How to pronounce Harðfiskur

In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /ˈharðˌfɪskʏr̥/. In plain English letters that is HARTH-fis-koor, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Harðfiskur?

Harðfiskur is a snack of Iceland. Where it comes from: All Iceland. People usually eat it as a snack. Its main ingredients are fish. It tastes savory.

Where Harðfiskur comes from

Harðfiskur is one of 13 signature dishes of Iceland on this map.

• Skyr · Dessert · All Iceland

  Skyr is a thick cultured dairy food made from skimmed milk, warmed, soured with a bit of an earlier batch and strained until very thick.

• Brennivín · Drink · All Iceland

  Brennivín is Iceland's own style of the Nordic brännvin and is considered the country's signature spirit.

• Flatkaka · Bread & pastry · All Iceland

  Flatkaka, also called flatbrauð, is a thin, round Icelandic bread, about 15 centimetres across and 2 to 3 millimetres thick, brown with black scorch marks.

• Kjötsúpa · Soup & stew · All Iceland

  Kjötsúpa, Icelandic meat soup, is a hearty soup of lamb and vegetables, most often potatoes, swede, carrots and white cabbage, with onion or leek, dried soup herbs and often rice, oats or barley.

• Kleinur · Dessert · All Iceland

  Kleinur are small twisted pastries fried in fat, traditionally tallow, and they have long been a popular coffee-time treat in Iceland.

• Rúgbrauð · Bread & pastry · All Iceland

  Rúgbrauð is Icelandic rye bread: dark, dense, crustless and rather sweet, it keeps for a long time.

Food of Iceland

Dishes like Harðfiskur in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Harðfiskur:

• Kalix löjrom · