And the food in Greenland, he says, always has a story to tell. “Hunters have been into the mountains to bring back musk ox. Fishermen have been out in boats in cold weather.

"When you make traditional Greenlandic food, you need raw, fermented foods and ingredients that are not allowed on the ship," he told T+L.

He wants Greenland to be self-sufficient and to preserve the time-honored traditions of local food. He says where the food comes from and how it's sourced matters.

Adventure cruise line HX Expeditions has a culinary partnership with Greenlandic chef Inunnguaq Hegelund that introduces its guests to the rich and often-overlooked food culture in the country.

Today, he has a wide portfolio of culinary projects, including a food festival and a national competition for chefs. Back in the kitchen, he is juggling dishes of Greenlandic lamb smothered in a ...

He wants Greenland to be self-sufficient and to preserve the time-honored traditions of local food. He says where the food comes from and how it's sourced matters. Grace Widyatmadja/NPR / ...

Hegelund has been a chef for about 20 years and is now working to preserve Greenland's Indigenous food traditions by leaning into what he describes as new Arctic cuisine. It's a movement toward ...