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The Icelandic hot dog is a lamb-heavy pylsa in a steamed bun, layered with raw and crispy fried onion, ketchup, sweet brown mustard and remoulade. Ordered eina med ollu, one with everything.
The pylsa took hold in Reykjavik in the 1930s, and Baejarins Beztu Pylsur opened its harbour kiosk in 1937. Iceland's hot dogs lean on lamb alongside pork and beef, giving them a deeper, slightly gamey flavour. The fully-loaded order, eina med ollu, became the national default, and the stand drew global attention when Bill Clinton stopped by in 2004 and ordered his with mustard only, a version locals now nickname a Clinton.
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