A guide to Icelandic candy: Draumur, Þristur, Hraun, Nóa Kropp and Ópal, why liquorice is everywhere, Saturday nammidagur, and where to buy.
What Icelandic salt cod is, how it is made, why Spain, Portugal and Italy have bought it for centuries, and how to soak and cook it at home.
What Icelandic arctic char (bleikja / silungur) is, how it compares with salmon, and a reliable pan-fried recipe with crisp skin, dill and toasted almonds.
Why Icelanders fermented fish, how hákarl and kæst skata are made and eaten, why they smell so strong, and how they compare with Norwegian rakfisk.
Why Icelandic lamb tastes different, how it is raised and eaten, plus a classic Sunday roast leg of lamb with caramelised potatoes and brown gravy.
Traditional Icelandic cookies explained: piparkökur, gyðingakökur, Sarah Bernhardt cookies, hálfmánar and simple biscuits, with tips for baking and packing them.
Practical Icelandic pantry inspiration for packing trail snacks and simple hut meals for Norwegian hikes.
Seven classic Icelandic Christmas cookies, from spesíur and piparkökur to sörur, plus an easy recipe for lakkrístoppar, the chewy liquorice meringue tops.
Plan a food-led city walk around Icelandic sweets and warm soup in Reykjavík, then use the same unhurried approach to explore Oslo’s Karl Johan and old-town streets.
Lamb soup, plokkfiskur and rye in Reykjavík, then cepelinai, kugelis and kepta duona in Vilnius: how Icelandic comfort food and Lithuanian home cooking line up.
A practical guide to simple food for cold, windy birding days, with Icelandic habits that translate well to Norwegian field trips.
How everyday Icelandic foods can be read as practical cultural evidence, from preserved fish and rye bread to the habits around shared meals.
Hverabrauð is rye bread baked underground in geothermal heat near Iceland's hot springs. The home-oven version of the recipe baked daily at Laugarvatn Fontana.
Iceland's most famous soup is grown, not just cooked: tomatoes from a geothermal greenhouse, simmered plain and finished with a spoonful of mango chutney.
