I am Inupiaq Eskimo from northern Alaska and I grew up eating this, with crisco! Thank you for this video, you are the best Emmy. Also, don't let anyone tell you Eskimo should not be used, that is like saying no one should be allowed to use the term "black". Some people prefer African American, some prefer black, some prefer other terms. No one should be told what they can and cannot call themselves however, they should choose for themselves. That is how it is in the north. People in Canada do not use Eskimo, but we do in Alaska. Fun fact, it is actually false that Eskimo means "eaters of raw meat", it actually means "netters of snow shoes". Even more fun is that the Montagnais Native American people were referring to people in Eastern Canada as Eskimo, but the term got placed as a catch all for Inuit-Inupiaq-Yupik people across the north of the continent. I do not mind this though, for is a Filipino supposed to not be proud to be called Filipino, even if the origin of their name is after a king named Philip from Spain? Or we Americans, who call ourselves after an Italian sailor Amerigo? Or all of the countless different groups of people in China being all called after the Qin Dynasty? Or all the different people of Africa, should they stop proudly calling themselves African, even though that name is of Latin origin? People can adopt what they like, and if it stays long enough, a historical pride can grow, and that is what we have when we call ourselves Eskimo in Alaska. It is the English way to which we refer ourselves. We Eskimo Dance, we eat Eskimo food, we have Eskimo art, etc. I cannot speak for everyone, but in my family and my village we are proud to be Eskimo.
32Koifish, if you notice on all the comments, a majority of Eskimos affirm the use of the word Eskimo as one our people have used with pride for generations. Take a look around any Eskimo community and you'll find that almost all of us call ourselves Eskimos.
I sooo appreciate your neutral and inquisitive attitude wth these recipes they are sometimes very near and dear to the hearts of the people who grew up eating and loving these treats it's soul food and I'm happy you appreciate that thank-you for the interesting context
Renatta it IS very refreshing watching someone make unusual and traditional dishes and doesn’t make rude comments. Emmy is such a compassionate, kind soul. Im from Alaska, and although I’m not native and don’t eat the traditional food, it’s great to see cultures respected and appreciated
When I saw that akutaq was mostly Crisco, I was a bit grossed out. Then, you pointed out that frosting is mostly just Crisco. Admittedly, I have been known to occasionally eat frosting straight out of the can with a spoon so, needless to say, my feelings about akutaq changed immediately. I may have to try making it some time.
John Lucas I'm in the south and it's just a thing to use Crisco, powdered sugar, vanilla, and food coloring (cocoa powder too) for _icin_ ,as we call it, simply because it doesn't melt in the heat like buttercream does. Growing up my grandmother would use store bought tub lard if she didn't have Crisco. With the sweet with bacon trend now, I wonder how it would've been if she used her bacon drippings she kept in a tin on her stove? 🤔😂 She would've been decades ahead of the trend.
So cute seeing all the native Alaskans getting all sorts of excited about this video, y'all are so cute!! Awee thanks y'all for the like, I've never had this many!! 💓😊💕💕
Fred Jackson jeez what’s your problem ? Even if you had a bad experience with ONE or even a FEW neighboring families who HAPPENED to be native Alaskan that doesn’t define what all native Alaskans are like. By your logic, if a white guy robbed your home, it would be ok to then assume the worst of every other white person. Seriously, you’re either a troll or mentally 5 years old. It’s not difficult to understand that the character of an individual is independent of their skin color.
Absolutely, i especially love how respectful she is about the food. Even if it's not something she doesn't particularly likes. She does not overreact for views. 😃
I grew up in Alaska, and yes, I've had this many, many times. I always had it made the traditional way, with seal or whale fat (blubber). When I was really little, we lived in Nome in the early 1960's. Our neighbors were full Aliut and made this ice cream for all the neighbor kids. It was a great treat, especially in a "world" where the grocery barge only came twice a year. You had to ration your food wisely and hunt and know how to plant a garden.
KD Do. Mostly in Fairbanks and Anchorage, but lived all over too. My dad was in construction during the 60's and 70's. We moved to Washington state in 1980.
I live in Alaska and I grew up on something similar, but without the fat. Instead of being called Eskimo ice cream, we always called it Alaskan ice cream. All you do is scoop up a cup of snow, pour in sweetened condensed milk, and whatever flavorings or toppings you want. My favorites are maple walnut, chocolate chip, and mint strawberry (we grow our own mint leaves and strawberries to make flavorings and stuff.) It's really easy,fun, and deliceous. You should try it (:.
I'm from Missouri and my dad makes snow ice cream sometimes in the winter. He always made it vanilla flavored. Thanks for the inspiration on new flavors to try!
Hi Emmy!! Alaskan native here and I love your channel so much!! I made “sketti” the other day and had my boyfriend eat it with me as I was watching you eat it! LOL!! I just made some Agutaq made with fresh salmon berries, blue berries from the tundra, we add half crisco and half yogurt to cut down the greasiness as well as add some cranberry juice and homemade jam or jelly for more flavor! I love this so much!!
@Ellie5621 I think Animal fat is so much yummier than even animal milk fat (butter). Both are so much better than hydrogated oils. I live in the suburban continental USA. I get tallow from the health food store, or make my own from meat sold at farmer's markets. Then, I use it to make chocolate pudding, or other sweets (instead of butter or margarine). Mostly, I use beef fat (tallow), but any rendered animal fat will work. Animal fat has a mildly gamy/earthy richness & feels deeply satisfying during times of stress or cold weather. I feel a connection to historical times & hunter gatherer ancestors.
@Ellie5621 Yes we still do make it the traditional way. My family and I use caribou fat, caribou meat and the broth for the savory akutaq 😊 For the sweet akutaq, we also use the caribou fat for the base ingredient
Wow! I am actually surprised! As an Alaska Native person, this is a complete surprise. It's hard to imagine what other people think of our foods. It's definitely an acquired taste(As with most of our foods). Quyana(Thank you)! And greetings from Alaska! I love your channel by the way. :)
I just found my real parents and they are Alaskan native and I'm so excited to see this video cause I wasn't raised in Alaska I was raised in California. So this helps me a lot
Yay! It's so good to find out we have family other places then Alaska! (We're probably cousins!😂) if you know us Alaskans then you know most of us have TONS of cousins here.
sharon anderson Lol I love your comment except using God in vain other than that thumbs up for me. I get annoyed with all this oh you have an open mind how great .. like shut your weak dumb ass up lol!
Thank you Emmie ! The comparison to frosting totally made sense and I get it now. This one always made me cringe a bit but it shouldn’t if we eat frosting and buttercream. All about perspective.
I currently live in Alaska and It's actually more common to use whale fat than moose. Moose are a very lean animal so they don't have a high enough fat content to really use for anything. Whale fat is more common with tribes, since it's legal to hunt whales if you're Native Alaskan.
I haven't tried whale yet myself, but I have met many at my college dorms that are natives. I have tried Whale Bone Soup though, and it was pretty good!
