I'm from Iceland and you actually to things right - not something you see a lot. Nice overview of what to try in Iceland Nice work.
@dominiccounts40232 жыл бұрын
I am considering traveling to Reykjavik in January. Is that a good month to go there?
@gislisnbjornsson6902 жыл бұрын
@@dominiccounts4023 well 😄 It’s winter and you can get all kinds of weather - even in the same hour
@gislisnbjornsson6902 жыл бұрын
@@dominiccounts4023 well 😄 It’s winter and you can get all kinds of weather - even in the same hour
@ChristiernAlbertson6 жыл бұрын
Excellent glimpses of Iceland. I was born and raised in Reykjavík and spent a couple of summers on a farm, north of there. The Reykjavîk you filmed is a far cry from the city of my childhood-a great improvement. BTW, I cannot stand fish (love lobster, however) and I think that's a result of overexposure as a child. I have eaten whale, but it has a fishy. taste that turns me off. Lamb is quite another matter and I have yet to find any that can compare with the Icelandic. You did not mention hangikjöt, which is delicious smoked lamb. Skyr, which we used to buy in dairies, right out of a tub, can now be had in some of NYC's supermarkets, but it is expensive. It might interest you to know that beer (and owning a TV set) was illegal in Iceland when I lived there and hard liquor was only sold in state stores, but one could call a cab company at night and ask for a "fluid drive". I still speak and write Icelandic (though a bit rusty), but my mother was Danish, so I do very well in that area. I am a writer/author, but I write (mostly about jazz and blues) in English. Thank you for taking me back to the country of my birth.
@texastea56865 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your insight!
@nicholasdimauro53244 жыл бұрын
Why is their lobster so tender and delicious. Is it that they have a hard shell. Or is it that they can catch/keep smaller ones. If they served Icelandic lobster in the states, no one would buy maine lobsters. What’s the story?
@majikslim827 жыл бұрын
I lived in Iceland for a couple years. I'm from Oklahoma. The hotdogs... amazing. Icelandic hotdogs are awesome. The shark and brenivin/snapps (must try , terrible). They have a salt cured ham with potatoes in a sweet wheat sauce, it is one of the greatest things I have ever eaten. Great place to visit. Word of advice for single men. Do not get married there lol. I recommend visits in peak summer and new years.
@frankwoods9680 Жыл бұрын
Going there in a few days, where can I find the meat in sweet wheat sauce 😋
@bent46452 ай бұрын
I know this comment is old, but why do you recommend that men don't get married there?
@wellerson90567 жыл бұрын
I'm from Brazil and your channel is so good to practice my listening skill
@woltersworld7 жыл бұрын
+Wellerson glad we can help! All the best to you!
@wellerson90567 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot. I wish the same to you.
@djmonstrosity69717 жыл бұрын
Iceland is a great country.
@hildasnails59617 жыл бұрын
Darnell Brookes Thx ^^
@TomHDGamer10007 жыл бұрын
Thank Youu
@FFKRTips6 жыл бұрын
Been searching through so many travel channels, and I think yours is by far my favourite! Great advice and information without being pretension. Great work ! :)
@random_observer777 Жыл бұрын
Pretentious* (:
@bjornsigm65817 жыл бұрын
The red mayonnaise you were talking about is called kokteilsósa. It is super simple to make at home and tastes amazing! All it is is you mix ketchup and mayonnaise together. Put mayonnaise in a bowl and then add ketchup and the just blend it together. (Use more mayonnaise than ketchup) The more ketchup you use the more kind of stinging taste you get, a stronger taste. I personally use just a tiny amount more of mayonnaise than ketchup, maybe like a spoon or so. Hope this helps to make your very own kokteilsósu and enjoy it with every meal!
@Starkardur7 жыл бұрын
Kokteilsósa is common elsewhere too, it's not just Icelandic. The French use it as well.
