Why an Alaskan Hospital Added Reindeer Pot Pie and Seal Soup to Its Menu A state-spanning network of volunteers powers the program. Why an Alaskan Hospital Added Reindeer Pot Pie and Seal Soup to Its Menu Copy Link Chef Amy Foote preparing fresh Alaskan salmon for soup. Courtesy of Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium In This Story You’re not going to find jello cups on the menu at Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska. Instead, patients and visitors choose between reindeer pot pie, smoked hooligan, birch sourdough biscuits with fireweed jelly, herring roe, salmon-belly or seal soup, and Eskimo ice cream (made with animal fat, fish oil, and berries).