Hardfiskur (Dried Fish with Butter) is a signature dish of Iceland; we have verified places to eat it in Reykjavik. Air-dried haddock, cod or wolffish torn into strips and eaten by hand, lavishly buttered. Start with where to eat Hardfiskur (Dried Fish with Butter) in Reykjavik.
Hardfiskur (Dried Fish with Butter) · Reykjavik
Air-dried haddock, cod or wolffish torn into strips and eaten by hand, lavishly buttered. The Icelandic equivalent of crisps: high-protein, savoury, the daily snack of fishermen and walkers.
Hardfiskur (literally hard fish) is one of Iceland's oldest preserved foods; cold North Atlantic wind dries the fillets in racks called hjallar within days. Documents from the 14th century list dried fish as currency. Today it is the country's most popular savoury snack, with Kolaportid's Saturday flea market stalls and supermarkets selling it in vacuum-packed packets.
Where to eat in Reykjavik:
- Kolaportid
- Cafe Loki
- Saegreifinn
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