@sandrajonasdottir81665 жыл бұрын
with tiny slash of mustard
@Haley85037 жыл бұрын
Great advice! We were in Iceland in September. The fish is fantastic! Another general note is that going out to eat is VERY expensive...even just like a pizzeria ran the two of us up $50 canadian with one beer, coke and couple slices of pizza. We grocery shopped at Bonus and ate 60-70% of the time from those, and allowed ourselves one meal out a day. Also the coffee..very expensive - for the equivalent of a small here it was approx.$5-7 canadian.
@madarauchiha16367 жыл бұрын
Haley Ryan that's crazy how expensive the food is 😱😢
@steveabitante82206 жыл бұрын
You Just can't have FISH 4 BREAKFAST NO WAY NO HOW!
@TheRocknrolla125 жыл бұрын
The world is beautiful....infact it is heaven.
@sos4947 жыл бұрын
Went in mar 2017. tasted the ginger soda at an Indian restaurant which I enjoyed. also had a seafood bisque. I might be crazy but once I stepped out of the airport I noticed how fresh and clean the air smelled. Great country for my first trip abroad.
@1lazu7 жыл бұрын
Your sons are sooo cute. I love seeing the videos with your whole family getting stuck in! Jocelyn is such a trouper for sampling the shark!
@fuducker27 жыл бұрын
This makes me miss Iceland so much. I spent a week there about 3 years ago and I also spent 2 months living in Stockholm, 1 month in Copenhagen, and a week in Tromsø, Norway. Scandinavia and the entire Nordic region have been calling for me since I first started teaching myself about Iceland in high school. I think I mat move there permanently one day.
@louisjordan99016 жыл бұрын
"No you dont have to go to Maine for Lobster...come to Iceland!" 😂
@nicholasdimauro53244 жыл бұрын
Icelandic lobster is so good .... not rubbery like maine. They usually give you small lobster tails. They are so tender. I don’t know if it is just because they can catch smaller lobsters???? They seem to be able to catch endangered things.
@melindac33684 жыл бұрын
How do you go glacier hiking without drinking? That's just crazy talk.
@ColorHeartCarlie427 жыл бұрын
I'm traveling to Iceland this year, so thank you.
@fr-joey76428 күн бұрын
So, how was it ?
@mikaelorsteinsson10977 жыл бұрын
we have over 100 types of icelandic beers.. not just a few brands :) but yeah.. the skyr is the main thing to try.. we have every tastes you can dream of.. from all fruits you can think of, up to créme brulée and strawberry cheescake, caramel, chocolate, liquorice.. just name it. The fish, lamb and the water is world class.
@Bubble_Fett7 жыл бұрын
the fish is what I'm looking forward to the most for eating! I absolutely love seafood in general. *2 weeks until Iceland!*
@viktorh313 жыл бұрын
Im from iceland but why the hell to eat fish eat lamb
@intrepidnick29393 жыл бұрын
How was the trip? 😛
@ritaharris23726 жыл бұрын
We loved the food when we were there. It was amazing.
@dukegunthar Жыл бұрын
I have a friend who is a famous cookbook author and she told us about using dried fish kind of like bread when she was young. One of the common snacks in Iceland is buttered dried fish. It sounds awful but I absolutely loved it and would usually make that as a snack at the end of the day. But then I also didn't mind hakkarl, so maybe I'm just weird.
@caressaclark10427 жыл бұрын
The fried haddock at Icelandic Fish and Chips!!!👅
@hmmmok19246 жыл бұрын
Caressa Clark I used to work there, miss it now lol
@Spee337 жыл бұрын
I learned quite a lot from this channel! Keep up the good work! Greets from The Netherlands
@woltersworld7 жыл бұрын
+MPC12 thank you! We try!
@landseverywhere21555 жыл бұрын
such a beautiful place definite on the bucket list fish and lamb 2 of my favorites
@hugrunerlakarlsdottir80277 жыл бұрын
People have to try kjötsúpa (meat soup) It is with lamb, various of vegitables, herbs and more it is really nice. Myself is from Iceland but I have never tried brennivín and most people that I know dont like it. The sauce you are talking about is named kokteilsósa and the basic ingridients are ketchup and mayonnice. We eat it with every thing specially french fries :)
@85set057 жыл бұрын
Skyr is a top tier alternative to protein shakes.