Fayanna Rena leave those whales alone? Are you stupid? You realize one whale will feed an entire village and most villages depend on the hunt to survive through the harsh winters? Hunting fills our freezers every fall. Our families depend on the meat from caribou and Moose. In the villages they depend on whale for fat.
Emmy, I lived in Alaska 18 years and had the opportunity to live in a Yupic Eskimo village for 3 months. I was invited to a Potlatch and was served that same dessert. Also ate dried fish, salmon and dried whitefish dipped in seal oil. The native people are wonderful
I'd love to see you make more native American cuisine, from more modern foods like Indian tacos to stuff like 3 sisters soup... hell corn soup is basically northern pozole lol
Lol kind of amazing how once emmy pointed out its the same as frosting we were okay with it, even me. I literally said "wtf, its just oil and sugar? thats gross" yet the second she said its the same as frosting I was okay with it
I'm an Eskimo! I'm an Alaskan girl born and raised. I would really love to see you try this with seal oil as it is an acquired taste! You made this absolutely spot on. I have this at every native food lunch! Such a great treat.
Hi Emmy ! I'm so happy you made akutaq ! Expert ! Haha I'm alaska native myself. My favorite akutaq is made with crisco, rice and cranberries n.n But you can imagine the cranberries from the tundra are a lot smaller and more sour than those in the store. Thanks for the video, Emmy!
My grandma made this a lot, but she would put white fish (I think it was boiled and then squeezed so it was dry and fluffy) in with the crisco/sugar mixture before adding the berries. It helped make it fluffier and, boy, is it good. This is also wonderful when it's frozen. It is very different than fresh...I usually prefer it frozen. It's making my mouth water now. Thanks for making this video, Emmy! It was so cool to see!
My dad loves to make this while he was alive-I didn’t really know what it was, but I enjoyed it. I’m estatic I found out what it was. You’ve made my day, thanks Emmy!!!
@@tiffthenerd actually.... buttercream....contains butter. That's the only difference. Birthday cake frosting....that taste a d texture..... Crisco. Homemade cakes with that slightly salted buttery taste... buttercream...has butter.
+peepla7 Buttercream is often made with vegetable shortening. Most professional bakers use Sweetex, which is a vegetable shortening specifically formulated for buttercream frostings, because shortening holds its shape longer and doesn't melt the way butter does at the slightest rise in temperature. You can use all butter, shortening with butter for taste, shortening with butter _flavoring_ (yes, that's a thing), or all shortening. It's still buttercream.
As an Alaska native it made me so happy to see someone try it and have it be positive, the traditional version is so much better also I add rice and instead of blueberries I use cranberries and add seal oil or white boiled fish and it's really good
I'm born and raised in the mountains of NW South Carolina / W North Carolina, and it was just a no brainer that frosting, or _icin_ as it is colloquially know by, is whipped Crisco, powdered sugar, vanilla or cocoa powder, and food coloring. It was a shelf stable form of buttercream frosting.
Jonathan Banks Brit food is great. I learned to make killer Bangers and Mash. Currently my favorite dish from another country that it make weekly is Japanese Curry (spicy) with beef, my husband loves it!
LOL this reminds me of when my boyfriend said he had to made duck fat ice cream in his culinary arts class. But when he sent the recipe to his chef, it autocorrected it as dick fat ice cream 🤣🤣🤣.
Hello from Alaska! I grew up eating this with my native side of my family! I believe they used other oils not crisco or sometimes made it with snow! but it's all depends on the traditions of that family and the village they live in. But it's great seeing you make this it reminds me of my childhood!
You can still buy lard and that would work. And for people who are saying that this would not be healthy, if you live in a very cold climate you have to eat fat and quite a bit of it to maintain body temp. So for you and me who are not living in a cold climate, no it wouldn't be healthy.
Emmy! I love seeing you smile and listening to your voice. Your voice is so soothing and sweet. Have you considered doing those bedtime stories for children or lullabys? I love your content as always. Bless you for being a youtuber. My family is a huge fan of yours too!
This was my first @emmymadeinjapan video I’ve seen about three months ago. Since then I’ve seen dozens upon dozens of her videos. She has become one of my top favorite UA-camrs! Love her personality and unique videos! Thanks Emmy 👍
My great grandparents used to have Akuut (ah-goot) with snow, some seal oil and berries. My grandma talks about her childhood and remembers when her mom, my amau (um-ow) would make her akuut from snow, seal oil or something fat, and add berries to it. I’ve always wanted to try it. As a Yupik, I love when our culture is being shared and known. And I know it can be kind of weird to make Akuut with your hands but it’s our culture and mixing it will tire you out 😂
I’ve lived in Alaska for the past 15 years, and eaten truck loads of agutuq. I love it. We ate a lot of it in the winter, as I t warms your body from the inside out. As does seal oil which is made from seal fat. With seal oil, we used smoked or dried salmon. My Alaskan Native friends didn’t like the way the fermented seal oil made the berries taste. I enjoyed this episode a lot. Brought back some very nice memories. Thank you.
She never acts above a culture foe their traditional foods. Always with curiosity, respect, and just a fun energy. And I mean why would she, even if not everything is to my or her tastes it’s food, it’s so subjective and food is something that unites us all as a people, just because it’s foreign to you does not make it less then. Also this particular recipe just makes my mouth water
I got in trouble for making this for a project in elementary school. My class liked it so much that a few classmates asked me to make them some more, so the next day I returned to school with individual baggies for them. By the *next* day their parents had contacted our teacher upset that their kids came home eating pure Crisco and sugar from a bag and my teacher said I couldn't bring it anymore. lol
TontoKowalski2 it totally would-maybe a bit of lard or duck fat would make it more authentic? Something with a strong fat taste...I would probably use unflavored coconut oil instead of crisco, but that is just me
Yeah, additionally, I believe oreo filling is just sugar and Crisco. I'm sure that this taste much better. Better yet, I bet this taste COMPLETELY different and maybe much better with traditional moose/seal fat. I'm sure a beaten version of that fat would be much richer in flavour and silkier. Emmy this was a really cool recipe! Have you ever done a recipe on here with natto? I think it would be cool to see done on the show !
Hi Emmy, I was watching your videos and chanced upon you making aqutak! I actually got excited! I love your UA-cam channel! I’m Yupik Eskimo. My mom made this for us growing up. Her’s is a little different. She would either use water or berry juice to when whipping the crisco, that made it less heavy and fluffier. You also should mention when adding the sugar, it should me mixed till there are no granules left. Mom added quite a few more berries than you did, but to each their own. I like to make the crisco very creamy and fluffy, I also add some sort berry jelly to flavor the crisco. Like mom, I add more berries so the crisco isn’t the main thing that stands out. Thank you Miss Emmy for doing this. I love your fearlessness and sense of adventure in trying foods that are not usual to the main stream. I’m actually going to try some of the recipes you have made. You have inspired me! I wish you great success in your UA-cam venture!
I’d probably have used lard. Lots of healthful monounsaturated fat, if the pigs have had a reasonable diet. Might need some extra fridge time as lard nowadays tends to be runny. Still a great effort and probably more near authentic than a lard version.
