Iceland has a lot to offer when it comes to food. Being a nation of fishermen and farmers, food has always been important to Icelanders. The clean environment and unpolluted waters produce excellent quality and Iceland seafood is known throughout the world for its quality, freshness and delicious taste.
Iceland Lobster langoustine caught in the Atlantic Ocean has superb quality and is in high demand in Icelandic restaurants.
In the small Icelandic town, Höfn in Hornafjörður, located at the border of Vatnajökull National Park, the biggest national park in Europe, the locals have celebrated the lobster langoustine festival every year since 1993. Organizations, companies, individuals, restaurants and shops have joined forces to make the festival an unforgettable event.
Lobster langoustine has always been of great importance for the population in Höfn and the town is famous for its lobster langoustine fisheries and is often referred to as the lobster langoustine capital of the north. The first weekend in July everything is about lobster langoustine. The restaurants serve gourmet lobster langoustine dishes and street vendors sell all kinds of small takeaway lobster langoustine treats to be enjoyed while walking or sitting by the waterfront. Gastronomy dishes such as whole langoustine are a permanent course in some restaurants in Iceland for example in the restaurant Humarhöfnin in Höfn in the region of Vatnajökull.
Restaurants in Iceland are becoming increasingly aware of the popularity of local Iceland food and strive to have dishes on their menus from the local farms and fishermen.
Apart from the fresh fish and iceland lobster langoustine caught in the Atlantic Ocean, Arctic char is being fish- farmed in Iceland and is extremely popular in restaurants such as Humarhöfnin, www.humarhofnin.is, both for its taste and its reasonable prize.
More Goodies For You
Recent Comments