@woltersworld7 жыл бұрын
+WulfMeister skyr ks a top tier alternative to EVERYTHING!!!! Skyr!!!!!
@nightowl3567 жыл бұрын
they even export skyr to other countries, I have seen one in the local supermarket here in Vienna.
@Mukkki7 жыл бұрын
insertnamehere yes, exactly. even in Germany. but it's overpriced and I think quark is better and tastes better
@85set057 жыл бұрын
Yeah in Germany quark is cheaper to be quite honest I get a a large part of my proteinintake (60% some days) from magerquark greek yoghurt is popular among US based Athleates and Body Builders and I'm sure there are a lot of tasty milk based products ive never heard of.
@85set057 жыл бұрын
To be honest most days magerquark provides close to half of my protein intake
@brianasingh82246 жыл бұрын
Binge watching your videos because I’m glad I’ve found an informative, friendly, and wholesome travel channel!! Bless this family :)
@denominator2089 күн бұрын
Foal steak is a must try as well! Yes, we eat horse meat and we love it!
@sdbradley757 жыл бұрын
I was stationed there from 1994 to 1996 beautiful country. I would like to go back one day to visit
@BillGreenAZ7 жыл бұрын
I like lutefisk so I think I'll try the fermented shark when I visit Iceland. It just HAS to have some redeeming qualities.
@boomsing887 жыл бұрын
I'm taking my daughter to Iceland in April for 8 days.Can't wait to get there.
@iamnotkurtcobain7 жыл бұрын
been in Iceland 2 times and I want to be there forever ;)
@beastmodelonewolf Жыл бұрын
Born and raised in Iceland love the video i live in the usa now
@michaelscott71667 жыл бұрын
We get Einstök Icelandic beer here in England. Their White Ale is fantastic.
@sethjaffe90957 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Their smoked porter is quite nice as well. I have seen it in parts of the USA but not in Utah where I live now.
@popogast7 жыл бұрын
Mark, obviously You like fish as much as I do. I already watched another iceland video on this channel. Thanks.
@havrefrasss7 жыл бұрын
bonus note: Iceland is very vegetarian/vegan friendly everywhere :)
@gunnarmikael13845 жыл бұрын
SubbedDreams 21 wtf no what you mean I live in Iceland fuck that we all kinds of meat and fish wtf we ain’t no vegeterians
@dlogic67815 жыл бұрын
rekt
@TakaG5 жыл бұрын
@@gunnarmikael1384 They didn't say all Icelanders are vegan. They said it's easy being vegan in Iceland. That's both because of the selection of products and everything being properly labeled.
@texastea56865 жыл бұрын
Why be vegan in a land of delicious fresh fish and lamb?
@steveescher15544 жыл бұрын
@@gunnarmikael1384 I heard the people were friendly too but u proved that's bullshit
@thomaslane27377 жыл бұрын
Thank you these are great I'm in Iceland right now
@CrayolaCoffeeBean Жыл бұрын
Oddly enough, best burger I ever had was on our way to Vík (I think… lol). It had a ring of raw bell pepper, cucumber, tomato, and what I can only describe as tzatziki/ranch type sauce. Most refreshing burger I’ve had lol also, the convenience store sandwiches were SO GOOD. Such a beautiful country ❤
@bluebagelman192020 күн бұрын
The food was super fresh. Loved the dark rye bread. Despised skyr- it’s technically cheese and not yogurt.
@natiagostino34756 жыл бұрын
I really miss skyr!!!!!! 😭
@helgakennedy48832 жыл бұрын
We are going this spring- thankfully we have Wolters World for tips!! The best!
@karlmanning26037 жыл бұрын
I tried Arctic char for the first time at a Bonefish Grill a few years ago. It was SO good! Unfortunately, it is only sold when it is in season. I'd imagine it is more widely available in Iceland. With that said... I WANT TO VISIT!!!
