Eskimo ice cream: the native Alaskan dessert featuring pike fish
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More than 400 miles from Anchorage, the only way to get to Bethel, Alaska, is by boat or plane.
In the remote city, travel is still an obstacle: The main road is a frozen river six months out of the year, and along that seasonal path, native Alaskan Laurie O'Brien makes the trek in search of pike fish — the unlikely key ingredient for her generations-old dessert.
In order to catch the fish, O'Brien drills through a 4-foot sheet of ice, baits a hook and waits for a bite to make akutaq, also known as Eskimo ice cream. Like most traditional Native dishes, it features only ingredients hunted and gathered.
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