Comments on: Icelandic cuisine

By: Coby

Coby — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:36:50 +0000

This is why I have never seen an Icelandic cookbook perhaps, they just don't translate very well;)

By: Lucy

Lucy — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:55:56 +0000

Really? You know ICELANDIC?

Duncan, you ARE amazing.

By: nzm

nzm — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:21:24 +0000

Skyr is delicious. Smoother than yoghurt. We had it for breakfast almost every day. Iceland Air did it for us – on the flight into Iceland, they had little punnets of Skyr for the dessert. From then on, we were hooked. I think that it contains addictive substances!

By: Duncan

Duncan — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:03:11 +0000

Thanks nzm! I know people who rave about skyr (a dairy product for those who aren't in the know), but I just can't get that enthusiastic about a simple dairy product.

I gather Iceland is temporarily rather cheap for hordes of holidaying Poms, or something, but it won't last long. I decided not to pursue the Icelandic project further:)

By: nzm

nzm — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:55:01 +0000

We were in Iceland in August last year and I wrote about it on our blog.

The shark is putrid and not many modern Icelanders look at the stuff.

A lot of the cooking includes sugar and is quite sweet.

There isn't much else to say about the food!

The country is amazing and we had a ball. However, it is expensive and you have to be aware of this before you go and budget to spend a lot of money.

By: Anna

Anna — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:27:24 +0000

I have to admit, there is no power on this earth that could tempt me to try any of those delicacies

By: Dani

Dani — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 09:37:53 +0000

I've heard of this putrified shark business before. You must admit it's a fascinating thought. I'd try it.