@KIKI.956 жыл бұрын
You are so well traveled and I appreciate you making these videos so much!! So helpful!
@v1.617 жыл бұрын
First time here , already love you're channel :)
@FeonaLeeJones5 жыл бұрын
The veggies are definitely imported. Not many veggies are grown here except rubarb.
@harvestjet7 жыл бұрын
I loved the skyr drinks also liked the dried cod snacks.
@ariskuhner85447 жыл бұрын
Go to Cyprus, you will love it!!!
@SylvainBOSSON-og8fi2 жыл бұрын
You are mu super tourist guide! like to listen your countries food....will i see you in restaurants, hotels, and like that outside everytime I going to on my hollidays. Here also i order french fries, ice creams, some burgers....
@MarkBH707 жыл бұрын
I like you having different scenery behind you as you make the presentation. Gives depth! :) Sir, you look better! More in-shape.
Must be from all that great Icelandic food you got!
@ÞorkellSigvaldason7 жыл бұрын
Just an FYI about beer, there are also local craft breweries that make excellent beer here. Look for something by Borg, Kaldi or Einstök. The beers Mark mentions in the video are the most common brands you'll find, but there is more variety on offer.
@woltersworld7 жыл бұрын
+Þorkell Sigvaldason thanks! Will keep my eyes peeled :)
@sigorharaldsson40677 жыл бұрын
I can understand that Liam was upset that you did not have Appelsín in America
@majikslim827 жыл бұрын
It's really is good. Found out it is great with whiskey. I recommend orka with gin. Redbull and vodka has nothing on orka and gin... well besides the taste.
@WINTERMUTE_AI5 жыл бұрын
Heh, I saw that they had a bunch of Subway sandwich shops, i will probably just eat there every day and I am sure it will be less than $50/6 inch, maybe $40.
@stanmcserr85767 жыл бұрын
I would have to stop at the Chuck Norris Grill.
@ritankarsasmal3807 жыл бұрын
Hi Mark, since u have a plethora of travel stories to tell did u ever consider writing a book or travelogue or travel guide? As u r a professor u would have grip in language as well i believe..so...i would buy it lol
@woltersworld7 жыл бұрын
+Ritankar Sasmal thanks Rotankar. I have started with some book ideas but the day job takes up quite a bit of time sadly
@ritankarsasmal3807 жыл бұрын
yeah it's understandable...will wait for the day when i can pick up ur copy for a tour rather than rick steve's or lonely planet :)
@woltersworld7 жыл бұрын
+Ritankar Sasmal i have been trying to get my wife interested in writing a book so im trying :)
@ritankarsasmal3807 жыл бұрын
cheers! :)
@woltersworld7 жыл бұрын
+Solleti Coso summer
@AlexisMunozMusic7 жыл бұрын
Brennivin is more like a schnapps-it's super strong. Yummy though
@woltersworld7 жыл бұрын
+ALEXIS MUNOZ true. More like schnapps. Good call
@davidvilchez22095 жыл бұрын
My gut would be wrecked after a week of food like this lol
@MagnusSkulason09095 жыл бұрын
Thank You for this good video. It is good and the information correct. But the shark is good :) I´m local person of cause.
@fartknocker1326 жыл бұрын
Love your videos. Nice fast pace, clear English..useful info...keep it up!
@alex253777 жыл бұрын
I'm Icelandic and your video is perfect! I really enjoyed it!
@horseplop97 жыл бұрын
I'll eat anything except that fermented shark or whale
@sigorharaldsson40677 жыл бұрын
Uncle Chuckles but the shark is so tasty!!😄
@horseplop97 жыл бұрын
I'd rather eat stinky tofu
@kirtjoe2837 жыл бұрын
Uncle Chuckles id rather eat an ant.
@falconerhudson47915 жыл бұрын
I love your videos! So informative.
