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Culinary Traditions and Conservation of Arctic Herbs in Greenland, Sápmi, and Norway

This short presentation features interviews with three experts discussing the species of herbs they work with, the time period in which the species were used, their traditional uses, and their current preservation efforts. The experts also share information on publications, literature, and contact persons in their respective regions.

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Culinary Traditions and Conservation of Arctic Herbs in Greenland, Sápmi, and Norway

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  1. Interviews with three experts ― a short presentation 2012-07-26

  2. ChrisEngelsma, Wikimedia Commons, 2012-07-24

  3. ChrisEngelsma, Wikimedia Commons, 2012-07-24 Anne Sofie Hardenberg Greenland Greta Huuva Sápmi, Sweden Brynhild Mørkved Norway

  4. Core questionsSpecies they work withTime period species was usedWhat it was used for, how, what partsTraditions, storiesLocation, type of location

  5. Core questions... Preservation today? who is responsible, inventories, management, etc Publications, literature Contact persons

  6. Anne Sofie Hardenberg New Nordic Food Culinary ambassadeur for Greenland, 2007

  7. Anne Sofie Hardenberg Greenland herbs – food, medicin Focus on new recipes with traditional ingredients Angelica – has always been used, different parts, fresh and cooked Thymus – tea etc Rhododendron groenlandicum – (grønlands-post) historical use, now renaissance And many more.

  8. Anne Sofie Hardenberg Locations: mainly south Greenland, inner fjords Did not know of cultivation nor protection measures Publications, information: Cook books, tv-programs, several articles about her, workshops and courses about cooking arctic food Need to contact her again.

  9. Greta Huuva Food ambassadeur of Sápmi, appointed by the Swedish government in 2010

  10. Greta Huuva Focus on food. Species: Angelica Rumex acetosa ssp. lapponicus (fjällängssyra) Oxyria digyna (’juobmon’/fjällsyra) Alchemilla, A. alpina (fjällkåpa) Epilobium angustifolium (mjölkört) Achillea millefolium (röllika). Inner bark of Pinus Traditional dish: ’gåmpan’ – fermented herbs such as Angelica, Rumex acetosa, Epilobium angustifolium.

  11. Greta Huuva • Time period: used until 2 generations ago. • Wild herbs, not cultivated. • Possibly, Angelica spread to south Sami region by • bringing seeds to settlements. • Old reindeer pastures – cultivated turnips? • (forest sami, 1800s?) • Culture mixing (sami & settlers) • cultivated turnips, cereals, potato, took hay • and used sami-traditional wild herbs.

  12. Greta Huuva • No knowledge about any directed conservation. • Traditionally – protect the locations, • don’t use up everything. • Contactpersons / literature: • Essay about the ten most used plants by Sami • Lilian Ryd, writes about settler and sami women • and food. • Yngve Ryd, written about the culture. • Ájtte museum – exhibitions and library • Sametinget librarian

  13. Brynhild Mørkved Department of Natural Sciences, University of Tromsø

  14. Brynhild Mørkved North Norway Perennials, before 1940 Well documented ― literature / interviews (also remnants in old gardens / naturalised) 1940? After 1940 great inflow of species/varieties Change in horticulture Oldest documented material: 1821, Tromsø No archaeological studies for documentation of older occurances Apple2000, Wikimedia Commons, 2012-07-24

  15. Brynhild Mørkved Works with150-200 species with documented history Collects information on use, traditions, stories, local names etc. Type of locations: Old gardens, manors, vicarages, gardens around/related to larger gardens Conservation: Collects in clonal archive Traditionshagen, Tromsø Local folk museums Difficult with in situ conservation Brynhild Mørkved, Inst, Skog og Landskap

  16. Brynhild Mørkved Tips about publications: Several articles in the journal Ottar (eg 2001:2, 2004:2) Local projects – reports Norw. Genetic Reource Center homepage (eg Ukens kulturminneplante) Working on a book. Informed about archaeological study in Norway made by Swedish researchers. Contact Madeleine von Essen. Brynhild Mørkved, Inst, Skog og Landskap

  17. Brynhild Mørkved Favourite plant: Allium victorialis Naturalised in Lofoten Theory: from the vikings Brynhild Mørkved, Inst, Skog og Landskap

  18. Brynhild Mørkved Favourite plant: Allium victorialis Naturalised in Lofoten Theory: from the vikings Article on the webpage of Genressurssentret. Brynhild Mørkved, Inst, Skog og Landskap

  19. To be continued.

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