We travel to the northernmost parts of Norway and start off in Finnmark where we meet the young Sami reindeer herder Jon Mikkel. Jon Mikkel is carrying on the family business and tradition, and he takes Halaigh on a life-changing experience on the mountain where they catch a reindeer and butcher it on the snowy peaks. Jon Mikkel’s grandmother then cooks up a feast of reindeer tongue and blood pudding, before Jon Mikel teaches Halaigh about the indigenous singing style called joiking. Further up the northern coast, Halaigh heads out to sea to catch some of the most delicious – and biggest – king crab on this planet. The captain is a man of few words, but he ends up cooking a glorious meal of fresh crab claws and "special sauce."
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