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Wh<strong>at</strong> do We drink?<br />

<strong>Greenland</strong>ic me<strong>at</strong>, in particular <strong>se</strong>al, whale and musk ox me<strong>at</strong>,<br />

is a gre<strong>at</strong> challenge with regard to choosing a suitable wine.<br />

– I think champagne <strong>for</strong> <strong>se</strong>al is a good choice. Champagne is<br />

dry, and it is the acidity and freshness of the bubbles th<strong>at</strong> does<br />

it. They really go well toget<strong>her</strong>, says restaurant manager Victor<br />

Næss, who buys the wines.<br />

The altern<strong>at</strong>ive to champagne is, according to the restaurant<br />

manager, a young rosé, which has the dryness of champagne,<br />

but also has a light, fruity taste.<br />

When <strong>se</strong>lecting wine to suit the meal, the challenge is to have<br />

the wine complement the food, providing a little opposition. It<br />

is about cre<strong>at</strong>ing balance between the taste of the sweet and<br />

sour, salt and bitter. According to Victor Ness, musk ox me<strong>at</strong><br />

has a very complex and varied taste, but it still requires a little<br />

opposition and he t<strong>her</strong>e<strong>for</strong>e recommends Bourgogne or Rhone<br />

wines. The fish dishes are a challenge of their own.<br />

– In our kitchen, the sauces often determine the choice of wine.<br />

If you have a light fish in a heavy sauce, we recommend a different<br />

wine than we would, <strong>for</strong> a light, citrus sauce. A heavy<br />

sauce requires a very acidic wine.<br />

alSo lunch<br />

– The restaurant is a wonderful place and we would like to u<strong>se</strong><br />

it <strong>for</strong> more than just evening meals, so last year we started to<br />

<strong>se</strong>rve lunch in <strong>her</strong>e, tells Mikael Hansson.<br />

»Sarfalik LUNCH« started with lunches of high quality: Root<br />

vegetable soup, smoked salmon with capers and chives – or how<br />

about a fish pl<strong>at</strong>ter with prawns, salmon and halibut?<br />

Since the start, classic Danish open­faced sandwiches have been<br />

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added to the menu: Crab/prawn salad, smoked halibut, game<br />

pâté, beef p<strong>at</strong>ty with soft­fried onions and fried egg or roast<br />

beef with crispy­fried onions and remoulade sauce.<br />

– T<strong>her</strong>e are business people, who want a quiet lunch and they<br />

can get th<strong>at</strong> <strong>her</strong>e, says Mikael Hansson.<br />

If you order be<strong>for</strong>ehand, you can enjoy a good lunch in just 30<br />

minutes.<br />

the perfect fuSion<br />

– Hansson with two s’s, says the chef in Swedish, with a broad<br />

accent. He qualified as a cook 15 years ago and he worked in a<br />

<strong>se</strong>ries of restaurants in Malmø, be<strong>for</strong>e going to Nuuk in 2002.<br />

He has been chef since Sarfalik opened four years ago.<br />

On the menu, Mikael Hansson describes the style as a fusion<br />

of »the new Nordic cuisine« with focus on <strong>Greenland</strong>ic ingredients.<br />

The intern<strong>at</strong>ional appearance is completed by his Swedish<br />

background and by being an adopted son from Pakistan.<br />

– Culture, of cour<strong>se</strong>, determines taste. I cannot say: No­one<br />

likes th<strong>at</strong>. Taste is a question of tradition.<br />

The chef’s own favourites are the raw ingredients.<br />

– I love to e<strong>at</strong> and <strong>se</strong>rve raw, marin<strong>at</strong>ed fish and shell­fish. We<br />

<strong>se</strong>rve raw prawns, which are ot<strong>her</strong>wi<strong>se</strong> only <strong>for</strong> export to China<br />

and Japan. I like it, when you do not »drown« too much of the<br />

taste. When it is raw, t<strong>her</strong>e is more background taste. Raw<br />

prawns taste f<strong>at</strong>tier, not as salty. I love the taste of wolffish and<br />

the taste of blue mus<strong>se</strong>ls is fantastic. When we get the ingredients,<br />

we <strong>se</strong>rve them the same evening, or we vacuum­pack<br />

and freeze them to maintain »top notch quality«. Most of it is<br />

extremely good, ends the chef of Sarfalik.<br />

kAl Neriniartarfik Sarfalik. Dk Et kig ud over restaurant Sarfalik. GB Restaurant Sarfalik.<br />

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