Category Archives: skyr

Welcome to Our ‘Hood: Austurvöllur

It’s hip to be square.
Every city has a centre; a hub around which all activities seem to spin. Austurvöllur has served as Reykjavík’s heart since the first settler, Ingólfur Arnarson, established his farm just around the corner (two doors down from the strip club… next to the Subway restaurant).
Called the “east field” in honour of where Arnarson’s […]

25 September 2007 – 15:15 | By Erik | Also posted in iceland, nightlife, Bars in Iceland, 101, food, shopping, clubs, kókómjólk, nasa, nudity, Our 'Hood | Comments (1)

Bad Santas

In which we celebrate the original Icelandic version of that jolly old Coke-drinking elf.
If countries get the Santa Claus they deserve, you might be forgiven for wondering what we in Iceland did to deserve ours.
While other countries have a jolly old Coke-sponsored fat guy with a penchant for gift giving and flying reindeers, we Icelanders […]

21 December 2006 – 18:17 | By valgeir | Also posted in iceland, Christmas in Iceland | Comments (2)

Cultural learnings of Iceland to make benefit glorious nations of the world

Part 2: Kókómjólk.
After years of research, your humble editors have concluded that Kókómjólk is probably the best nonprescription hangover cure with a picture of a striped, muscular cat on it.
What’s this Kókómjólk, you ask? Well, it’s Iceland’s premier chocolatey milky drink. In fact, it’s Iceland’s only chocolately milky drink.
Which is probably why, having nothing else […]

31 October 2006 – 0:55 | By Annie | Also posted in iceland, drinking, food, kókómjólk, products | Comments (8)

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

Some 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 […]