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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.
The centrepiece of Icelandic Christmas — lamb cold-smoked over birch and sheep dung, served with sweet nutmeg-spiced uppstúf.
Lamb-based sausages with natural snap, steamed buns, and the holy trinity: pylsusinnep, remoulade, and ketchup.
Iceland's oldest snack food — wind-cured white fish pounded soft and eaten with cold salted butter, no cooking required.
Iceland's most infamous delicacy — Greenland shark fermented and wind-dried for months to neutralise its natural toxicity, traditionally chased with a shot of brennivín.
Iceland's historic survival dish — dense, savoury salt cod poached gently and served with waxy potatoes and melted butter.
