Reykjavík Grapevine - 16.06.2016, Blaðsíða 53

Reykjavík Grapevine - 16.06.2016, Blaðsíða 53
 Open Faced Sandwich Letter to Ronaldo Hverfisgata 12 · 101 Reykjavík Tel. +354 552 15 22 · www.dillrestaurant.is Lífið er saltfiskur #109 Dill is a Nordic restaurant with its focus on Iceland, the pure nature and all the good things coming from it. It does not matter if it’s the ingredients or the old traditions, we try to hold firmly on to both. There are not many things that make us happier than giving life to old traditions and forgotten ingredients with modern technique and our creative mind as a weapon. 1 0 1 Ó Ð I N S T O R G R E Y K J A V Í K Í S L A N D S N A P S B I S T R O . I S s n a p s b i s t r o @ s n a p s b i s t r o . i s + 3 5 4 5 1 1 6 6 7 7 F R E N C H O N I O N S O U P I c e l a n d i c Í s b ú i c h e e s e , c r o û t o n s 2 . 3 0 0 . k r M O U L E S M A R I N I È R E S s t e a m e d m u s s e l s f r o m B r e i ð a f j ö r ð u r 2 . 1 0 0 . k r F I S H O F T H E D A Y c h e f ´ s s p e c i a l 3 . 6 0 0 . k r E s t . 2 0 1 2R e y k j a v i k Dear Ronaldo, I want to thank you. I’m sitting in the Scandinavian restaurant, Jóm- frúin, scrolling through Twitter and devouring a nice smørrebrød open-faced sandwich aptly named “The Portuguese.” Iceland and Por- tugal have enjoyed a long and fruit- ful friendship. Way back, Portugal pressured Iceland into purchasing wine as a tradeoff for all the fish Portugal was purchasing from Ice- land. That historic deal gave Ice- land wine for decades before beer was legalized for sale in 1988. The wine of Portugal has always ben- efited Iceland and we thank you, Ronaldo, for continuing this tradi- tion. This sandwich is a refreshing snack. All the dish’s flavour, force and international attention is due to Portugal: sardines and capers are not local. However, as I sit here and dine, all the attention is on Iceland. The salty almost saline fla- vour of the sardines coupled with their oily, well maintained struc- ture try to overpower your senses with their offensive olfactory atti- tude, but it doesn’t compare to the hunger and enthusiasm of the Ice- landers devouring this sandwich. My breath after the fact results in a draw for the whole experience— but that’s basically a win. You are right, though, Ronaldo. Iceland likes to celebrate the small things. This sandwich is a small and light lunch, but that doesn’t mean I won’t celebrate it with an aquavit or two. This is a little over- board for a work lunch, but I need- ed something to go with my pint of beer. You are right, also, that all Iceland does is defend, defend, defend. I tried, and I’m most ashamed, to insult you or at least make jokes at your expense, but Icelanders just weren’t having it. They thought maybe you were still high on adrenaline from the game, and your mood was understand- able. They could all relate, and shared stories of when their own mood got the best of them—espe- cially when they were supposed to do something, and failed. And, yes, you did dominate. You had possession and control con- tinually throughout the game. By half time, Portugal had completed more than four times the amount of passes that Iceland had. You were statistically, and historically, the better team. Iceland rarely gets on the world stage, but they do more with the few chances they get than any other small country. You gave Iceland brief moments to re- ally shine. You gave us much more than the shirt off your back. You reminded Iceland of what they value: small mentality as opposed to big head- edness and a quickness to celebrate rather than cynicism. I’ve finished this sandwich and it’s time to move on. Iceland plays Hungary next and I need to have an empty stom- ach—luckily, this sandwich shoots through me quickly. SHARE: gpv.is/ronaldotears Sæta Svínið & Johansen Deli Words & Photo YORK UNDERWOOD Words by ELIJAH PETZOLD Photos by HREFNA BJÖRG Icelandic Food & Cookery Find the best food in Iceland! Download our free dining app, CRAVING on the Apple and Android stores
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