#maktak

[ WITHOUT WAITING FOR AN ANSWER, ANOTHER BOX APPEARED. THIS TIME WITH A PLUSHIE OF YOU and the INTERVIEWER! ]

[ THE NOTE INSIDE IS DIFFERENT! ]

[ “ Do you have any favorite foods? “ ]

[ NO SIGN-OFF ]

< Your coworker opens the box to see the two plushies with the note on top. This time, the note obscures the dolls' features, so he reads the paper first. >

"Favourite foods? I like caviar and other things like that, and I occasionally treat myself to a gold steak. I remember going to a buisness potluck once where one of the people brought something called 'muktuk.' Apparently it's a native Alaskan delicacy. Tasted horrible; way to rubbery and not enough flavour."

< He shudders, remembering the experience. Never again. He slips the note into a pocket before turning back to check out the other items. >

"Hey, another doll of the boss! Seriously, where are you guys getting these?"

< Coworker places the doll next to the other one of normal guy/interviewer and the protagonist doll. Turning back to the box once more, he reaches for the plush of himself. >

"Haha! It seems the people just can't get enough of me!!"

< Coworker holds the plush, excited and admiring it. >

“Nesoluk and others stressed that for the Inupiat, food is directly tied to culture. And like all cultures, it’s constantly evolving and being influenced by outside sources. Hazel Kunakanna says that people certainly don’t just eat raw maktak, they incorporate food traditions from outside of Alaska.

“You know, like my grandma, she used to like it fried with onions and stuff. And then some people like fry it and fry their maktak like a stir-fry with rice.” 

“And you put soy sauce on it?”