Icelandic Foodways — Safety Note

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⚠ DESCRIPTION, NOT INSTRUCTION. Greenland shark is toxic when fresh and hákarl production is a specialised process; nothing here is a method. Fermented skate and fermented fish generally produce ammonia and require ventilation. Raw-milk dairy, home curing and cold smoking carry documented risks. Wild plant and lichen identification requires expertise. Follow current Icelandic and EU guidance rather than ethnography.