A Taste of Nature
The Grill at Radisson Blu Saga hotel and executive chef Sigurdur Helgason are a perfect match when it comes to the ideology, focus and passion for serving great food. Not only is it important to him to be able to tell his guests about the origin of the ingredients, but a conversation with the farmer […]
A Culinary Olympics dish of roasted Icelandic Lamb
Cooking time: 2 hours | 5 persons If you are looking for an amazing dish using Icelandic lamb created by some of Iceland´s best chefs look no further. The Icelandic Culinary Team competes among the best chefs and is ranked third in the world after the Olympics 2024. The team has many roles: coaching champions of […]
Tastes Like Home
For every culture, there is a comfort food–a food whose aroma, texture and flavor immediately fills us with a sense of well-being and contentment. For many Icelanders, that food is kjötsúpa or meat soup, but it is so much more than that. It’s the warmth of a grandmother’s kitchen, a cozy space in the depths […]
Saltkjöt og baunir
Cooking time: 2 hours | 6 persons Salkjöt og baunir is a tradition of ours at Sprengidagur which literally means exploding or blast day. In the tradition of eating as much as one possibly can in preparation for fasting during the lenten season. Icelanders fill up on salted lamb meat and yellow pea soup. Most […]
Don’t Call It a Comeback
It could be said that the use of Icelandic wool products had been in decline in recent years but as the detriments and pitfalls of fast fashion become clear, Icelandic wool is making a comeback. But can you really call it a comeback when the Icelandic sheep and its wool have provided nourishment and clothing […]
Beware the Yule Lads
It is tradition in Iceland for kids to leave an old shoe in their windows in the 13 days leading up to Christmas. Why? In the hopes that the troll Grýla’s sons will, one by one, leave them a gift. When the 13 Yule Lads come down from the highlands, they play little tricks on […]