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Title: Fish
Post by: Hemmi on January 13, 2010, 20:12:40: Not sure if you guys understand this but I liked it, maybe our Scandinavian members like it :razz: :lol:

(http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2009/363/d/a/Nordics_like_Fish_by_humon.jpg)

And just for the record, I do not eat shark, just the smell of it is disgusting, the smell is so strong I think it can cure cold.
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: Shambles on January 13, 2010, 20:17:33: Nope. Don't get it. Sorry :-[

I'll dig out my Abba albums and see if they give me some inspiration :lol:
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: Dazzler on January 13, 2010, 20:21:31: Hi Hemmi We have battered and deep fried shark in the take away shops over here..called "flake" it is the take way fish of choice (mostly) for the wife and I.. sounds like it is prepared differntly in Iceland :eek: :P
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: SRT Metro on January 13, 2010, 20:21:53: Great stuff Hemmi! :lol: :lol: :lol:
I eat surströmming sometimes, with a lot of Absolut Vodka.... :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

(http://i858.photobucket.com/albums/ab144/SRT_Metro/surstromming.jpg)

(http://i858.photobucket.com/albums/ab144/SRT_Metro/ABSOLUT_VODKA_1liter_mrk_hi.jpg)
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: 2i30s on January 13, 2010, 20:41:20: i watched a documentry about a family living in a remote area[not sure what country] and they dug up a buired seal in the snow after twelve months and were eating it. :eek:
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: SRT Metro on January 13, 2010, 20:59:38: Watch how the tourists eats Surströmming:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7rGwd-3VUsand when a real Vikings eat fermented herring[/youtube]

and how real Vikings eats Surströmming:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_td72VfHuzA[/youtube]
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: 2i30s on January 13, 2010, 21:06:26: it must smell strong. :eek:
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: SRT Metro on January 13, 2010, 21:24:11: Quote from: 2i30s on January 13, 2010, 21:06:26
it must smell strong. :eek:

And the Germans eats Surströmming like this:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iebNdCSqWmc[/youtube]
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: 2i30s on January 13, 2010, 21:39:05: :eek: :eek: wow,I'm speechless. :twisted:
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: Shambles on January 13, 2010, 21:39:11: Quote from: SRT Metro on January 13, 2010, 21:24:11
And the Germans eats Surströmming like this:

From what I just watched - thay can keep it :eek: yuk :eek:
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: 2i30s on January 13, 2010, 21:54:14: how is it made.?
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: Hemmi on January 13, 2010, 22:14:30: For those who want the shark, you can order it here: http://nammi.is/putrified-shark-meat-100-gr-p-275.html
:P
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: 2i30s on January 13, 2010, 22:27:00: :eek: :lol:
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: Shambles on January 13, 2010, 22:43:27: Quote from: Hemmi on January 13, 2010, 22:14:30
For those who want the shark, you can order it here: http://nammi.is/putrified-shark-meat-100-gr-p-275.html
:P

Errmmm.. no thanks. I like James May but don't like seeing a bull's cock being eaten on air or anytime :eek:
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: 2i30s on January 13, 2010, 22:47:31: I'm surprised the guys from jackass,dirty sanchez or the dudesons haven't found that stuff. :lol:
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: sweetbix on January 14, 2010, 01:55:09: That just looks feral... :eek:

Quote from: SRT Metro on January 13, 2010, 20:21:53
Great stuff Hemmi! :lol: :lol: :lol:
I eat surströmming sometimes, with a lot of Absolut Vodka.... :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

To kill your taste buds?? :lol:
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: bumpkin on January 14, 2010, 08:53:18: I won't hear a bad word about Haggis ever again :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: 2i30s on January 14, 2010, 09:28:33: my perants are welsh and Irish and the wife is Croatian,i thought i had eaten some weird foods. :eek:
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: SRT Metro on January 14, 2010, 19:47:49: Quote from: Hemmi on January 13, 2010, 22:14:30
For those who want the shark, you can order it here: http://nammi.is/putrified-shark-meat-100-gr-p-275.html
:P

I will try to eat "rotten" shark if I visit Iceland... :)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQL0mArXM5A[/youtube]
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: bez10y on January 16, 2010, 08:02:55: I remember watching a tv show about Hákarl. Not sure who was the presenter, but he was a chef I believe.
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: Hemmi on January 22, 2010, 21:09:02: Tonight was Þorrablót at my parents house: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Eorrabl%C3%B3t

I'm not a fan of this festival, but some of the food is good, believe it or not.

At Þorrablót we eat food that Icelanders ate long time ago, long before burgers and coke :lol:
See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Eorramatur

Here's a list of some of the foods:

* Kæstur hákarl, putrefied Greenland shark (I tried it for the first time tonight, wasn't that bad!)
* Súrsaðir hrútspungar, the testicles of rams pressed in blocks, boiled and cured in lactic acid. (I will never eat this!)
* Svið, singed and boiled sheep heads, sometimes cured in lactic acid (not bad, good meat, but there's something wrong with having a part of a sheep head on your plate :lol: )
* Sviðasulta, head cheese or brawn made from svið, sometimes cured in lactic acid (really good)
* Lifrarpylsa (liver sausage), a pudding made from liver and suet of sheep kneaded with rye flour and oats (Not a fan of it but liked it as a kid, like most other kids here)
* Blóðmör (blood-suet; also known as slátur, meaning slaughter), a type of blood pudding, which is made from lamb's blood and suet, kneaded with rye flour and oats (not a fan either)
* Harðfiskur, wind-dried fish (often cod, haddock or seawolf), served with butter (really really good, you wont believe how good this is!)
* Rúgbrauð (rye bread), traditional Icelandic rye bread (Never liked it)
* Hangikjöt, (hung meat), smoked and boiled lamb or mutton, sometimes also eaten raw. (fantastic! A favorite!)
* Lundabaggi, sheep’s loins wrapped in the meat from the sides, pressed and cured in lactic acid (tasted strange)
* Selshreifar, seal's flippers cured in lactic acid (eww, never in my lifetime!)

