SC - Re: Bull-Fries

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Nanna said:
> P.S. The testicles are rather good, if you have a taste for whey-preserved
> Icelandic food. I have no idea what others would think of the stuff.

Interesting. When we've discussed preserving foods, I don't think anyone
mentioned preserving in whey. Why is the liquid portion of curdled milk,
right? With curds being the solid congelled parts?

Thsi sounds like it works on the same principle as storing things in
honey - keeping air and microbes away for the food. But doesn't the
whey itself go bad? Is this whey generally from goat's, sheep or cow's
milk? What other foods were stored this way?

Does this storage technique only work in a cool climate, which I assume
Iceland has even in summer? Or would it work in warmer regions such as
the Mediteranean? Does anyone else have any evidence of this preservation
technique being used elsewhere besides Iceland?

Thanks.
   Stefan
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