What we ate in Iceland

I have mentioned before on facebook that I was off this Easter for a short weekend break with my husband to Iceland . To the capital Reykjavik to be specific.

It was beautiful but freezing cold even in April. Naturally I was curious about the food they had on offer. Unfortunately I did not really eat out there, because Iceland is a very expensive country. As its so cold there for most of the year everything has to be imported. This means that food prices are very high and restaurants prices even more so.

However I am convinced that sometimes you do not need to go to a restaurant to find local food just a supermarket. We had a great time walking around and just picking up food that we thought looked good but we had no clue what they were!

Of course we stopped and had some of the Icelandic Street Food - Hotdogs, and Pancakes! Drank a shed lot of coffee! I definitely cannot wait to go back but next time maybe in the summer when its warmer.

Icelandic Drinking Yoghurt — The Icelandic Supermarkets were full of yoghurts! Especially drinking yoghurts in various delicious flavours

Iceland6 — I had one every day that I was there.

Dave got very excited in the supermarket...

When he discovered that they were selling "Crap"

Iceland5 — My treasures from my first trip to the supermarket. The Icelandic yoghurt, some malt bread, meatballs in a sweet and sour sauce and those Icelandic flat breads.

Iceland7 — Flatkökur is the traditional Icelandic Flatbread that you can get in every Icelandic Supermarket. It has a smokey taste, and was originally baked in a pot.

Icelandic Hot Dogs — Apparently Iceland is obsessed with Hot Dogs ... we had to of course try them

Icelandic Potatoe Bread — We visited a market and found this delicious homemade potato bread - i will remember to look up the recipe

Icelandic Shark Jerky — At the market we also found some Shark Jerky. Like Beef Jerky only with Sharks.

Icelandic Pancakes - we went to a cafe and I had to try them. They are made with spelt flour instead of wheat. I will try to make it again at home.

After another trip to the supermarket and market I found a different kind of Icleandic bread, some licoqrish, and some icelandic chocolate and coconut balls. Scandinavians are obsessed with chocolate and coconut. I also discoverd this bread called Ostaslaufur which is bread with cheese inside.

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Connie says

April 28, 2014 at 7:31 am

I agree with you about going to the grocery store, that is a must when visiting a new place! I think you learn much more than eating at a restaurant 🙂 Great post!

- Marita says
  
  April 28, 2014 at 1:00 pm
  
  Thanks! I am glad you enjoyed it!
  
Frau Dietz (Eating Wiesbaden) says

April 27, 2014 at 7:53 pm

Wow, those photos are fantastic! And I LOVE wandering around supermarkets when I'm on holiday - it's one of my favourite things to do. Thank you for posting all the strange things you found in there - I had absolutely no idea what people ate in Iceland, and now I have a vague idea 🙂 Not particularly keen on the shark jerky, I have to say...

- Marita says
  
  April 27, 2014 at 9:58 pm
  
  Lol.. yes I am also one of those weird people who brings home foreign food as souvenir! My mum is worse. She loves going to Lidl in different countries and checking if the prices are different 🙂 I am glad you enjoyed the post x

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