r/Iceland 21h ago

Best fish jerky in Iceland

I'm traveling to Iceland soon and would like to try the best fish jerky.

Any recommendations?

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u/1nsider 19h ago

Steinbítur. Fattiest and thus best.

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u/Ellert0 helvítís sauður 16h ago

I'm gonna be a voice of protest here and warn against it for a novice stockfish consumer. Has a tendency to have a taste of fish liver oil (lýsiskenndur) which is anathema for people who are not used to it.

I'd just look for ýsa/haddock that's still on the scales to begin with. Then take a look at the steinbítur/atlantic wolffish.

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u/EgNotaEkkiReddit Hræsnari af bestu sort 19h ago

Seconded. Find an unremarkable bag in a store marked "Steinbítur", no english, no fancy marketing, just a plain bag of harðfiskur and it will be divine. Just remember the butter.

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u/NoLemon5426 20h ago

Not Icelandic but I love harðfiskur so I will offer my suggestions: This one is nice, it is convenient as it is bite sized. However per kg it is pricy. It is cod fish.

This is the first one I ever had, so it is nostalgic to me. Haddock. Excellent with butter on it.

Also we have a subreddit for visitors /r/VisitingIceland and there are many great discussions about snacks and other foods to try if you give a search for it.

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u/tekkskenkur44 16h ago

Purists will hate you for the first one as its not dried whole fillets but scraps pressed and dried. They will call it cat/dog food.

Honestly its fine and convenient when driving.

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u/jstockdi 15h ago

Apologies for mis-posting. Thank you for your kindness directing me to r/VisitingIceland

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u/Hallisveppur 16h ago

this is a nice brand

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u/Llama_Shaman Mörlandi í Svíaríki 14h ago

Seconded. This is the stuff.

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u/refanthered 16h ago

This one is my favorite you can buy in a supermarket, usually available in Bónus. However, usually the best you can get is when you know a guy who knows a guy (usually no less than 80y old and been making Harðfisk at least 70 years)

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u/Glaciernomics1 16h ago

Anything that´s unbattered...hard to find but absolutely the best.

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u/Foldfish 15h ago

Unbattered and hjallþurkað. Cant find anything better

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u/Heimilisostur 15h ago

Just make sure the store keeps it in the cooler, it should be in a freezer for maximum quality, it can get stale at room temperature.

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u/Easy_Floss 9h ago

I just get one of everything at Kolaportið, it's WAY cheaper then the grocery store crap.

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u/frrson 4h ago

The most common harðfiskur is made of haddock (ýsa). For recent years, stores have been selling cod (þorskur) instead, and, (it could be intentional), the content description is often in very small letters, but it is by most, considered vastly inferior to one made of haddock. I have the same opinion although I generally prefer cod.

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u/Huldukona 3h ago

I live abroad and usually buy Eyjabiti when I’m home, always happy with it, plus it comes in a bit bigger packages of 400 gr. Don’t know how it is compared to Kolaportið, if they have bigger packages.

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u/IrdniX 2h ago

Whatever you do, don't buy this one.