Iceland review - 2012, Blaðsíða 64

62 ICELAND REVIEW
introduction By Páll StEfánSSon
Photos and reciPes By áSlaug Snorradóttur
I seem to have left Iceland with an addiction to
Skyr... can you buy it anywhere else in the world?”
tweeted Russell Crowe upon leaving the Republic
after playing Noah in Iceland this summer.
yes, he can. We export skyr for close to USD
4 million every year. Finland is the biggest market, fol-
lowed by the U.S. Skyr is produced in Norway, under a
special agreement, sold there and exported to Sweden and
Denmark. Japan is also keen on producing the Icelandic
dairy product. There are now plans underway to imple-
Food addiction
Harvest feast on a cabbage head:
traditional Icelandic food on sticks.
We love dark rye bread; cheese and
angelica; smoked lamb, potatoes,
rutabaga, tomatoes and cucumbers.