# The best Icelandic foods

Skyr, hangikjöt, laufabrauð and the brave-hearted hákarl: the traditional foods of Iceland, according to Wikipedia.

- 124 votes · 13 items
- Aug 15, 2020 · Ankit Desai
- https://even.best/en/l/3115/the-best-icelandic-foods

## Top 13

1. **Rúgbrauð** (13 · ▲13 ▼0) — Dense, sweet rye bread.
2. **Skyr** (11 · ▲11 ▼0) — Thick cultured dairy, eaten for centuries.
3. **Icelandic lamb** (9 · ▲12 ▼3) — Free-range lamb, the country's favourite meat.
4. **Bollur** (9 · ▲10 ▼1) — Cream buns for Bolludagur.
5. **Laufabrauð** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — 'Leaf bread', thin fried Christmas wafers.
6. **Vínarterta** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — Layered prune cake.
7. **Þorramatur** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — Midwinter buffet of cured foods.
8. **Hangikjöt** (6 · ▲8 ▼2) — Smoked lamb, a Christmas classic.
9. **Puffin** (6 · ▲8 ▼2) — Seabird served smoked or roasted.
10. **Flatkaka** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Rye flatbread, often with smoked lamb.
11. **Kleinur** (4 · ▲6 ▼2) — Twisted fried doughnuts.
12. **Hákarl** (-1 · ▲3 ▼4) — Fermented shark.
13. **Brennivín** (-2 · ▲3 ▼5) — Caraway schnapps, 'black death'.

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