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Tales Of Unique Northern Delicacies
Salka
June 2006
On Sale: June 1, 2006
240 pages
ISBN: 997976872X
EAN: 9789979768722
Hardcover
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Delicious Iceland is a collaboration of Chef Volundur Snaer
Volundarson, photographer Hreinn Hreinsson and writer Haukur
Agustsson. True to his nature Chef Volundur had the
brilliant idea to bring their adventures to the next level
by creating a book. The process took them seven years, in
which Chef Volundur was mostly living in the Bahamas, but
used every opportunity he got to venture to Iceland to work
on the project. A big part of the book is the origin of the
ingredients and therefore timing was an essential part of
the books creation. Whether it was the gathering of seabird
eggs in early spring, which only takes place for two weeks
each year or ice fishing in the wintertime. When facing
unique situations like the volcano rupture in Hekla 2000
they were off in no time at all to create the magical
volcano photo shoot when Chef Volundur cooked lamb on the
hot lava (as seen on page 167-169) that truly is
extraordinary. It was in that spirit that the book came
about. Haukur Agustsson wrote the text in the book and
shared his extensive knowledge of Icelandic cuisine and
culture. Haukur is a known scholar and composer and has long
been an active participant in the Icelandic cultural scene.
The book was finally completed and published in 2006 and has
since received critical acclaim and on April 7th 2007
received a special award at the Gourmand World Cookbook
Awards in Beijing, China. The judge panel concluded that
"Delicious Iceland is a magnificent book, which in a unique
way combines cooking, culture, history and literature. A
world-class book, which should be translated into as many
languages as possible."
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