11 posts
Light, familiar food and steady hydration beat a heavy holiday lunch before a padel match. What to eat, when to eat it, and what to pack between games.
One of the most iconic þorramatur dishes — a whole sheep's head, singed and simmered until tender, eaten by hand with mashed swede and potato.
Iceland's oldest snack food — wind-cured white fish pounded soft and eaten with cold salted butter, no cooking required.
Hákarl is Greenland shark cured for months because fresh meat is toxic. How it's made, what it tastes like, how Icelanders serve it, and where to try it.
From deep-fried kleinur to layered vinarterta: a guide to the Icelandic desserts worth making at home, and which occasion each one actually belongs to.
Icelandic food traditions as a way to study culture: preservation, ritual and craft, and how to read a single dish as research material.
Icelandic Christmas food: hangikjöt, hamborgarhryggur, ptarmigan, laufabrauð, sörur and malt og appelsín, plus the fermented skate tradition on 23 December.
What skyr is, how Icelanders eat it, and nine easy skyr recipes: cream and berries, breakfast bowls, pancakes, a dip, baked apples and cheesecake.
Þorrablót is Iceland's midwinter feast. What's on the þorramatur platter (hákarl, svið, hangikjöt, harðfiskur), how it's eaten and where it comes from.
A guide to traditional Icelandic food: lamb soup, fish stew, smoked lamb, skyr, rye bread and the stranger midwinter dishes, with links to our recipes.
Icelandic breakfast is skyr, oatmeal (hafragrautur), rye bread with butter and cheese, and a small glass of cod liver oil. What to expect at home and in hotels.
