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The Icelandic Bakery
for Dummies
Kókóskúla
Kleina Tebolla
Snúdur Vínarbraud
In a nation that loves its pastries almost as
much as it loves its coffee, stopping into a cor-
ner bakery may be the nicest thing you do for
yourself while in Iceland. Here’s a beginner’s
guide to those wonderlands of sugar and butter.
KÓKÓSKÚLA – The infamous and delicious ball of leftover cake scraps imbued with rum and rolled in cocoa and coconut. Rumour has it you can judge a bakery
by its kókóskúlur. SNÚDUR – An Icelandic sweet bun flavoured with cinnamon and loads of pink, chocolate, or white icing. Kids love 'em. VÍNARBRAUD – A typ-
ical Danish pasty with a custard centre and marzipan hidden in its flaky layers. Even the most passionate nationalists like their vinarbraud now and then. KLEINA
– The secret to Iceland’s donut is the cardamom in its dough. Though it's not sugary like an American donut, it’s also best dipped in a nice cup of coffee. TEBOLLA
– Think individual pound cake, but lighter. Available with chocolate chips, raisins, or both. Enjoy with afternoon coffee or, as the name implies, tea.
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KORMÁKUR GEIRHARDSSON,
style guru and owner of Ölstofan
pub on Vegamótastígur
1. A clay pot to cook tagines in
2. A Norwegian Forest Cat
3. A Liverpool scarf
ELSA BLÖNDAL,
dance student
1. A feather hairpin from Búdin on
Laugavegur. They make you look
like a bird of paradise. My mum
has one too.
2. A good lamp to read by, as the
winter darkness is setting in.
3. The Northern Lights – you can’t
leave Iceland without experienc-
ing them.
HENRIK BJÖRNSSON,
frontman of Singapore Sling
1. A Dead jacket from
Nonnabúd on Laugavegur
2. An iron skillet: essential for
autumn fry-ups
3. Visa card – to buy lots of
stuff you can’t afford
HRAFNHILDUR MOONEY,
mom and literature student
1. A raincoat, for obvious rea-
sons
2. A pass to Iceland Airwaves
3. A swimsuit, as you just have
to check out the geothermal
swimming pools.
Autumn Essentials
WHAT THREE THINGS ARE ESSENTIAL TO STAY IN TUNE IN REYKJAVÍK THIS SEASON?
Atlantica asked three Icelanders about town for this autumn’s must-haves. "
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