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How It's Made: Traditional Icelandic Dried Fish

Have you ever wondered how the traditional Icelandic snack harðfiskur is made? wonder no more! We went to the source, Jóhannes at Von Iceland, for the story of how Iceland's beloved dried fish was made in the olden days and how it's made today.
Read about the process at Grapevine.is, too: grapevine.is/m...
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  • @raystuarts
    @raystuarts Жыл бұрын

    Valur & Polly, remain deeply missed :(

  • @TheMilkMan8008

    @TheMilkMan8008

    10 ай бұрын

    What happened to them?

  • @beckybetter
    @beckybetter Жыл бұрын

    Valur and Polly. I miss them sooooo much. They really such good ambassadors for Iceland. So warm and personal!

  • @hjordistorfa
    @hjordistorfa Жыл бұрын

    There is nothing like Harðfiskur.. I miss Icelandic food.. Thank you kindly for sharing 💕✌️

  • @heartwings2517
    @heartwings2517 Жыл бұрын

    I really miss Valur and Polly too. They taught me so much about Iceland!!! I came by to see if maybe they are back. It's not the same. I like fish a lot, but somehow that dried fish does not look very tasty. If I ever get to Iceland I will try it, it may taste better than it looks.

  • @colleenpye9140
    @colleenpye9140 Жыл бұрын

    Looks very tasty. Thanks for delightful video. Repeat viewing for me.

  • @davalpe
    @davalpe Жыл бұрын

    I'm sorry, but without Valur and Polly it's just not the same.

  • @Phil_Vaughan

    @Phil_Vaughan

    Жыл бұрын

    But you're still here, why is that?🤔

  • @kittwilliams1974

    @kittwilliams1974

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Phil_Vaughan We are hoping they come to their senses and bring them back. Valur needs to start his own channel.

  • @dannyvandenbergh8108

    @dannyvandenbergh8108

    Жыл бұрын

    They are simply irreplaceable ...

  • @peterginsburg2465

    @peterginsburg2465

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Phil_Vaughan Just checking in to see if Polly and Valur might do a guest appearance. Nope. Oh well, maybe some day.

  • @dainjohnson2596
    @dainjohnson2596 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome! We'll be in Iceland in a couple of months, I'll have to try them!

  • @doinafred3049
    @doinafred3049 Жыл бұрын

    Valur and Paula are part of Iceland History. Sad their wonderful show was cancelled. We all miss Valur ' s presentations ; we learned do much about this mysterious country. May be you can bring back Valur +Paula. God bless .

  • @redneckhippy2020
    @redneckhippy20203 ай бұрын

    looks very tasty, i'll have to see if I can order it online.

  • @jennieterblanche9148
    @jennieterblanche91483 ай бұрын

    Awesome. I was thinking of starting a cod dried product in South Africa, but I will have to begin without machinez and a factory and without funds. Your process is perfect. I make chicken biltong which is a spiced dried chicken product.

  • @Jasper1913iii
    @Jasper1913iii4 ай бұрын

    I am curious about the 1st minute -- the traditional method. Can I find more about that?

  • @Ayelet.M
    @Ayelet.M Жыл бұрын

    I miss the news content as well 😢

  • @illbeback2YT
    @illbeback2YT Жыл бұрын

    I like this video. It was informative and well presented. Good quality camerawork. But I do miss the personal touch by a host guiding us in every video. There is hardly a personal connection anymore between the channel's video's and the fanbase that was used to the old format. Now, the channel has become superficial, at a distant, while we used to hugging the older vids...

  • @junegurney7463
    @junegurney7463 Жыл бұрын

    This channel has gone to more like a documentary which is good for those who enjoy documentaries. I so miss the personal touch and Valurs zest for what he did. Last but not least, I miss our beautiful Polly. 😢

  • @davidlewis6015
    @davidlewis6015 Жыл бұрын

    Great little video,is this a very popular snack?and does it get sold overseas?

