Kaffemik Table
The coffee gathering itself: kaffemik — Greenland's institution of open-house coffee, cake and celebration (birthdays, confirmations, first days) where the whole town passes through — with dried fish, mattak, cakes and endless coffee.
What it is
The coffee gathering itself: kaffemik — Greenland's institution of open-house coffee, cake and celebration (birthdays, confirmations, first days) where the whole town passes through — with dried fish, mattak, cakes and endless coffee. Ingredients: coffee (strong, constant), cakes (kringle, layer cakes), dried fish and meats, mattak, seal or reindeer dishes. Recipe: 1) Announce the occasion; open the door. 2) Lay the table and keep adding. 3) Serve every guest who comes (all day). 4) The host eats last. Serve: in homes from Nuuk to the smallest settlement. Flavor: hospitality itself. History: kaffemik (from Danish kaffe + Inuit -mik, 'with') is Greenlandic social fabric — the table as community. See also: Suaasat, Mattak.
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