Icelandic cooking, recipes and food: Icelandic food history

25/05/2012

Icelandic food history

I came across an excellent potted history of Icelandic cooking, on the website of the cooking magazine Gestgjafinn and decided to post a link. It was written by Icelandic food and cookery doyenne Nanna Rögnvaldardóttir. Do read it if you are interested in the traditions and influences in Icelandic cookery.

2 comments:

aimee said...: Thanks--that was very interesting!
Blessings,
Aimee; June 14, 2012 2:13 am
Natasha said...: What's really funny is that I inherited a 1947 copy of Matur og Drykkur from my mom, which is one of the few books I kept from her collection. Now to sit down and attempt to translate recipes...; June 17, 2012 8:35 pm

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25/05/2012

Icelandic food history

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