I would love to try this! 😘❤ Have you ever tried a pambazo, Emmy? It's a traditional mexican sandwich, but the bread is dipped into this mildly spicy chili sauce! You should consider on doing it sometime! I would definitely love to watch it! ^-^ ♡ *Buen Provecho!*
Thank you for this Emmy. I grew up eating this and this is actually how my grandmother made it, she also added in the fish(you couldn’t really taste it). I love watching all the different foods you make on here. Keep it up.
I am from Dillingham Alaska I was smiling the whole time I watch your videos every day and I was surprised to see this ... depending on the family it is made a little different in my family we add more berries then this recipe with a little bit of salmon berries I know some people also add a little bit of water ... yum makes me miss home as I now live in the lower 48
No shade to Emmy, as I adore her videos but I just wanted to mention how bad palm oil is. Orang-utan habitat is destroyed in order to farm it literally leaves them to wander with no trees to climb. Not saying I'm perfect by any means but not many people know how destructive palm oil farming is. It's so cheap that they put it in all cheap sweets, Nutella being the worst offender. Thanks for reading x
Cheyenne mountain zoo has a free app in the app stores where you can scan the barcodes on items at the store and it tells you if they use sustainable palm oil or not. Sustainable palm oil is much safer for orangutans and other animals that live in those habitats because new land isn’t required to grow sustainable palm oil. I highly recommend downloading it I use it every time I shop
Great video!! I did something similar to this, but I used cream cheese instead of shortening. I did use some milk and a blender. Let it sit in the freezer for an hour or two and voila!!
I have been watching your videos for the past few days and just want to say how pleasing and relaxing your voice is! Because of that combined with the interesting subject matter, your channel is currently my favorite!
i lived in Alaska, for 10 years. my brother mom is full inpuiaq native Alaskan from kotsibue, Alaska. her and her family eat a lot of native foods and do the summer subsidizing, therefore i ea știind a lot of the traditional foods, and one thing i learned was how to make the traditional Alaskan ice cream, with the animal fats. quite interesting, they combine the fat with seal oil, which is like lard consistency, and color. on a side note. they eat muktuk, which is cut very small, because it's too rubbery otherwise, and it's straight fat, with seal skin on the end of it. you can eat that frozen, boiled, or fried. they mainly do it boiked and frozen. but frozen being the more popular. the more you eat it, the more it ruins your inside intestines. they eat a good amount of fermented seal, which in my opinion smells like wet, dirty, stinky feet, therefore i couldn't get myself to try the fermented seal. i lived on this aluet Alaskan maybe island as a kid, and i got caught how to hunt seal while there. it was interesting i always thought icing was too sweet to eat. plus i know there's other things in it, and i felt it wasn't straight Crisco, just Crisco in it. i don't like the idea of eating straight Crisco. when brother mom makes it, she doesnt add the sugar just crisco, berries, and/or fish
I know most people are like yuck or disgusting. But we all have had this in most snacks we have eaten. Like Twinkies...and Hostess CupCakes ding dongs...some Frozen Cakes...And yes frosting just seeing a Large portion of it is Freaking some people out..lol but Thanks for Sharing.
Yep. It's not like you sit down with a spoon and eat a bowl of it as a meal every day. It's basically a condiment you have _with_ something. I'm southern, and was made fun if for eating a mess of greens (every get together the kitchen sink was full of greens soaking), drinking the pot liquor, making home stock (sorry, "bone broth" 😒) and drinking it when it was cold, using lard, sitting out in the yard shelling beans, eating from our gardens, and gathering "poke salad" or creasy greens. We didn't buy plastic cups for extra company, someone drank out of jars. 😂 Now it's all trendy. SMH.
So awesome Emmy!!! I’m Alaskan native and we make that all the time, we usually sugar to taste and depending on who makes it more or less crisco, really good either way! If you can get white fish like halibut or pike that’s the kind of fish they use and add crab berries to it so yummy!! Hope you read this comment I used to watch you on tastemade and glad I found your UA-cam channel! I’ve never tried with game meat before but heard about it. Awesome video!
Thanks for making Inupiat foods! My students will be very pleased and proud to see their traditional foods on youtube. A friend brought some traditional eskimo ice cream made with caribou fat to school the other day to share with the staff. And about the term eskimo- most people in our village use the term regularly, they either use the inupiaq terms or the english terms, like either akutuq or eskimo ice cream. The only people that find it offensive around here are the strong activists that are working hard to have native voices heard. Most others here in the Inupiat villages of North Slope Alaska don’t really mind.
Not in the making. It is one. Constantly. There are far healthier fats out there readily available at low cost that provide a better alternative than this plastic oil.
when i first found out about this and saw how it was made with crisco i was grossed out, but now seeing you explain it as really just cake frosting it makes so much sense. thanks!
if you want easy vegan ice cream, cut a banana into pieced, froze them, then let them outside for an hour or so and give them into a blender. creamy banana ice cream with no sugar or milk. you could add cocosnut milk but not necessary. the same thing works with strawberry
also another good ice cream alternative is frozen berries mixed with silken tofu (with milk substitute added if necessary) . creamy, filling and protein-rich!
You should try make fry bread also We actually don’t really measure we just add stuff in until we think it’s enough and traditionally we didn’t add sugar. I LOVE that measuring cup cause it’s always so hard to take the crisco out of the can
When living in Japan during the 1980s, my mom took several cooking and baking classes, she was taught how to make shelf stable frosting with Crisco. She still gets requests for her frosting because it tastes better than the store bought stuff, lol
Bloopy , you have to remember that this was a recipe designed by people who lived up north in the cold and the snow, and needed a good layer of fat on their bodies to survive.
I was born and raised in Alaska and am always amused to see what people think of the things we eat. Things that are everyday things at home for me, but never in a million years would most people outside of Alaska try them. Though this to me this is just the modern version that all the grandmothers complain about kids liking these days lol. I do hope you get the chance to eat more authentic things at some point, and not just smoked salmon and this lol.
The problem with many of them is that you can't buy ingredients for them. Much of what we grew up eating is only available if hunted or gathered from the source.
I was lucky enough to be stationed at Joint Base JBER in Alaska for three years when I was younger. It has been my most favorite place I have ever lived. I ate some of the best food I’ve ever had! I miss reindeer sausage!! Will have to visit again when I’m older. I always get so excited whenever I see anything about Alaska. Such a special state!
I live in Alaska and have friends who are Alaska Native, but I admit I haven't tried this or even had many opportunities to try it. Now that I'm older and wiser I would love another chance! I'd rather not use Crisco, as it is one of the unnatural fats i avoid in general, but I thought of this when i realized I've been making a yummy food with blueberries and sour cream and suddenly realized I was making my own version of Akutaq! That's why I was glad to watch you and your usual explanations and fearless sampling! Thank you!
