Food photos at the “Cave People”

Rúllupsylsa and Hangikjöt

When we visited the "Cave People" in the Laugarvatnshellar, I took the opportunity to photograph typical Icelandic food in front of this absolutely unique backdrop after our tour of the cave.

This is Rúllupylsa . So “rolled sausage”. A traditional Icelandic meal.

Sausage and cold cuts, as we know them in this country today, have not been around in Icelandic cuisine for very long. One of the very few traditional types of sausage that people ate in Iceland, alongside black pudding and liver sausage, was this "rolled sausage". In addition, the belly flap of the sheep, actually a not so productive piece of meat, became a very nice delicacy. After all, it would have been a sin not to use everything properly!

If you want to try Rúllupylsa yourself, you can of course find the corresponding recipe here on my blog!


I also photographed Rúgbrauð and Hangikjöt here - if there is anything (besides waffles!) that I am sure that the "last cavemen" of Iceland also ate here around 100 years ago, then it is Rúgbrauð and Hangikjöt .

Rúgbrauð, Icelandic rye bread, is one of Iceland's traditional breads. Every farm and every family had or has their own recipe, each a little different. But always a dark, soft rye bread that tastes a bit sweet - it's a bit like pumpernickel, even if the consistency isn't quite right.

Of course, you can also find the recipe for Rúgbrauð here in the blog!

The typical Icelandic hangikjöt means “hanging meat”. It comes from a twice-smoked, particularly well-cured leg of lamb. It is traditionally smoked with sheep dung - dried, pressed sheep dung with a little hay in between.

Smoking with sheep dung is not permitted within the EU, which is why Hangikjöt is unfortunately not allowed to be sold there.

It is a rather more odorous dish, by the way - a very impressive olfactory taste experience! (Or as my children think: Bah, that stinks!)

Rúgbrauð and Hangikjöt

As you can see here in this "making of" that my husband secretly took - I had fun with this photo session!

Food blogger at work

[Translated from here.]