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Meat

Öskjuhlíð forest

Today's Hot Tip: When in Iceland, eat lamb. As opposed to beef, I mean. Seafood is always also a must here, but if you get a craving for red meat, opt for our tender and flavorful local lamb over, say, a steak. Icelandic beef simply isn't very tasty; it's very lean but also on the tough side. These are, after all, hearty arctic cattle we're talking about, not fattened-up lazy heifers like you find in the States. Hamburgers are generally good, but don't expect juicy slabs of ground beef between your bun...the generic burger patty is about a quarter-inch thick and that's it. If you do want a burger though, go to Hamborgarabúllan,a tiny joint on Myrargata at Ægisgata (look on the upper left side of this map). Its simple, classic and comfortable. If you need a steak, go to Argentina. It doesn't look like much from the outside but I've heard it's amazing on the inside, where it counts. Now you know.

9 comments:

Iceland Eyes said...
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Iceland Eyes said...

Excellent advice, Jónas!

Anonymous said...

". If you need a steak, go to Argentina. It doesn't look like much from the outside but I've heard it's amazing on the inside, where it counts."...

Hey, Ms. Roff, this is another GOOD reason to visit Iceland: 2! trips for the price of 1!...one gets to see both Iceland and Argentina! ;-) :-D

Anonymous Icelander Fan ;-D

P.S.--I LOVE! your blog! :-D

Iceland Eyes said...

This meat post is definitely competing with the booze post for popularity!

Iceland Eyes said...

digdug, can't you just get a buddy to slip into Whole Foods and snag you a leg 'o Icelandic lamb? I understand the principle behind not supporting the competition, but you really should try it. With some of your wonderful bread, of course!

Ag said...

If you haven't eaten a "gleymmérey" burger at Vitabar, you haven't lived...

Iceland Eyes said...

Dude, that's so wierd! I just had my first one last night and it was marrrrvelous.....

Iceland Eyes said...

a true "forget-me-not" burger if there ever was one...

Anonymous said...

Good Job! :)