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Skerpikjøt a type of wind-dried mutton is a delicacy of the Faroe Islands which is traditionally eaten at Christmas but also at other times of the year.The mutton usually in the form of shanks or legs (kjógv in Faroese) is allowed to hang in a so-called hjallur a drying shed ventilated by the wind for five to nine months. It has a specially strong smell which may upset those who are not accustomed to it.
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