southwestern Greenland, the final journey of the unlikely catch leads to the Kalaaliaraq market; a cause for celebration, and a social event.[4][5] The municipality has constructed a new and modern building with coolers, freezers and much more, for the sale of caribou meat, musk ox, seal, whale, cod, salmon and much more wild life. This building is situated in the city center.
The market does not sell live animals, but most of the meat is fresh and recently butchered.[2]Only fresh meat was allowed to be sold in Kalaaliaraq until 2018 when the government of Greenland began permitting the sale of dried and salted meat at Kalaaliaraq.[2]
Hygiene
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The standards of hygiene at Kalaaliaraq are often low, a cause for concern for the municipal authorities as of 2007.[6]
Trichinosisis a common problem in Greenland due to the consumption of wild polar bear meat.[2][7]In 2016, several people were infected withTrichinellaroundworms from eating polar bear meat from a localbrættereven though the meat had initially passed inspections.[2][7]As of 2017,Trichinellainspections for seal and polar bear meat is not mandatory.[2]
Outside of Nuuk, in smaller towns and village settlements, seafood in other markets is sold in open-air stands without running water or electricity.[8]
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References
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- ^abcdefghHofverberg, Elin (31 December 2020)."Greenland".Regulation of Wild Animal Wet Markets(PDF)(Report).Library of Congress.pp. 49–53. LL File No. 2020-019215.Retrieved14 April2021.
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- ^"Isbjørn fanget ved Nuuk".Sermitsiaq(in Danish). 10 April 2009.Retrieved14 July2010.
- ^"Lars Mathæussen fangede en isbjørn".Sermitsiaq(in Danish). 14 April 2009.Retrieved14 July2010.
- ^"Uhygiejniske forhold på brædtet i Nuuk stoppes".Sermitsiaq(in Danish). 17 January 2007. Archived fromthe originalon 27 May 2012.Retrieved14 July2010.
- ^ab"Sådan undgår du at blive smittet med trikiner!".Naalakkersuisut(in Danish). 12 April 2017.Retrieved14 April2021.
- ^"Resources and industry".Government of Greenland. Archived fromthe originalon 23 February 2012.Retrieved14 July2010.