Chinook olives

[Scott Tyler]

I have had stinky heads once in Alaska about 20 years ago in the Bristol Bay 
area.  Some Innuit folks invited me over for a triple header---sounded like 
we were going to a baseball game. Well, I did manage to eat one fish head 
which was fermented.  The heads were torn apart with our bear hands and 
rinsed each piece in the river just before we popped it into our mouths. 
The fingerlings in the river had a treat too!  We all had some hot tea to 
'cook up the fish' they said.
In Neah Bay there is  aach paab which is fermented fish eggs. Don't know if 
any one makes it today.

Scott
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Crippen" <jcrippen at GMAIL.COM>
To: <CHINOOK at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG>
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 1:44 PM
Subject: Re: Chinook olives


> On 9/5/07, Peter Webster <peterweb at bendnet.com> wrote:
>>  Acorns...pickled in urine.
>
> On a similar culinary note, what is the CJ term for fermented fish
> heads? I think most languages in the PacNW had native terms for this
> particular dish, but I've never heard a term in CJ. The English term
> used in Alaska is "stink heads" or "stinky heads". Perhaps a calque of
> that?
>
> Cheers,
> James
>
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