Iceland Fish Drying Racks at Cristina Andrew blog

Iceland Fish Drying Racks. One of the staples of traditional icelandic diet, harðfiskur is a fish delicacy made by following an old preserving method that involves drying fresh fish on wooden racks, outdoors in the cool icelandic wind. Traditionally, the dried fish would spend months. Looking out across the cold, windy coast of iceland, one might spot a scene resembling a medieval torture fest for fish. Bacteria, yeasts and molds need the water in the food to grow, and drying effectively prevents them from surviving in the food. If there were a poster child of dried foods in iceland it would be the humble harðfiskur. Harðfiskur is a delicacy in iceland and scattered around the country are drying racks, once full of drying fish that are now silvering frames telling a piece of icelandic history. I have driven past them. The practice of drying rows upon rows of gutted. They also have one for hákarl. They're for harðfiskur (dried fish). Maldiva is correct that there are some racks like this just outside hafnarfjördur, on the road to krysuvik/kleifarvatn. Looking at pictures of iceland, i always see wooden racks full of fish drying out in the air. The fish needs air movement to dry properly, and if it is windy, the wind will keep. To properly dry the fish, it should be done outside, in fairly cool (below 10 °c) and dry weather.

Bacteria, yeasts and molds need the water in the food to grow, and drying effectively prevents them from surviving in the food. If there were a poster child of dried foods in iceland it would be the humble harðfiskur. The practice of drying rows upon rows of gutted. Maldiva is correct that there are some racks like this just outside hafnarfjördur, on the road to krysuvik/kleifarvatn. They're for harðfiskur (dried fish). I have driven past them. One of the staples of traditional icelandic diet, harðfiskur is a fish delicacy made by following an old preserving method that involves drying fresh fish on wooden racks, outdoors in the cool icelandic wind. Traditionally, the dried fish would spend months. Looking out across the cold, windy coast of iceland, one might spot a scene resembling a medieval torture fest for fish. Looking at pictures of iceland, i always see wooden racks full of fish drying out in the air.

Fish drying on wooden racks Iceland Stock Photo Alamy

Iceland Fish Drying Racks Harðfiskur is a delicacy in iceland and scattered around the country are drying racks, once full of drying fish that are now silvering frames telling a piece of icelandic history. Bacteria, yeasts and molds need the water in the food to grow, and drying effectively prevents them from surviving in the food. To properly dry the fish, it should be done outside, in fairly cool (below 10 °c) and dry weather. Maldiva is correct that there are some racks like this just outside hafnarfjördur, on the road to krysuvik/kleifarvatn. They also have one for hákarl. If there were a poster child of dried foods in iceland it would be the humble harðfiskur. Harðfiskur is a delicacy in iceland and scattered around the country are drying racks, once full of drying fish that are now silvering frames telling a piece of icelandic history. Traditionally, the dried fish would spend months. I have driven past them. Looking at pictures of iceland, i always see wooden racks full of fish drying out in the air. The fish needs air movement to dry properly, and if it is windy, the wind will keep. One of the staples of traditional icelandic diet, harðfiskur is a fish delicacy made by following an old preserving method that involves drying fresh fish on wooden racks, outdoors in the cool icelandic wind. The practice of drying rows upon rows of gutted. They're for harðfiskur (dried fish). Looking out across the cold, windy coast of iceland, one might spot a scene resembling a medieval torture fest for fish.