Greenland is a country cold which rarely comes to mind when thinking about paradises gastronomic. Normally the cooks more prestigious of the world locate their stores in Destinations densely populated and with a wide variety of ingredients. That is why today we will talk about KOKS, haute cuisine in Greenland. ¡Descúbrelo!
KOKS, Michelin stars where no one expects
Under two Michelin stars, it is located in Greenland one of the most curious restaurants in the world. The hustle and bustle of big cities and the fast-paced life of urbanites is far from their kitchens. It is a building recondite, quiet and peaceful where the chef Poul Andrias Ziska prepare haute cuisine dishes with the ingredients that this frozen country offers.
It was inaugurated in 2018 in the small town of 250 people called leynavatn, located in the Islas Feroe. The restaurant already in its origins settled on a very small population and with a settled clientele, despite the reduced of its size. However, this year, KOKS He has decided to move to a place where only lovers of world gastronomy can find him.
El restaurant has changed the lands of leynavatn for a tiny settlement of barely 50 neighbors in Ilimanaq, Greenland. Without a doubt, it is one of the most hidden restaurants on the entire planet. It is probably the most remote to obtain not one, if not two Michelin stars. no doubt the chef ziska stays true to his philosophy intimate and peaceful, which means a great sacrifice of popularity.
A most exotic experience
The new settlement of the restaurant is in a cabin of the XNUMXth century, which was the residence of the gerente of the locality It is surrounded by a complex of 15 bungalows Designed to accommodate diners who need to spend the night near the restaurant. Accommodation that, due to little space of the area, it can only be occupied during a single night. Accommodation includes a breakfast and a dinner offered by the restaurant.
The restaurant itself has enough space to accommodate 30 people maximum, and its tasting menu is made up of 17 dishes. The price of this menu, which by the way, is the only one offered by the restaurant, is around €282. The dishes can be accompanied with wines for €215, or with juices for €107. Without a doubt, the price is commensurate with the remoteness of the place.
The restaurant is decorated with a great see her authentic from a ship whaling, and the dining room is not the only place that the cabin has. It also has a meeting room in the old attic than in the Eighteenth century It served as a warehouse for the town. KOKS will be present in Greenland between June and September 2022 and 2023, waiting for the completion of the works in another town in the Faroe Islands, dossdalsgjógv, where in 2024 they will move permanently.
KOKS brings together the gastronomy of Greenland
We don't think it surprises anyone that the gastronomy of Greenland do not rely on a large number of ingredients. Mainly due to the lack of food, the inhabitants of this country have based their gastronomy in what they had at hand at the time of cooking. There is no bread, potatoes or cereals in the traditional recipes, as those crops did not get along well with the temperatures of the region.
The dairy They are not consumed frequently either, like fruit or vegetables. Without a doubt, it is a very remarkable the lack of food with which the inhabitants have survived until the arrival of the globalization. Today there is a great interest in chips and other less healthy dishes from Europe and Canada. This, that to broaden the horizon gastronomic from all over Greenland, has pushed those traditional recipes into the background.
However, the meat-centered diet of seal and fish continues to be one of the basic pillars of the food local, which undoubtedly KOKS power making these your dishes star.
But tell us, what did you think? Have you wanted to visit this restaurant away from the hustle and bustle?
