Reykjavík Grapevine - 29.06.2007, Page 9

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When the editor summoned me and told me to explore
the field of Icelandic candy, I thought it would a dream
assignment. It was, and it wasn’t. I got an opportunity
to gorge myself on various sugary products, guilt-free,
and write it off as research, but I also experienced
that tummy-ache my mother warned me about as
a kid. While I recommend that you try some of the
Icelandic candy available, keep this in mind, mother
knows best.
Rjómatoffí
This ‘cream toffee’ bar from Nói Síríus might be one
of the more unique bars on the shelf. With chocolate
outside, this bar has a hard-as-toffee inside of what
Nói Síríus calls cream. It seems to us, however, that
this filling is purely sugar. This thing tastes great, but
be careful… midway through the bar you can feel the
oncoming diabetes.
Hraun
‘Hraun’ means ‘Lava,’ and this bar is shaped as though
a chocolate-spouting volcano erupted over a wafer-field
of puffed rice and maize starch (That’s probably how
it’s advertised, anyway). The texture is rough, and bits
and pieces of puffed rice pop out like a bits of a lava
field. This bar is a creative take on the wafer/chocolate
‘Prins Polo’ bar, and it seems like a sweet version of
the conga bar, which lacks the puffed rice that Hraun
bars have.
Rís
Rís by Freyja is like a bar of Nóa Kropp. It consists of
sugary, puffed corn balls covered in chocolate. The bars
are long and look nasty on the bottom. This is a more
sugar saturated version of Nóa Kropp, and if you have
to make a decision between the two, we’d suggest just
sticking to the latter.
Síríuslengja
Made entirely with Síríus milk chocolate, this ‘long bar’
is probably the cornerstone of the Síríus candy line. The
taste is absolutely unbeatable, as Síríus makes some of
the best chocolate in Iceland. The best comparison be-
tween Freyja and Síríus would be the difference between
Hershey’s and Cadbury. You know which one is milkier.
The lengja bar is probably the best place to start, though
it’s hardly the best that Nói Síríus has to offer.
Nizza með súkkulaðiperlum
‘Með súkkulaðiperlum’ translates to ‘with Chocolate
Pearls.’ The ‘pearls’ on the inside can be likened to m
& m minis, with the same top-of-the-line chocolate that
Síríus never fails to offer. This is our favourite bar of the
lot and, if anything, make sure you have one of these
before leaving.
Pipp með piparmyntufyllingu
‘Piparmyntufylling’ might be a mouthful, but when
broken down it just means ‘with mint filling.’ Pipp is
another bar by the fabulous Síríus, so again the chocolate
is outstanding. This thing is more like a bar of Junior
Mints than Peppermint Patties, as the texture of the
chocolate is more milky than cakey.
Malta
This is the malt answer to all the corn and/or rice wafer
bars, and we’d say that they are the best (and probably
healthiest) of the wafered lot.
Nóa Kropp
Nóa Kropp is unlike anything that is available in the
United States: Sugary puffed corn-balls sopped in milk
chocolate. Our editor loves these things. I’d say that it’s
just like Kellogg’s Pops dipped in chocolate. These things
are an excellent introduction to Icelandic candy.
Selection From the Sweets Shop
Text by Chandler Fredrick Photo by Leó Stefánsson

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