@user-kt4hg8zj2v4 жыл бұрын
Hello
@gamebustergaming50477 жыл бұрын
I had a lot of fun watching this
@Nubianette7 жыл бұрын
There's quite a bit of drinking. I think you're just better behaved than many. It's expensive, but people drink. The food is so good there! Had the best hamburg of my life there. I didn't see the fermented shark, and I wouldn't have tried it, but I did try the dried catfish which you sip in homemade butter. Not too bad as a bar snack. It wasn't very smelly at all.
@woltersworld7 жыл бұрын
+Nubianette you made the right choice going with the catfish over the shark :)
@jgw54916 жыл бұрын
Harkarl is one of the few dishes Anthony Bourdain can't abide- and he'll eat about ANYTHING.
@brandonmorris84587 жыл бұрын
I fly there on Feb 3rd. Thanks for the awesome info
@woltersworld7 жыл бұрын
+Brandon Morris you are very welcome!
@citizenjoevotes7 жыл бұрын
You are going to love it! I cannot wait to get back there again. The people are lovely and we didn't have a bad meal or a day where we didn't experience something amazing.
@euvi857 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear there is more than fish. I don't like fish and I am going to Iceland in October.
@PABrewNews7 жыл бұрын
Just has seafood and lamb today, & and an amazing beer... So I ate close to a Icelandic meal hahahahah.... And I did a lot of walking, I would love love love to visit Iceland one day, I plan on hitting England working up to Scotland then jumping over to Iceland then Norway once my life calms back down. Hope all is well with you and your work out is going awesome. Yeah rotten shark meat is a fun time for sure I have seen people eating it. they weren't too impressed, hahaahah...
@thomascool13355 жыл бұрын
Iceland, normay, france = heaven
@nilspastor62547 жыл бұрын
Ok, thank you for this Video, Skyr is yummy ... 😊 And now i am so hungry ...🙄🙄🙄🙄😝
@avonanna85396 жыл бұрын
The water in the city smells horrible but in other places the water smells and tastes sooooooo good
@graced.67116 жыл бұрын
Im binge watching your channel! ❤❤
@diljitsingh48757 жыл бұрын
Awesome mate. We are there on 24th May and will love the fish. We are not into lamb how about chicken, some salad and rice
@sandrajonasdottir81665 жыл бұрын
the icelandic lamb is like koby is to beef there is no lamb on the planet like the icelandic one
@ParfDull7 жыл бұрын
What a crazy backdrop for a video. It hardly looks real!
@woltersworld7 жыл бұрын
+Pad Ful when you are there its even more crazy. Unbelievable. Seriously unbelievable
@hermanpesina63285 жыл бұрын
The fact that lamb is plentiful is all I needed to hear
@pinotgretchio98277 жыл бұрын
Coming here in one week!! Thank you for the tips!
@woltersworld7 жыл бұрын
+Pinot Gretchio have a great time!
@stefanbenedikt50735 жыл бұрын
I am from icland
@adamshane9487 жыл бұрын
I would try Skyr.
@sgtcrab14 жыл бұрын
Try the Minke Whale or the horse steaks! Yum!
@ebba_55927 жыл бұрын
I love Icelandic food, reason: i live there. 😂💗
@topiesponja7 жыл бұрын
I can't wait to go to Iceland!! It's definitely in my top 2 destinations list
@2ossy7 жыл бұрын
Sofia Cold and awkward people
@CIubDuck7 жыл бұрын
+2ossy You just explained all of the Northern countries.
@topiesponja7 жыл бұрын
2ossy That's alright, I'm very awkward too. And i also like that they're cold so no strangers approach me for no reason
@2ossy7 жыл бұрын
deIlluminati ive been in sweden twice and they were so awkward xD. i do want to go to iceland and norway sometime.
@2ossy7 жыл бұрын
We were hiking in the middle of nowhere in Sweden and we met some Finnish people. They started a conversation about the weather from 100 meters away. So far we had to yell. We were cooking diner and we thought they may come to us to talk (because there were almost no other people in the area). They didnt and halfway the conversation they just walked off... Bye..
