I love Iceland. I’ve been there twice and want to go there again. The cuisine there is close to European with some local specialties such as whale, rotten shark, skyr yogurt, etc. I haven’t tried rotten shark; whale tasted more like a beef steak than fish (since, of course, whale is not fish); skyr was good and tasty, but it can also be bought at our local Whole Foods. However, one particular item that is prepared with skyr was so good that I had it every day during my visit — skyr cake. So I decided to search the web for something that I might have missed from Iceland specialties and for the recipe of the skyr cake.
| Fiskibollur — Fish Balls |
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Fish balls are like meatballs, only made from fish. Honestly, I like them better than the meatballs, plus they are healthier, too. However, the best thing about them was that they did not have the “fishy” flavor. So much so that Matthew asked me what meat they were made from. I think I found a way to make him eat more fish :). The recipe is really simple.
Ingredients:
In a food processor combine fish and onion. Process until smooth. Add flour, starch and salt and mix well. Add eggs and if mixture is too dense add some milk (I didn’t add any because mine was just fine). Mix. Wet your hands and form small balls. Fry them on medium heat in a skillet or wok. Serve with white or pink sauce (or just with ketchup).
Here is the original recipe that includes directions on how to make pink sauce. |
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Skyr Cake |
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There is a small bookstore-cafe in downtown Reykjavik where we used to go almost every day and enjoy a slice of a skyr cake. I didn’t get a recipe there but I tried to find one on the web, and here is what I found.
Ingredients:
Mix crunched biscuits with softened butter and place in the bottom of an 8-inch spring-form cake pan. In a medium bowl add skyr and mix well. In a separate bowl whip cream with sugar and carefully fold into the skyr. Put the skyr mixture on top of the crunched biscuits. Refrigerate for two hours, then spread blueberry jam on top of the skyr cake. Add some fresh blueberries. Refrigerate for 30 more minutes. Enjoy.
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