Iceland’s most festive cookies
Peppered ginger snaps These are baked in many homes in Iceland just before Christmas, normally as a family event. Probably every Icelandic person has a childhood memory related to decorating these cookies and all sorts of shapes with different coloured icing. Nowadays, these cookies are often used as substitute for biscuits in many desserts as…
Wild Berry Picking
Skyr, blueberries and cream The Icelandic wild berry picking season is upon us and the evergreen fields turn to a luscious red with a black cover of all the wild berries. Icelanders will soon all head out to pick wild berries to make jams, juices for the winter, or better yet, cakes! Skyr, blueberries and…
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Recipe, Traditions, Local, Nature, Sightseeing, Hiking, Tips, Cuisine Icelandic Bun Day
Buns filled with cream and fruit Bun day is celebrated in Iceland Monday before Bursting Day, when Icelanders, old and young, dedicate the day to the consumption of delicious cream filled buns. The tradition comes from Scandinavia, where the bun was traditionally a kind of a cream-filled chocolate eclair, a little like profiteroles. It is…
