Tundra Staple · Roasted Reindeer

Tuttu (Reindeer)

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Greenland's reindeer aren't native — they descend from herds introduced in the 1950s, yet tuttu has already become one of the most requested meats on Nuuk menus.

Lean reindeer meat is seared as steaks or slow-cooked into stews with root vegetables, prized for a milder, less gamey flavor than muskox. Restaurants and market stalls in Nuuk and nearby West Greenland towns sell it fresh or frozen depending on the season's hunt.

Why it's made this way: West Greenland's tundra around Nuuk supports grazing reindeer in a way the rockier, more ice-bound east coast can't, making tuttu a distinctly western addition to a diet otherwise dominated by sea mammals.