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. Hegelund sets out some dried fish.

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 ...

Chef Inunnguaq Hegelund is working to preserve Greenland's Indigenous food traditions by giving importance to ingredients and how they are sourced. He calls this new Arctic cuisine.

Chef Inunnguaq Hegelund is working to preserve Greenland's Indigenous food traditions by giving importance to ingredients and how they are sourced. He calls this new Arctic cuisine.

All Things Considered recently spent an evening with Hegelund to learn more about the island's history through food.. Hegelund says most of the food, like different types of vegetables and most dairy, ...

The food he's preparing for us has been through a journey. "[Greenlanders] do a lot of hunting. [They] are out in rough nature," Hegelund says.

NUUK, Greenland — Chef Inunnguaq Hegelund is constantly moving. On a recent trip to a local hunter's market, the car barely stops moving before the star chef jumps out to see what options are ...