Suaasat is the national dish of Greenland. The country is largely dependent on a hunting lifestyle as a way of survival. Whale, seal, reindeer, and fish are the main components of Greenlandic food. As the world’s markets have evolved and provided a wider variety of food choices, Greenland has stayed with its traditional food staples¹. With this, a popular simple meal is Suaasat. The dish is a soup made of whatever protein available, whale, seal, reindeer, fish, or bird, as well as potatoes, rice, and onions. There is very seldom any added spices. This dish is representative of the country’s Inuit culture that has kept the same tradition of harvesting and preparing food for thousands of years². The food is mainly practical sustenance.

The large majority of Greenland's population is Inuit. With this, there are gender roles; Men hunt and women tan hide and prepare food, but there are no specific, strict rules or expectations beyond this. Food is based around these hunting traditions. Kalaallit, or Greenlanders, depend on whale meat, caribou, moose, walrus, seal, fish, fowl, mountain sheep, bear, hares, squirrels, and foxes for much of their food supply. Plant food includes wild herbs and roots, as well as berries³.

As the country has been historically fairly isolated from outside culture, and somewhat continues to be today, the country's youth pushes toward expansion of ideas and cultural knowledge. This would allow for the country's population to experience more food and culture outside of their own hunting lifestyles⁴.