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Skyr: the traditional Icelandic food for people who don’t like pickled ram’s testicles

A spoonful of sugar helps the Skyr go downSome say skyr is the new tiramisu. We say it’s traditional food that might actually be edible.

Thick enough to stand a spoon in, skyr is a protein–filled dairy product, sort of like yogurt (except not really). What they don’t tell you, is that it’s often full of sugar as well, depending on the flavour.

And there are a lot of flavours. If you’re a true purist, you buy it plain and just add cream (adding your own, handpicked, crow- or blueberries is allowed). However, if you prefer sweetness to authenticity, you can try some of the more postmodern blends, like cappuccino or banana split.

Some people think that skyr is the next big thing to come out of Iceland, and predict that it’s coming to a supermarket near you, soon. If you can’t wait that long, you know what to do.

Skyr: Wikipedia

This entry was written by valgeir and posted on 2 October 2006 at 16:43 and filed under food, iceland, skyr. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.

6 Comments

  1. Skyr. What a great idea.

    I´ll buy 10%!

    Doktorinn Posted 3 October 2006 at 22:35 | Permalink

  2. I love Skyr. I don’t know why, but when you try it for 2 or 3 times you always feel like buying some more. However I hadn’t tried it until I came to Iceland.

    Fernán Posted 5 October 2006 at 17:03 | Permalink

  3. My friend and I got completely hooked on tubs of Skyr while hiking in Iceland in the summer of 2006. My advice is to try every flavour until you find your favourite ;-) So when are they going to start exporting the stuff to Ireland?

    john Posted 10 January 2007 at 13:54 | Permalink

  4. I LOVE skyr and since we cannot buy it here in Edmonton,Alberta,I make my own using plain buttermilk. I have compared skyr made in Iceland and Arborg,Manitoba; mine tastes quite authentic. Yummmm!!

    carolyn ann yu Posted 9 November 2007 at 16:48 | Permalink

  5. try some reall fo000ds like thai f000ds

    Ange burns Posted 29 May 2008 at 15:44 | Permalink

  6. I LOVE Skyr and I’m so happy that it found its way to supermarket shelves in Denmark!

    Katrine Posted 11 February 2009 at 10:18 | Permalink

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  1. By Cultural learnings of Iceland to make benefit glorious nations of the world at How Do You Like Iceland, a weblog by Iceland Express on 31 Oct 2006 at 12:56 am

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  2. By Bad Santas at How Do You Like Iceland, a weblog by Iceland Express on 21 Dec 2006 at 6:17 pm

    [...] While other countries have a jolly old Coke-sponsored fat guy with a penchant for gift giving and flying reindeers, we Icelanders are stuck with thirteen good-for-nothing “Yule-lads” who come to town, one by one, to eat our skyr, bang on our doors, peep through our windows, steal our candles, and put potatoes in our shoes. [...]

  3. By Cultural Learnings of Iceland, Part 3: Lýsi at How Do You Like Iceland, a weblog by Iceland Express on 17 Jan 2007 at 6:44 pm

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  4. By Cultural Learnings of Iceland, Part 4: Appelsín at How Do You Like Iceland? - a weblog by Iceland Express on 29 Aug 2007 at 9:10 am

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  5. By Island « michi unterwegs on 28 May 2008 at 5:50 pm

    [...] Essen / trinken Klar, kann man sicher auch anderswo. Dort gibts aber nicht solche Spezialitäten wie Skyr, Kókómjólk,  Pönnukökur oder verschimmelten Fisch (mehr davon auf http://icecook.blogspot.com/). Nationalgericht soll übrigens unter anderem Hot Dog sein. Davon werden wir uns aber noch selber überzeugen. [...]

  6. By A User’s Guide to Reykjavík Restaurants: The Vegetarian Edition at How do you like Iceland? - a weblog by Iceland Express on 06 Dec 2008 at 3:10 pm

    [...] (This might seem terribly unsophisticated, but once you’ve spent a few days here, you’ll admit that given the weather conditions it’s maybe not surprising that local farmers who wished remain employed focused on meat and weird dairy products rather than spinach and radicchio.) [...]

  7. By Jól: It’s Christmas, but not as you know it at How do you like Iceland? - a weblog by Iceland Express on 17 Dec 2008 at 11:06 am

    [...] 1. The Jólasveinn is the Icelandic version of Father Christmas. But not really. First of all, there are thirteen of them (we guess you could call them Brothers Christmas). And they come to town one by one on the days before Christmas to do things the other guy would never do — like lick your cutlery, peek through windows, harass your sheep, eat your skyr, steal your candles and smoked sausages, and probably fondle your wife. [...]

  8. By Litt om å reise og litt om skyr « Sukkerungen on 14 Mar 2009 at 6:29 pm

    [...] eigentleg ein ost (og dermed rik på protein – 12 %), men smakar aller mest av yogurt. Den ser ut som yogurt også. Lett å like, og veldig sunn! Har nesten ikkje fett i seg heller (laga av skumma melk), lite karbohydrat (3%, betrakelig mindre enn yogurt) og på Island er den vanlig til frokost, eller som dessert (med sukker/bær). Mange bodybuilders likar dette her sidan det er lite fett og masse protein i skyr. Meir her der det går fram at skyr er det riktige valget om du vil smake noko islandsk, men syns tanken på sauetestiklar er litt fråstøytande…. [...]

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