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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.
An Icelandic hot dog has lamb in the sausage, crispy and raw onion, ketchup, sweet mustard and remoulade. How to make one, how to order it, and where to try it.
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.
Autumn sheep-cull tradition — earthy oat-and-liver sausage rooted in using every part of the animal.
