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“Preserved meats and fish with dark rye bread and Iceland's fiercest spirit, served deep in winter.”

Þorramatur

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Þorramatur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈθɔrːaˌmaːtʏr̥]; transliterated as thorramatur; lit. 'food of Þorri') is a selection of Icelandic foods, mostly cooked meat and fish products, which are served with a dense rye bread called rúgbrauð, butter and the Icelandic spirit brennivín. Þorramatur is consumed most often between January and March, especially during the mid-winter feast of Þorrablót (Thorrablot).

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Þorramatur is Iceland's answer to winter survival, a collection of preserved meats and fish that emerges when the cold demands substance. Served alongside dense, dark rúgbrauð bread, butter, and the sharp bite of brennivín spirit, it's a meal built for the season between January and March, when Icelanders gather for Þorrablót and eat the food of Þorri itself.

Order it here when it has

  • deeply seasonal
  • historic preservation methods
  • ritualistic gathering food

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