I am 3/4 Yupik & 1/4 Inupiaq (just found out I’m part Inupiaq) the region where I’m from, we add some sort of white fish (halibut, sheefish, pike, etc) or pink salmon (it isn’t as fishy as other salmon). I was taught to use equal parts of fish & crisco. Sugar depended on the taste tester, it was either too sweet or not enough sweetness. This video made my whole day and you did an amazing job
iebiery it’s not particularly a southern thing - crisco adds fat and stiffness to the frosting so it holds its shape without all of the richness of butter. I personally prefer meringue buttercream over frosting, but sure enough my southern family members always made crisco frosting. I think it’s just personal preference.
I was adopted and when my mom traveled to Alaska to get me, my birth family gave her a recipe for this! I only had it once in a great moon. This makes me so happy it's reaching a larger audience!
I was just in Alaska and I made it my personal mission to forage for as many wild berries as I could and I found watermelonberry, ligonberry, blueberry, huckleberry, thimbleberry and salmonberry.
Gregory Konopka Lol i was just messing around. Alaska has amazing assortments of berries to choose from, something majority of Americans have never seen before.
It's Interesting learning more about Other peoples' Cultures. . . On A Side Note; I think it's nice that Alaska's getting more Representation in Media these Days; With Shows like Alaska, Molly of Denali, and The Great North.
It's interesting to see this recipe online. My Native Alaskan neighbors made it for me once & I never thought it would be made outside of Alaska or Canada. Most people think it's gross, but it's delicious.
I am Inupiaq Eskimo from northern Alaska and I grew up eating this, with crisco! Thank you for this video, you are the best Emmy. Also, don't let anyone tell you Eskimo should not be used, that is like saying no one should be allowed to use the term "black". Some people prefer African American, some prefer black, some prefer other terms. No one should be told what they can and cannot call themselves however, they should choose for themselves. That is how it is in the north. People in Canada do not use Eskimo, but we do in Alaska. Fun fact, it is actually false that Eskimo means "eaters of raw meat", it actually means "netters of snow shoes". Even more fun is that the Montagnais Native American people were referring to people in Eastern Canada as Eskimo, but the term got placed as a catch all for Inuit-Inupiaq-Yupik people across the north of the continent. I do not mind this though, for is a Filipino supposed to not be proud to be called Filipino, even if the origin of their name is after a king named Philip from Spain? Or we Americans, who call ourselves after an Italian sailor Amerigo? Or all of the countless different groups of people in China being all called after the Qin Dynasty? Or all the different people of Africa, should they stop proudly calling themselves African, even though that name is of Latin origin? People can adopt what they like, and if it stays long enough, a historical pride can grow, and that is what we have when we call ourselves Eskimo in Alaska. It is the English way to which we refer ourselves. We Eskimo Dance, we eat Eskimo food, we have Eskimo art, etc. I cannot speak for everyone, but in my family and my village we are proud to be Eskimo.
MemoG12 that was beautifully written!
Inupiaq here, well said!
Sounds like you value your own opinion and whites opinions over other people from your community whom are hurt by such a phrase. Sad.
You lack understanding, plain and simple.
32Koifish, if you notice on all the comments, a majority of Eskimos affirm the use of the word Eskimo as one our people have used with pride for generations. Take a look around any Eskimo community and you'll find that almost all of us call ourselves Eskimos.
You are always so culturally sensitive and never grossed out or acting like anything is benieth you and its so refreshing and uplifting!
Emmy truly is a real one. Genuine, sweet, and adorable.
Erin Malcolm love her ❤️
i totally agree but *beneath
Yes that’s exactly why I love her
She hasn't enjoyed all the foods she has tried, but she's always respectful for sure
The filling of an Oreo is icing sugar and vegetable shorting and everyone loves the shit
I hate it
I sooo appreciate your neutral and inquisitive attitude wth these recipes they are sometimes very near and dear to the hearts of the people who grew up eating and loving these treats it's soul food and I'm happy you appreciate that thank-you for the interesting context
Renatta it IS very refreshing watching someone make unusual and traditional dishes and doesn’t make rude comments. Emmy is such a compassionate, kind soul. Im from Alaska, and although I’m not native and don’t eat the traditional food, it’s great to see cultures respected and appreciated
When I saw that akutaq was mostly Crisco, I was a bit grossed out. Then, you pointed out that frosting is mostly just Crisco. Admittedly, I have been known to occasionally eat frosting straight out of the can with a spoon so, needless to say, my feelings about akutaq changed immediately. I may have to try making it some time.
Yay!!! 🙌
I'm going to try this recipe this weekend.
emmymadeinjapan wow I'm surprised frosting is mostly crisco
canned frosting is 98% sugar and Vegetable shortening. tasty though I guess
ya well ya white people eat haggis so keep an open mind to other cultures ffs
Buttercream frosting is butter and sugar, so this is not as gross as most people are saying.
Totally!
John Lucas I'm in the south and it's just a thing to use Crisco, powdered sugar, vanilla, and food coloring (cocoa powder too) for _icin_ ,as we call it, simply because it doesn't melt in the heat like buttercream does. Growing up my grandmother would use store bought tub lard if she didn't have Crisco. With the sweet with bacon trend now, I wonder how it would've been if she used her bacon drippings she kept in a tin on her stove? 🤔😂 She would've been decades ahead of the trend.
Ane omg you got me at bacon drippings my parents did that lmao!!!
Yea, but you don't just eat a bowl of buttercream icing, you put a little on cupcakes etc.
Ane Bacon Drippings are lard. Lard is just pork fat.
So cute seeing all the native Alaskans getting all sorts of excited about this video, y'all are so cute!!
Awee thanks y'all for the like, I've never had this many!! 💓😊💕💕
Cute until you meet them in person. Try living near them.
@@fredjackson8408 No one thinks you're cute.
@@foodchurch lol you must be one of the inbreds. Your uncle from the village called, says they got a fresh shipment of RR, gonna be a wild weekend.
@@fredjackson8408 ellaborate on that, cause you just seem very vain, but I sure would loveeee to hear your opinion
Fred Jackson jeez what’s your problem ? Even if you had a bad experience with ONE or even a FEW neighboring families who HAPPENED to be native Alaskan that doesn’t define what all native Alaskans are like.
By your logic, if a white guy robbed your home, it would be ok to then assume the worst of every other white person. Seriously, you’re either a troll or mentally 5 years old. It’s not difficult to understand that the character of an individual is independent of their skin color.
I am native Alaskan, yup'ik. I love that you made this, I make it often when I have berries in my freezer. You did a good job, thank you Emmy 🤗
Thank you. 😊Glad I got your approval.
It's nice Emmy has an open mind to try unusual foods. This channel is truly unique
Absolutely, i especially love how respectful she is about the food. Even if it's not something she doesn't particularly likes. She does not overreact for views. 😃
Same. I appreciate how adventurous she is. I became a fan after all her bug eating vids
I got hooked with her retro recipes
Goodbbbyb
Unfortunate that indigenous foods are still deemed "unusual"🤔. Hopefully that will change 🙂.
I grew up in Alaska, and yes, I've had this many, many times. I always had it made the traditional way, with seal or whale fat (blubber). When I was really little, we lived in Nome in the early 1960's. Our neighbors were full Aliut and made this ice cream for all the neighbor kids. It was a great treat, especially in a "world" where the grocery barge only came twice a year. You had to ration your food wisely and hunt and know how to plant a garden.
