Negative. Mako and thresher.
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Have you had it? We had a couple in the shop over the weekend that were from Iceland. They said that they pretty much do it as a tourist joke. None of the new age people eat it. But their grand and great grandfathers ate it. I was told they sell it to tourists and laugh their azzes of after they leave. They bury it under the ground for months. I guess they make some good money on it but it's not a common thing to eat according to the cats that told us about it.
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In my quest for infinite knowledge, I had to google Hakarle.. Wow.

Chef Anthony Bourdain described hákarl as "the single worst, most disgusting and terrible tasting thing" he has ever eaten.[1]

Chef Gordon Ramsay challenged James May to sample three "delicacies" (Laotian snake whiskey, bull penis, and hákarl) on The F Word; after eating hákarl, Ramsay spat it out, although May kept his down. May's only reaction was, "You disappoint me, Ramsay."[5]

On season 2's Iceland episode of Travel Channel's Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, Andrew Zimmern described the smell as reminding him of "some of the most horrific things I've ever breathed in my life," but said the taste was not nearly as bad as the smell. Nonetheless, he did note that hákarl was "hardcore food" and "not for beginners".

On the season 5 finale of River Monsters, Jeremy Wade tries a dried piece of hákarl and describes it as "burning the back of his throat" and having a very strong after taste.
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Exactly!
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I have never tried it- but would do so in a heartbeat, just to say I had :uhuh:

If your into trying new stuff I have a small batch of Python jerky coming in Friday. Pm me if you want me to put one aside.
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love the new screen name

No portagee allowed in the mafia lol. Got any Peo Staff spots available fill my plug bag with variousJerky treats I'll hand out samples to bull dogs at the race in the summer.
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Lmao
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More like lame
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:fight:

Your the guy on the right! BTW this registration is sitting on my desk.

Are you doing any mail orders??

Yes
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Great....I will be in touch.

See you at rissa
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Good luck Jay. Looks like I'm gonna have to make the long drive from Burrillville.

Paul wanna car pool?
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If any of you guys come down pm me so I'll make sure I get down there to take care of you guys.
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At rissa or the store
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Store. We are going to discount at Rissa but I can take better care at the store.
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hey Skip. I'm up for that. Watch for a PM about the other thing.

How'd you guys do during that shee**t show on saturday?

We did great stayed open all night and drank beers. Had some cool people from town hanging out. Had 2 kids try to trade drugs for jerky. Had another kid that wanted to trade me weed for my beer as I was walking back from the liquor store. Had 1 Hott drunk beootch wobble into the store and sat on an alligator head in my picture window and almost went through the glass. People on roofs, hanging out of windows, people drunk falling down at 1130 in the afternoon! And it seems like dress code was yoga pants and no bras! My kind of Saturday night. I'll post some pics up this week.
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:jump1:

Can't wait to see those pics. :)

Lmao. Yep. That's Newport.
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I am seriously looking to make a run down there this week.

Beware Newport! But I 'll be down for jerky.
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I know you don't like what I have to say Westportmafia but you really might want to pay attention to what's happening with the tolls.The brandy-new toll structure that got passed last night isn't really going to help you much.In the history of this state you could not have picked a worst time to possibly start a business on Aquidneck Island.

I wish you the best of luck.But a business based on beef-jerkey in Newport?Really?

Beef jerky?
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Good luck Jay! I'll make it down there and support your small business.

I think he passed that point when the window decals went up.

The business has a good chance at success. It's unique in the area, provides instant gratification and has a variable price point that affords a tickle or indulgence.

It's also a food item without a lot of spoilage.

A small % of revenues are going to come from people driving to Newport just to get jerky so tolls aren't going to matter that much. That being said, what was just passed?

The key challenge I see is pulling people off the street. Another avenue to explore is how to create return customers via mail order as a follow on to in store sales.

But seriously, who doesn't like good jerky?

-spence

Well said, Spence. Basswipe must think the tourists are going to stay away from Newport now. A toll isn't going to affect tourism, and the locals are already on the island. Not to mention that it's exotic jerky, not beef jerky as he's claiming. It's not the convenience store slim jim stuff.
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When I go to Newport I complain more about the parking than the tolls.
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as i was saying.....:rtfm:

In the 10 days we have been open we have had people from all over the states and out of the country as far as Germany and Thailand. It's a unique specialty shop. Our average sale is around 50 bucks. We have had dozens of people posing for pictures in front of our store. I haven't seen any other stores with people taking pics in front of them. Beef jerky? Not even close. We had the most popular booth at the expo last night for local businesses at the Hyatt. Basswipe come to the shop and see what we are doing. As I did special order you some wood smoked peppered venison. The meat is over an inch thick!
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That's an important metric to track...big business spends a lot of money looking at how to upsell even just a few percent.

-spence

Hey, I see NJC made the front page of the Newport Daily News. Congrats! Looks like you guys had a good day at the business expo.
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Research was done before we made the move. And that's pretty much what was expected and falls in line. We aren't building rocket ships. Numbers are numbers. And when the hell can I expect to see you? I need to know a week in advanced as I have low ceilings.
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This is making me hungry
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