@chicotel097 жыл бұрын
come to alaska in the summer and Ill take you fishing!!
@stanmcserr85767 жыл бұрын
They grow many fruits and vegetables in greenhouses, including bananas.
@parisstudios36 жыл бұрын
Here’s something you have to eat in Iceland EVERYTHING
@rayologyxm6 жыл бұрын
Your video is very informative thank you so much
@melindac33686 жыл бұрын
The food looks really good!
@nic4ever2969 ай бұрын
Wow. I Iike that backdrop. Do people swim in that water with the icebergs? I'm from the West Indies so it looks like a very interesting beach to try out.
@yunis50974 жыл бұрын
Appelsin ist the best!
@tanker64736 жыл бұрын
The best Lobster dish my wife ever ate was in Vik. Ever.
@rohitb26445 жыл бұрын
What about vegetarians????
@TravelsChases7 жыл бұрын
Mmmmm this video made me hungry. What an amazing place Iceland is. Can't wait to go back. Tell the truth , did you try puffin?
@jocelynwolters2937 жыл бұрын
Travels & Chases, No! We are adventurous eaters but no puffin!! We did feed baby puffins though :)
@wesleytsjernitsjenko2527 жыл бұрын
Have a lovely day in iceland (:
@woltersworld7 жыл бұрын
+Wesley Tsjernitsjenko takk!
@lightbox6174 жыл бұрын
If you are a "foodie" this may not be the place for you. Restaurants are NYC pricey. Fish and lamb are very good but very bland. Everything I ate over 4 days was over salted. Wondering where they get fresh berries and tomato? Acres of green houses heated by geothermal piping. The unspectacular food is vastly outweighed by the seriously kind, helpful and outgoing people most of whom speak better english than I do.
@user-cx2nm9sg3f7 жыл бұрын
thanks for a great video!
@az9292927 жыл бұрын
Uum, the brand is not exactly called "Appelsin". Appelsin just means "orange". The brand of that particular soda is called "Egils". But besides that, yes, the "appelsin" (orange) flavoured sodas and juices are very common and popular in the Nordic countries, especially with kids, but also with many adults, including in my own country of Denmark 😉
@woltersworld7 жыл бұрын
+az929292 thanks for the heads up!
@ingibjorgjonsdottir82117 жыл бұрын
Appelsín is the drink, appelsínugulur mean orange :)
@SiggiOrnK7 жыл бұрын
This is not entirely true. "Appelsín" is in fact the name of the drink "Egils" is the name of the company that produces the drink. The icelandic word for orange is "Appesína". It's a very small distinction but it's there.
@az9292927 жыл бұрын
Sigurdur Orn Konradsson Aah, okay then. Yes, I agree "Appelsin" is also the name of the drink, but in my language (Danish) "appelsin" is also just the word for "orange" 😉
@SiggiOrnK7 жыл бұрын
Yeah, like I said the Icelandic word for orange is "appelsína" so close enough. No wonder to since the languages are very much related :)
@TheAirtrans5 жыл бұрын
I love fish
@baldurorri97496 жыл бұрын
I am iclandic
@elizabethmcleod2465 жыл бұрын
Any vegan food there?
@shamsarif80107 жыл бұрын
thx for the infos, plz keep up the good work
@woltersworld7 жыл бұрын
+Sam Arif thank you!
@worldatlas66477 жыл бұрын
I'm icelandic and I love it when english pepole try to say icelandic words😂😂😂 It is soooo funny😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 nobody says that right😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@mustykingvids5 жыл бұрын
Skyr.... Its cheese not yoghurt.
@catnipper567 жыл бұрын
I heard you mentioned you stayed in a guest cabin? How did you find it and book it? VRBO? AirBNB? If this info is in one of your videos, let me know. :) Thanks
@modvind7 жыл бұрын
Great!
@woltersworld7 жыл бұрын
+Nicolai cheers!
@Jay-hr3rh6 жыл бұрын
I will eat well ova there. Puffins, no way. Too cute.