  • @TheReykjavikGrapevine

    @TheReykjavikGrapevine

    Жыл бұрын

    You can buy it from Shop.Grapevine.is :)

  • @Petrvsco
    @Petrvsco11 ай бұрын

    Looking at this because I could happily eat only hardfiskur the rest of my life. Just straight from the bag, no butter needed. My only criticism is that there is no way on Earth the piece shown at 4:30 min is part of the process they are showing. Stuffing fish in molds cannot the only way to do it as there are many options of entire fish fillets.

  • @starlightflores
    @starlightflores Жыл бұрын

    I don't like fish, however, these actually look delicious. Love the snacks for pets. Do you sell in the USA? Thank you

  • @TheReykjavikGrapevine

    @TheReykjavikGrapevine

    Жыл бұрын

    We can ship it to you from Shop.Grapevine.is :)

  • @avalynn0022
    @avalynn0022 Жыл бұрын

    Where in Valur ???? Flavorless content

  • @mateuszQRDL
    @mateuszQRDL Жыл бұрын

    This would be my only snack if I only had the money. Of course, if you take into account how much fish there actually is in a 200g package and how much energy+time is required to dry it, the price becomes reasonable. But still...

  • @ohyouwillnot
    @ohyouwillnot10 күн бұрын

    Why haven’t you shared that the bulk of your product goes to the black market in Africa?

  • @SheldonT.
    @SheldonT. Жыл бұрын

    Low in fat. That's why you gotta butter 'em up good :)

  • @TheReykjavikGrapevine

    @TheReykjavikGrapevine

    Жыл бұрын

    Exactly!

  • @WhiteTiger333
    @WhiteTiger333 Жыл бұрын

    Oh, haha - I was waiting for the fish to be hung up to dry. Of course, there would be a modern factory. I see the fish snacks in the Grapevine store. Haven't decided if I want to get them, yet. The fish is not cooked and I don't normally like raw fish. But maybe, being dried, they would be the same as cooked.

  • @elizabethlascurain5294
    @elizabethlascurain5294 Жыл бұрын

    How do you eat them? With salt, lemon, chili powder? It’s something that I’d like to try!!

  • @TheReykjavikGrapevine

    @TheReykjavikGrapevine

    Жыл бұрын

    Icelanders eat it slathered thick with butter - but your idea sounds really tasty, too.

  • @Heresheis0818
    @Heresheis0818 Жыл бұрын

    6:23 🫢

  • @ChocoThe_Cat
    @ChocoThe_Cat Жыл бұрын

    A Tip For Visitors In Iceland: Try Dried Fish With Butter, Trust Me, It’s Delicious!!

  • @user-lw7vk2jw6u
    @user-lw7vk2jw6u Жыл бұрын

    So, you don't season it at all? No salt? That's interesting. Dried fish is very common in Russia and in most post USSR countries I think. But almost every time it is seasoned with salt. That's a shame I haven't tried hardfiskur in Iceland though I've been there twice

  • @IluvGrama4ever
    @IluvGrama4ever Жыл бұрын

    I cannot see the background., the words take over the screen.

  • @karolw.5208
    @karolw.5208 Жыл бұрын

    Give us Valur and Polly back!

  • @TheMilkMan8008

    @TheMilkMan8008

    10 ай бұрын

    What happened?

  • @karolw.5208

    @karolw.5208

    10 ай бұрын

    They were fired a year ago or more.@@TheMilkMan8008

  • @bluenightskychild
    @bluenightskychild Жыл бұрын

    Pretty grim without Value and Polly.

  • @adamsgroup1709
    @adamsgroup1709 Жыл бұрын

    Polly and valur😭😭😭😭😭😭

  • @spaceman_paul3547
    @spaceman_paul3547 Жыл бұрын

    Why am I here?

  • @doddsalfa
    @doddsalfa7 ай бұрын

    High in sodium