[HN Gopher] The art of eating well in Antarctica (2022)
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       The art of eating well in Antarctica (2022)
        
       Author : tosh
       Score  : 57 points
       Date   : 2023-01-30 11:17 UTC (11 hours ago)
        
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       | flobosg wrote:
       | Related: Gluten Free Antarctica -
       | https://idlewords.com/2018/12/gluten_free_antarctica.htm
        
         | ThePowerOfFuet wrote:
         | From the author of _Argentina On Two Steaks a Day_? Yes please!
         | 
         | https://idlewords.com/2006/04/argentina_on_two_steaks_a_day....
        
       | foobarbecue wrote:
       | One time on Erebus helicopters couldn't get in for several weeks
       | so we started to get a little low on food. We found a giant piece
       | of meat buried in the ice near the hut decades ago. Our brilliant
       | chef Drea was like awesome we are having lamb tonight, but then
       | when we got the ice off it and got a better look she was like
       | uhhh I meant brisket. It was delicious.
       | 
       | Usually plenty of selection of frozen food up there-- I ate a LOT
       | of delicious scallops. "Freshies," however, were a hugely
       | anticipated, rare treat.
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       | Sometimes we DID order pizza from mcmurdo, informally, via
       | helicopter (when there was one coming up anyway).
        
         | t344344 wrote:
         | Some frozen mammoths were found in Siberia at end of 19th
         | century. Locals fed it to dogs, and it was served as
         | delicatessen in Paris restaurants.
        
           | 082349872349872 wrote:
           | An anecdote from someone who grew up in Newfoundland: the
           | rich kids ate peanut butter sandwiches; poor kids had nothing
           | but lobster.
        
         | Q6T46nT668w6i3m wrote:
         | If you're one of the few foolish enough to climb Denali in the
         | winter, you can find some comfort in the countless stashes from
         | the summer.
        
         | teachrdan wrote:
         | This story went somewhere very different than what I expected.
         | When you described a giant piece of meat, I assumed it was
         | going to be a person.
        
           | foobarbecue wrote:
           | Why not an alien creature?
        
       | themanmaran wrote:
       | I was surprised by the number of research settlements in
       | Antartica. 82 total bases across 30 countries. Population sways
       | from ~5,000 in the summer to 1,000 in the winter [1].
       | 
       | Looks like most of them are grouped pretty close around the
       | peninsula. Explains how the volunteers were able to share food
       | between the different international research bases.
       | 
       | [1] https://www.antarcticglaciers.org/antarctica-2/people-in-
       | ant...
        
         | petemir wrote:
         | In particular the King George island (or 25 de Mayo) is really
         | crowded, which is a nice feature, as it is possible to visit
         | other bases just on a short trip, either by boat or snow
         | mobile. Or between the Chinese/Russian/Chilean/Uruguayan bases,
         | just by walking :).
         | 
         | Long-distance trips between some of the bases pictured on the
         | link you added are usually not feasible/practical, particularly
         | in winter. We (i.e. Argentinian base) had some longer-distance
         | Twin Otter trips to other national bases, but not that often.
        
       | dveeden2 wrote:
       | Similar to this:
       | 
       | "What Do You Eat in Antarctica? | Antarctic Extremes" by PBS
       | Terra
       | 
       | https://youtu.be/pzlA9HDNwBs
        
         | red-iron-pine wrote:
         | The rest of that PBS series is also pretty cool and worth a
         | watch
        
       | andjelam990 wrote:
       | Really interesting article! I shared it with a couple of my
       | friends who are fascinated with Antarctica.
        
       | rurban wrote:
       | Now I really have to recommend an excellent japanese movie about
       | a cook on the japanese antarctic base.
       | 
       | https://letterboxd.com/film/the-chef-of-south-polar/
        
         | seszett wrote:
         | It reminds my of a movie ("Les Saveurs du palais") about a
         | former French president's cook who was also cook on Crozet
         | island (not Antarctica, but somewhat similar conditions).
         | 
         | To be honest I didn't watch it because I don't like the actress
         | so I can't really tell if it's realistic but it had a good
         | reception apparently.
        
       | eschneider wrote:
       | Lots of good lessons here. Also, if you're an introverted, geeky
       | type like many of us here are, NEVER underestimate your ability
       | to meet people by the simple dint of being a decent cook. It
       | comes up in a lot of situations. :)
        
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