And a picture for you guys to enjoy :lol:

(http://www.mbl.is/mm/myndasafn/img/58/400x400/MBL0032488.jpg)
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: Shambles on January 22, 2010, 21:19:22: Good luck with your guts tomorrow, Hemmi ... :P
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: Hemmi on January 22, 2010, 21:21:08: Quote from: Shambles on January 22, 2010, 21:19:22
Good luck with your guts tomorrow, Hemmi ... :P

Why? I wasn't eating McDonalds or something disgusting :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: Shambles on January 22, 2010, 21:24:40: Fair point :lol:

To be honest I do fancy a bit of that Blóðmör, as I like English "Black Pudding" which sounds like it's very similar
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: Hemmi on January 22, 2010, 21:30:04: Quote from: Shambles on January 22, 2010, 21:24:40
Fair point :lol:

To be honest I do fancy a bit of that Blóðmör, as I like English "Black Pudding" which sounds like it's very similar

I wouldn't be surprised if some of the food is similar to other old Scandinavian or old English foods, because how close we are and our History.

Here's a picture of Blóðmör:
(http://www.fjallalamb.is/assets/shop/i_58_p.jpg)
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: Shambles on January 22, 2010, 21:40:03: Quote from: Hemmi on January 22, 2010, 21:30:04
h sounds like it's very similar

I wouldn't be surprised if some of the food is similar to other old Scandinavian or old English foods, because how close we are and our History.

Here's a picture of Blóðmör:
(http://www.fjallalamb.is/assets/shop/i_58_p.jpg)

And here's our black pudding :)

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/b6ea08c5.jpg)

Very similar :D

.. and very delicious (even though you said you are not a fan of it)
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: Hemmi on January 22, 2010, 21:46:44: No I don't like it, but, there is another way of eating it that I like, you cut it up in slices and fry it on a pan and straw sugar over it, that is really really good :D
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: Shambles on January 22, 2010, 21:50:06: I'm on my way to Iceland right now :D
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: Hemmi on January 22, 2010, 21:51:52: Quote from: Shambles on January 22, 2010, 21:50:06
I'm on my way to Iceland right now :D

To try the shark? No wait... you want to try the rams testicles :lol:
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: Shambles on January 22, 2010, 22:08:45: Quote from: Hemmi on January 22, 2010, 21:51:52
To try the shark? No wait... you want to try the rams testicles :lol:

Bollocks to that :lol:
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: bumpkin on January 22, 2010, 22:12:56: :lol: :lol:

All this speaking about food has put me right in the mood for Burns Nicht on Monday.

A grand plateful of minced sheep heart, liver and lungs mixed with oatmeal, suet, spice and salt, boiled in a sheeps stomach for 3 hours served with mashed potato and mashed boiled turnip and washed down with a healthy dose of Highland Park should do the trick methinks!!

At's haggis, neeps and tatties if ye were wondering :D

Fair fa' yer honest sonsie face
Great Chieftain o' the pudden race
Aboon them a', ye tak yer place
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Warm, reeekin, rich!
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: Hemmi on January 22, 2010, 22:16:03: Sounds great Brian :razz:

I wonder what our friends down under think! :lol:
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: bumpkin on January 22, 2010, 22:21:24: Can think what they like, they gave us Vegemite after all :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: SRT Metro on January 22, 2010, 22:23:38: One becomes hungry to read this... :lol:
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: eye30 on January 23, 2010, 15:48:40: I enjoy Offal.
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: bez10y on January 24, 2010, 08:26:50: I remember as a kid watching The Goodies "Eckythump" episode and then convincing my sister and my mum to buy some for us to try. Mum fried it up for brekky with sausages etc and it was really nice.

I've eaten tongue, tripe, haggis and lambs fry (kidneys) as a kid and being a kid I remember being forced to eat it, hehehe.
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: Dazzler on January 26, 2010, 04:49:10: Quote from: bez10y on January 24, 2010, 08:26:50

I've eaten tongue, tripe, haggis and lambs fry (kidneys) as a kid and being a kid I remember being forced to eat it, hehehe.

Long time since I've had Tongue or Lambs Fry (which I thought was liver not kidneys) both are nice if prepared the right way..

Haven't tried haggis or tripe (and don't want to either) :P
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: Shambles on January 26, 2010, 08:23:19: Quote from: Dazzler on January 26, 2010, 04:49:10

Long time since I've had Tongue or Lambs Fry (which I thought was liver not kidneys) ...

I think you'll find lambs fries are neither liver or kidney (http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/GIFS/giggle.gif) (http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/GIFS/giggle.gif)

Lamb's fries (http://wapedia.mobi/en/Lamb_fries) :lol:
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: bumpkin on January 26, 2010, 08:41:00: Lambs fries is liver in the UK and Australia though, guess we made a "balls" of the translation :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: Shambles on January 26, 2010, 08:43:01: Quote from: bumpkin on January 26, 2010, 08:41:00
Lambs fries is liver in the UK ...

Not near us they ain't :lol: never mind what cookipedia says...
Title: Re: Fish
Post by: 2i30s on January 26, 2010, 08:56:23: pork pie and kippers. :rolleyes: :lol: