Hardfiskur is wind-dried fish, most often cod but also haddock and wolffish, torn into pieces and eaten with butter; in Iceland we have verified places to eat it in Reykjavik. Start with where to eat Hardfiskur (Dried Fish with Butter) in Reykjavik.
Hardfiskur (Dried Fish with Butter) · Reykjavik
Hardfiskur is wind-dried fish, most often cod but also haddock and wolffish, torn into pieces and eaten with butter. It is sold in nearly every grocery store in Iceland.
Hardfiskur hangs in cold outdoor air until bacteria cure it, much as cheese matures, and the hard, yellow fish is pounded with a mallet before it is soft enough to eat. The Grapevine calls it a staple of Icelandic diets for centuries, and it is part of thorramatur, served with butter. In Reykjavik Kolaportid's weekend market has a dried fish stall, Hafdal, and Cafe Loki serves dried fish with butter on its Icelandic Braveheart plate with a brennivin shot.
Where to eat in Reykjavik:
- Kolaportid
- Cafe Loki
Where to eat Hardfiskur (Dried Fish with Butter) in Reykjavik: the editor picks
