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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2009 14:58:38 GMT
Last year I saw the quite interesting Icelandic film "Jar City," which was basically a police intrigue, but it unmercifully poked fun at Icelandic cuisine as though it were the most atrocious thing on the face of the planet. I'm just wondering if there is anybody who could give us an insight to good Icelandic dishes.  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2009 15:00:18 GMT
(In case you are wondering, that is an unabashed appeal to one of our new members.)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2009 8:46:36 GMT
Kerouac, the scenes with the Icelandic food might have come across as poking fun, but they are actually meant to show that Erlendur is an old-timer who doesn't care for new-fangled food. Incidentally, both the sheep-head and the meat soup are quite tasty dishes. The diner in the Reykjavík bus terminal specialises in "kók og kjammi" (a coke and a jaw): blackened sheep's jaw served with mashed potatoes and rutabagas. According to the owner, buying this dish has become a rite of passage for foreign backpackers in Iceland.
As to recipes, you will find plenty on my blog...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2009 11:29:02 GMT
Yes, but when he asked "don't you have any vegetables?" the answer was no. I hope that was a joke.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2009 11:36:44 GMT
Hmm, I don't remember that scene, but it was probably a joke. There is a thriving vegetable-producing industry in Iceland, but I know several older people who will eat no vegetables other than potatoes, rutabagas and white cabbage, all thoroughly cooked to remove all nutritional value.
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 21, 2009 15:50:45 GMT
Hmmm ~~ after reading this, I'm thinking about switching to overcooked cabbage and root vegetables! Quote from article: No idea why Icelandic men outlive others, but [highlight=Yellow]diet[/highlight], lifestyle and available healthcare are likely contributors. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2009 8:45:12 GMT
Quote from article: No idea why Icelandic men outlive others, but [highlight=Yellow]diet[/highlight], lifestyle and available healthcare are likely contributors.That would be the fish. |
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