Shrimpy389 That's so interesting! Where in Alaska did you grow up?
KD Do. Mostly in Fairbanks and Anchorage, but lived all over too. My dad was in construction during the 60's and 70's. We moved to Washington state in 1980.
Shrimpy389 dammm so coool
Fairbanks! Woot! I lived there for a while. It's so beautiful out there!
Grocery barge
I live in Alaska and I grew up on something similar, but without the fat. Instead of being called Eskimo ice cream, we always called it Alaskan ice cream. All you do is scoop up a cup of snow, pour in sweetened condensed milk, and whatever flavorings or toppings you want. My favorites are maple walnut, chocolate chip, and mint strawberry (we grow our own mint leaves and strawberries to make flavorings and stuff.) It's really easy,fun, and deliceous. You should try it (:.
We made this in Minnesota and called it snow cream, I miss it now that I'm in the south
When I was very young I saw a kids show where they did this and I have wanted to make this and eat it my whole life but I live in Texas
We made snow cream too in Maryland when I was growing up!
I live on the East Coast and we made that too. We just called it snow cream.
I'm from Missouri and my dad makes snow ice cream sometimes in the winter. He always made it vanilla flavored. Thanks for the inspiration on new flavors to try!
Hi Emmy!! Alaskan native here and I love your channel so much!! I made “sketti” the other day and had my boyfriend eat it with me as I was watching you eat it! LOL!! I just made some Agutaq made with fresh salmon berries, blue berries from the tundra, we add half crisco and half yogurt to cut down the greasiness as well as add some cranberry juice and homemade jam or jelly for more flavor! I love this so much!!
@Ellie5621
I think Animal fat is so much yummier than even animal milk fat (butter). Both are so much better than hydrogated oils. I live in the suburban continental USA. I get tallow from the health food store, or make my own from meat sold at farmer's markets. Then, I use it to make chocolate pudding, or other sweets (instead of butter or margarine). Mostly, I use beef fat (tallow), but any rendered animal fat will work. Animal fat has a mildly gamy/earthy richness & feels deeply satisfying during times of stress or cold weather. I feel a connection to historical times & hunter gatherer ancestors.
Ellie5621 sometimes. 🤷🏽♀️ not my native family though.
@Ellie5621 Yes we still do make it the traditional way. My family and I use caribou fat, caribou meat and the broth for the savory akutaq 😊
For the sweet akutaq, we also use the caribou fat for the base ingredient
Wow! I am actually surprised! As an Alaska Native person, this is a complete surprise. It's hard to imagine what other people think of our foods. It's definitely an acquired taste(As with most of our foods). Quyana(Thank you)! And greetings from Alaska! I love your channel by the way. :)
SitkaDear Cute name! Ha. We love Sitka deer!
I just found my real parents and they are Alaskan native and I'm so excited to see this video cause I wasn't raised in Alaska I was raised in California. So this helps me a lot
Congratulations! That's just beautiful!!! I wish you all the best!!!
Yay! It's so good to find out we have family other places then Alaska! (We're probably cousins!😂) if you know us Alaskans then you know most of us have TONS of cousins here.
You are the most beautiful open minded soul on UA-cam.
oh how pc. just destroy the environment kill the bees. poison the land and water but keep a god damn open mind.
sharon anderson wtf r u saying?
@@chasessfx2546 They're clearly an idiot. I wouldn't worry about it too much.
sharon anderson Lol I love your comment except using God in vain other than that thumbs up for me. I get annoyed with all this oh you have an open mind how great .. like shut your weak dumb ass up lol!
sharon anderson shut the fuck up
Thank you Emmie ! The comparison to frosting totally made sense and I get it now. This one always made me cringe a bit but it shouldn’t if we eat frosting and buttercream. All about perspective.
I currently live in Alaska and It's actually more common to use whale fat than moose. Moose are a very lean animal so they don't have a high enough fat content to really use for anything. Whale fat is more common with tribes, since it's legal to hunt whales if you're Native Alaskan.
emma e whale skin and meat is so goooood!!
Hey, cool, I didn't know that!
I haven't tried whale yet myself, but I have met many at my college dorms that are natives. I have tried Whale Bone Soup though, and it was pretty good!
emma e leave those whales and moose alone!!!
Fayanna Rena leave those whales alone? Are you stupid? You realize one whale will feed an entire village and most villages depend on the hunt to survive through the harsh winters? Hunting fills our freezers every fall. Our families depend on the meat from caribou and Moose. In the villages they depend on whale for fat.
More Indigenous American dishes, please!
With love, from the Philippines
Emmy, I lived in Alaska 18 years and had the opportunity to live in a Yupic Eskimo village for 3 months. I was invited to a Potlatch and was served that same dessert. Also ate dried fish, salmon and dried whitefish dipped in seal oil.
The native people are wonderful
LARD!! of course when it's 40 below zero! You burn a whole lotta calories!
I don't like to refer to my excess body weight as "fat," but rather as "body butter." :)
I think you're on to something there. From here on in, I'm carrying a little extra body butter. :)
I so hear you, sister!
Let's make this a thing! lmao!
Pepper Conchobhar im in 👍
love that
BEST THING EVER!
I'm an Alaskan Yu'pik, subscribed for a while now, and seeing the thumbnail and title got me going. 😁 I mean....EMMY made akutaq!!! Soooo happy.
Letha Moyle right? Inupiaq here, and I was stoked to see this one :D
montishaya I'm Iñupiaq also- same feelings here! :D
Shout out! Yukon Yu'pik over here! It so nice seeing that there are others Alaskan native out there!
I'd love to see you make more native American cuisine, from more modern foods like Indian tacos to stuff like 3 sisters soup... hell corn soup is basically northern pozole lol
But does it have the ritualistic human sacrifice roots?
@@Troglor048 ah yes because every tribe from a continent three times the size of Europe has the same culture and rituals
Lol kind of amazing how once emmy pointed out its the same as frosting we were okay with it, even me. I literally said "wtf, its just oil and sugar? thats gross" yet the second she said its the same as frosting I was okay with it
I'm an Eskimo! I'm an Alaskan girl born and raised. I would really love to see you try this with seal oil as it is an acquired taste! You made this absolutely spot on. I have this at every native food lunch! Such a great treat.
Brandi Rae me too 😊 Labrador, Canada.
Brandi Rae do you still use sugar if you add meat?
You don’t look Eskimo
cariko I agree. My neighbor is “and Eskimo” 😂😂😂 just a white dude. Eskimo look native. I would know because I grew up in Siberia.
Brandi Rae in Canada Eskimo is derogatory term. Inuit is now correct term. Do u not feel the same way in Alaska? Just curious.
I bet your hand was super soft after this.
Cherrycordial Ew, dead skin paste with berries
hey it's organic, not gonna hurt a thing
knocknockify
hey, if it taste good...nobody will notice the dead skin haha
knocknockify ew wth
firefirafiraga 😂😂😂😂 ew still
you won my heart for trying agutaq!!! born and raised in Alaska!!!
I love and appreciate how much research you put into your projects. respectful, classy, and funny as always.
I have family in Alaska and they've came down and made this. It's amazing
Scott Mocaby It's pretty interesting 😮
Hi Emmy !
I'm so happy you made akutaq ! Expert ! Haha I'm alaska native myself. My favorite akutaq is made with crisco, rice and cranberries n.n But you can imagine the cranberries from the tundra are a lot smaller and more sour than those in the store.
Thanks for the video, Emmy!
My grandma made this a lot, but she would put white fish (I think it was boiled and then squeezed so it was dry and fluffy) in with the crisco/sugar mixture before adding the berries. It helped make it fluffier and, boy, is it good.
This is also wonderful when it's frozen. It is very different than fresh...I usually prefer it frozen. It's making my mouth water now.
Thanks for making this video, Emmy! It was so cool to see!
Wow! How respectful to dispel fears with talking about icing!
Growing up and living throughout Alaska, it's interesting and refreshing to see other people eating and exploring our food dishes.
My face broke out just by watching the video! 😅
Yaisha Diaz rude.
Michelle Ahgeak how's it rude?? Just thinking about something can make them break out not to mention that is a joke
Lol...cute!! 😇
Michelle Ahgeak sugar and grease causes acne you dork
Raisin Potato salad no it's actually bacteria or genetic....grease can cause pimples but not acne....
You can actually use crisco as body butter. Add essential oils If desired and bam. Great for massages
why use essential oils? just use fucking artificial flavorings.
sharon anderson because believe it or not, they actually have some Benefits.
Crisco as body butter 😂🤣😂 what will these people think of next.
My dad loves to make this while he was alive-I didn’t really know what it was, but I enjoyed it. I’m estatic I found out what it was.
You’ve made my day, thanks Emmy!!!
If you put powder sugar it turns into a baker icing for cupcakes or wedding cake
Terri Lynn fondant?
Captain Teeko this type of icing is also referred to as buttercream, fondant requires more ingredients including glycerin, gelatin and glucose
Yop
@@tiffthenerd actually.... buttercream....contains butter. That's the only difference. Birthday cake frosting....that taste a d texture..... Crisco. Homemade cakes with that slightly salted buttery taste... buttercream...has butter.
+peepla7 Buttercream is often made with vegetable shortening. Most professional bakers use Sweetex, which is a vegetable shortening specifically formulated for buttercream frostings, because shortening holds its shape longer and doesn't melt the way butter does at the slightest rise in temperature. You can use all butter, shortening with butter for taste, shortening with butter _flavoring_ (yes, that's a thing), or all shortening. It's still buttercream.
I live in Alaska and I’m a therapist for Native Alaskan youth. Your recipe looks delicious!
Could you try making Bannock? It's a type of bread that Inuits eat and it tastes delicious with butter or jam!
BANNOCK YUM
That’s interesting cause bannock is Scottish too!
As an Alaska native it made me so happy to see someone try it and have it be positive, the traditional version is so much better also I add rice and instead of blueberries I use cranberries and add seal oil or white boiled fish and it's really good
I'm born and raised in the mountains of NW South Carolina / W North Carolina, and it was just a no brainer that frosting, or _icin_ as it is colloquially know by, is whipped Crisco, powdered sugar, vanilla or cocoa powder, and food coloring. It was a shelf stable form of buttercream frosting.
I would love to see you make and try some British foods and recipes like Yorkshire pudding, or bubble and squeak. Love from the UK!!
Jonathan Banks Brit food is great. I learned to make killer Bangers and Mash. Currently my favorite dish from another country that it make weekly is Japanese Curry (spicy) with beef, my husband loves it!
Jonathan Banks ew, British food is disgusting. The only people who like it are British people. 😷
Bubble & Squeek 🤤
Suet Pudding...double 🤤
samira sadiq yikes you're really in the wrong place to have such a closed mind about different cultures foods 😏
Jonathan Banks why do all English meals sound cute
LOL this reminds me of when my boyfriend said he had to made duck fat ice cream in his culinary arts class. But when he sent the recipe to his chef, it autocorrected it as dick fat ice cream 🤣🤣🤣.
Hello from Alaska! I grew up eating this with my native side of my family! I believe they used other oils not crisco or sometimes made it with snow! but it's all depends on the traditions of that family and the village they live in. But it's great seeing you make this it reminds me of my childhood!
You can still buy lard and that would work. And for people who are saying that this would not be healthy, if you live in a very cold climate you have to eat fat and quite a bit of it to maintain body temp. So for you and me who are not living in a cold climate, no it wouldn't be healthy.
After mixing the sugar and Crisco by hand, I bet your were soft. Great exfoliater.
minnied84 dead skin flakes in it too
Carina Johnson extra fibre xDDD
My first thought was look, she just made a sugar scrub! Lol
lol so true :)
I laughed so hard at this for some reason
Emmy! I love seeing you smile and listening to your voice. Your voice is so soothing and sweet. Have you considered doing those bedtime stories for children or lullabys? I love your content as always. Bless you for being a youtuber. My family is a huge fan of yours too!
This was my first @emmymadeinjapan video I’ve seen about three months ago. Since then I’ve seen dozens upon dozens of her videos. She has become one of my top favorite UA-camrs! Love her personality and unique videos! Thanks Emmy 👍
Oh. My. God. I need that measuring cup! What a brilliant idea!!
dinopup Pampered Chef makes a very similar measuring cup.
I've had Eskimo ice cream. And it was really good. It tastes better with mixed berries. Next time you should do fry bread.
Yes!!! Fry bread's on my list.
Gloria atkinson fry bread is sooo good!
I miss eating fry bread growing up in the four corners!
Definitely! Try Indian Tacos or Powwow Burgers!
Yessss to the fry bread!
My great grandparents used to have Akuut (ah-goot) with snow, some seal oil and berries. My grandma talks about her childhood and remembers when her mom, my amau (um-ow) would make her akuut from snow, seal oil or something fat, and add berries to it. I’ve always wanted to try it. As a Yupik, I love when our culture is being shared and known. And I know it can be kind of weird to make Akuut with your hands but it’s our culture and mixing it will tire you out 😂
I’ve lived in Alaska for the past 15 years, and eaten truck loads of agutuq. I love it. We ate a lot of it in the winter, as I t warms your body from the inside out. As does seal oil which is made from seal fat. With seal oil, we used smoked or dried salmon. My Alaskan Native friends didn’t like the way the fermented seal oil made the berries taste.
I enjoyed this episode a lot. Brought back some very nice memories.
Thank you.
My college roommate, Alaskan, made this once!
Kasey Morist how was it
I remember reading about this in a book about life in Alaska from the 1950's . The author thought it quite strange! Still I'd love to try it out!
It's really not. It's just blueberry frosting with no additives.
She never acts above a culture foe their traditional foods. Always with curiosity, respect, and just a fun energy. And I mean why would she, even if not everything is to my or her tastes it’s food, it’s so subjective and food is something that unites us all as a people, just because it’s foreign to you does not make it less then. Also this particular recipe just makes my mouth water
I got in trouble for making this for a project in elementary school. My class liked it so much that a few classmates asked me to make them some more, so the next day I returned to school with individual baggies for them. By the *next* day their parents had contacted our teacher upset that their kids came home eating pure Crisco and sugar from a bag and my teacher said I couldn't bring it anymore. lol
I feel that seal fat would add quite a different taste from the crisco.
TontoKowalski2 it totally would-maybe a bit of lard or duck fat would make it more authentic? Something with a strong fat taste...I would probably use unflavored coconut oil instead of crisco, but that is just me
Yeah, additionally, I believe oreo filling is just sugar and Crisco. I'm sure that this taste much better.
Better yet, I bet this taste COMPLETELY different and maybe much better with traditional moose/seal fat. I'm sure a beaten version of that fat would be much richer in flavour and silkier.
Emmy this was a really cool recipe! Have you ever done a recipe on here with natto? I think it would be cool to see done on the show !
Lucy Catcher She ate natto years ago. One of my favorite videos.
Hi Emmy, I was watching your videos and chanced upon you making aqutak! I actually got excited! I love your UA-cam channel! I’m Yupik Eskimo. My mom made this for us growing up. Her’s is a little different. She would either use water or berry juice to when whipping the crisco, that made it less heavy and fluffier. You also should mention when adding the sugar, it should me mixed till there are no granules left. Mom added quite a few more berries than you did, but to each their own. I like to make the crisco very creamy and fluffy, I also add some sort berry jelly to flavor the crisco. Like mom, I add more berries so the crisco isn’t the main thing that stands out. Thank you Miss Emmy for doing this. I love your fearlessness and sense of adventure in trying foods that are not usual to the main stream. I’m actually going to try some of the recipes you have made. You have inspired me! I wish you great success in your UA-cam venture!
I’d probably have used lard. Lots of healthful monounsaturated fat, if the pigs have had a reasonable diet. Might need some extra fridge time as lard nowadays tends to be runny. Still a great effort and probably more near authentic than a lard version.
Pastry crust made with lard is super-flaky and tender! Even better than with butter.
I would love to try this! 😘❤ Have you ever tried a pambazo, Emmy? It's a traditional mexican sandwich, but the bread is dipped into this mildly spicy chili sauce! You should consider on doing it sometime! I would definitely love to watch it! ^-^ ♡ *Buen Provecho!*
Is this anything like a torta ahogada, where my family is in Guadalajara they are pretty popular, and so freaking good!
That sounds amazing!
stelaafoshoo Maybe...? I'm not sure. 😂 But it sounds very delicious! 😊❤
Ai Vu Yeah it does! Thanks! ☺❤
Yeah, I'm Mexican and we call them tortas ahogadas too...I've never heard them called pambazo.
Hey! I haven't seen measuring like that since Alton Brown's Good Eats series.
Tea B yeah - he loved that thing especially for peanut butter.
Thank you for this Emmy. I grew up eating this and this is actually how my grandmother made it, she also added in the fish(you couldn’t really taste it). I love watching all the different foods you make on here. Keep it up.
I am from Dillingham Alaska I was smiling the whole time I watch your videos every day and I was surprised to see this ... depending on the family it is made a little different in my family we add more berries then this recipe with a little bit of salmon berries I know some people also add a little bit of water ... yum makes me miss home as I now live in the lower 48
Yay i am beautiful AND lovely today 😄😄 💙💜💙💜💙💜
Yes 👍
❤
Melody not only today ;D
I only did this today and I was saying "greetings my lovelies" in my head and she DIDNT
lmao the comments rip in peace
Make a fish Akutaq!
That would by delicious. with smoked salmon
Huus67209 Huus67209 😷
Michael Smith cultural insensitive
@@henlo9690 has nothing to do with cultural insensitivity. It's a food preference as some like sweet things and other prefer savory
@@henlo9690 yeah how DARE someone not like certain foods
aweee i’m inupiaq from barrow and this is my favorite food!! glad to see this on your channel
I came to love this when I was up there, it’s helpful to insulate during the colder seasons
No shade to Emmy, as I adore her videos but I just wanted to mention how bad palm oil is. Orang-utan habitat is destroyed in order to farm it literally leaves them to wander with no trees to climb. Not saying I'm perfect by any means but not many people know how destructive palm oil farming is. It's so cheap that they put it in all cheap sweets, Nutella being the worst offender. Thanks for reading x
HelenaBlack80 is it weird I learned about that in grace and frankie?
Frankie is that you? Lol
that makes my heart so sad, I swear I'm never gonna use palm oil ever again. holy shit
Yes horrible how Oranutans have been displaced and killed for palm oil farming not to mention it's horrible for your heart.
Cheyenne mountain zoo has a free app in the app stores where you can scan the barcodes on items at the store and it tells you if they use sustainable palm oil or not. Sustainable palm oil is much safer for orangutans and other animals that live in those habitats because new land isn’t required to grow sustainable palm oil. I highly recommend downloading it I use it every time I shop
Hey Emmy! I live in Wasilla, Alaska. My roomate is partially alaska native and makes this quite frequently like you did with the crisco.
So basically blueberry frosting
Great video!! I did something similar to this, but I used cream cheese instead of shortening. I did use some milk and a blender. Let it sit in the freezer for an hour or two and voila!!
Mannnnn I just don't know... I think Emmy trying to kill me now 😂
Wintersparkles1210 nope I'm Alaskan Yup'ik and this is delicious
Right? Her and Paula Deen tryin' ta kill us! ha ha!
montishaya 😂😂😂
Emmy: Shows me the ingredients in store bought frosting...
Me: 😱 🤯 🙀
I have been watching your videos for the past few days and just want to say how pleasing and relaxing your voice is! Because of that combined with the interesting subject matter, your channel is currently my favorite!
i lived in Alaska, for 10 years. my brother mom is full inpuiaq native Alaskan from kotsibue, Alaska. her and her family eat a lot of native foods and do the summer subsidizing, therefore i ea știind a lot of the traditional foods, and one thing i learned was how to make the traditional Alaskan ice cream, with the animal fats. quite interesting, they combine the fat with seal oil, which is like lard consistency, and color.
on a side note. they eat muktuk, which is cut very small, because it's too rubbery otherwise, and it's straight fat, with seal skin on the end of it. you can eat that frozen, boiled, or fried. they mainly do it boiked and frozen. but frozen being the more popular. the more you eat it, the more it ruins your inside intestines. they eat a good amount of fermented seal, which in my opinion smells like wet, dirty, stinky feet, therefore i couldn't get myself to try the fermented seal. i lived on this aluet Alaskan maybe island as a kid, and i got caught how to hunt seal while there. it was interesting
i always thought icing was too sweet to eat. plus i know there's other things in it, and i felt it wasn't straight Crisco, just Crisco in it. i don't like the idea of eating straight Crisco. when brother mom makes it, she doesnt add the sugar just crisco, berries, and/or fish
Perfect filling for ice cream sandwich...!!!or a homemade cupcake frosting...
