Fermented shark iceland

Iceland's food has always been solid, aside from the controversial fermented shark, but the gastronomic choices and the quality of ingredients has never been more simultaneously global and local.

Hákarl is an Icelandic delicacy of fermented Greenland shark meat that is known for its particularly pungent odor. Shark meat is fermented for 9 weeks before it is ready to eat and is traditionally eaten uncooked in little chunks.

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On our recent trip to Iceland, one delicacy I wanted to try was Hákarl, or fermented Greenland Shark. In Reykjavik, the capital, we found Café Loki, which serves traditional Icelandic dishes inclu…

We traveled to Bjarnarhöfn, Iceland, where one family has been curing Greenland sharks for hundreds of years.

According to many, the Icelandic hákarl (fermented shark meat) is the most disgusting food out there. I had the chance to taste it visiting the shark museum at Bjarnarhöfn and found it actually not that bad...

Iceland's hakarl, or fermented shark meat, has a notorious reputation for being disgusting. I tasted it myself and was surprised by the flavor.