I know most people are like yuck or disgusting. But we all have had this in most snacks we have eaten. Like Twinkies...and Hostess CupCakes ding dongs...some Frozen Cakes...And yes frosting just seeing a Large portion of it is Freaking some people out..lol but Thanks for Sharing.
Yep. It's not like you sit down with a spoon and eat a bowl of it as a meal every day. It's basically a condiment you have _with_ something. I'm southern, and was made fun if for eating a mess of greens (every get together the kitchen sink was full of greens soaking), drinking the pot liquor, making home stock (sorry, "bone broth" 😒) and drinking it when it was cold, using lard, sitting out in the yard shelling beans, eating from our gardens, and gathering "poke salad" or creasy greens. We didn't buy plastic cups for extra company, someone drank out of jars. 😂 Now it's all trendy. SMH.
So awesome Emmy!!! I’m Alaskan native and we make that all the time, we usually sugar to taste and depending on who makes it more or less crisco, really good either way! If you can get white fish like halibut or pike that’s the kind of fish they use and add crab berries to it so yummy!! Hope you read this comment I used to watch you on tastemade and glad I found your UA-cam channel! I’ve never tried with game meat before but heard about it. Awesome video!
Thanks for making Inupiat foods! My students will be very pleased and proud to see their traditional foods on youtube. A friend brought some traditional eskimo ice cream made with caribou fat to school the other day to share with the staff. And about the term eskimo- most people in our village use the term regularly, they either use the inupiaq terms or the english terms, like either akutuq or eskimo ice cream. The only people that find it offensive around here are the strong activists that are working hard to have native voices heard. Most others here in the Inupiat villages of North Slope Alaska don’t really mind.
My dad lived in Alaska for some time, and he said this was a favorite for the eskimos, and he tried it, and he liked it.
Hydrogenated Palm Oil sounds like a health problem in the making
it's better than partially hydrogenated oil, but animal fat and butter and all that can be problematic also.
plus a destruction to the environment. but obviously no one gives a flying fuck.
Not in the making. It is one. Constantly. There are far healthier fats out there readily available at low cost that provide a better alternative than this plastic oil.
when i first found out about this and saw how it was made with crisco i was grossed out, but now seeing you explain it as really just cake frosting it makes so much sense. thanks!
Im so happy to see you making akutaq I'm alaskan native and I really like yours videos :)
I see this as an interesting vegan ice cream alternative (:
Vegan and really bad for the environment :P
if you want easy vegan ice cream, cut a banana into pieced, froze them, then let them outside for an hour or so and give them into a blender. creamy banana ice cream with no sugar or milk. you could add cocosnut milk but not necessary. the same thing works with strawberry
also another good ice cream alternative is frozen berries mixed with silken tofu (with milk substitute added if necessary) . creamy, filling and protein-rich!
Floyd Barber Yeah I know about that too
M. Agca Crisco has officially on their website that their shortening is vegan
please try the savory version!! would 💖 your thoughts on it!! love you emmy 😘😘
You should try make fry bread also We actually don’t really measure we just add stuff in until we think it’s enough and traditionally we didn’t add sugar. I LOVE that measuring cup cause it’s always so hard to take the crisco out of the can
When living in Japan during the 1980s, my mom took several cooking and baking classes, she was taught how to make shelf stable frosting with Crisco. She still gets requests for her frosting because it tastes better than the store bought stuff, lol
It looks good and probably tastes good too. But there is no way that can be good to even eat half a cup of that. 😂
Bloopy , you have to remember that this was a recipe designed by people who lived up north in the cold and the snow, and needed a good layer of fat on their bodies to survive.
Matthew Wilson Huh. That's some good insight. Thanks for the info! :)
Bloopy
Kawaii Strawberries Thank you for the personal insult. Added real validity to your argument.
Kawaii Strawberries not necessaril, vegans love carbs and they maintain a very healthy weight!
I was born and raised in Alaska and am always amused to see what people think of the things we eat. Things that are everyday things at home for me, but never in a million years would most people outside of Alaska try them. Though this to me this is just the modern version that all the grandmothers complain about kids liking these days lol. I do hope you get the chance to eat more authentic things at some point, and not just smoked salmon and this lol.
Miriah Marsh what dishes could you suggest she try that are traditional? Id bet she'd make them!!!!
The problem with many of them is that you can't buy ingredients for them. Much of what we grew up eating is only available if hunted or gathered from the source.
Miriah Marsh :( id always visit my bf in skagway ...i kind of miss living up north but moved closer to my other family in southern Alberta
I was lucky enough to be stationed at Joint Base JBER in Alaska for three years when I was younger. It has been my most favorite place I have ever lived. I ate some of the best food I’ve ever had! I miss reindeer sausage!! Will have to visit again when I’m older. I always get so excited whenever I see anything about Alaska. Such a special state!
I live in Alaska and have friends who are Alaska Native, but I admit I haven't tried this or even had many opportunities to try it. Now that I'm older and wiser I would love another chance! I'd rather not use Crisco, as it is one of the unnatural fats i avoid in general, but I thought of this when i realized I've been making a yummy food with blueberries and sour cream and suddenly realized I was making my own version of Akutaq! That's why I was glad to watch you and your usual explanations and fearless sampling! Thank you!
I am 3/4 Yupik & 1/4 Inupiaq (just found out I’m part Inupiaq) the region where I’m from, we add some sort of white fish (halibut, sheefish, pike, etc) or pink salmon (it isn’t as fishy as other salmon). I was taught to use equal parts of fish & crisco. Sugar depended on the taste tester, it was either too sweet or not enough sweetness. This video made my whole day and you did an amazing job
Looks good Emmy! :D
Crisco and sugar, it makes cake frosting 🤤
AnimeLover LOL I know, I was just kidding! I'm a cake decorator, I know frosting recipes 😜
Mélanie Roussel no more iciing for me!
iebiery it’s not particularly a southern thing - crisco adds fat and stiffness to the frosting so it holds its shape without all of the richness of butter. I personally prefer meringue buttercream over frosting, but sure enough my southern family members always made crisco frosting. I think it’s just personal preference.
I was adopted and when my mom traveled to Alaska to get me, my birth family gave her a recipe for this! I only had it once in a great moon. This makes me so happy it's reaching a larger audience!
It was so cool to see something I grew up eating being showed on your channel!
This video never gets old
I was just in Alaska and I made it my personal mission to forage for as many wild berries as I could and I found watermelonberry, ligonberry, blueberry, huckleberry, thimbleberry and salmonberry.
Gregory Konopka
Did you also nurse a penguin back to help, build a school for the poor children and catch fish for the whole town too? e_e
not quite, but I tried:)
Gregory Konopka
Lol i was just messing around. Alaska has amazing assortments of berries to choose from, something majority of Americans have never seen before.
It's Interesting learning more about Other peoples' Cultures. . .
On A Side Note; I think it's nice that Alaska's getting more Representation in Media these Days; With Shows like Alaska, Molly of Denali, and The Great North.
It's interesting to see this recipe online. My Native Alaskan neighbors made it for me once & I never thought it would be made outside of Alaska or Canada. Most people think it's gross, but it's delicious.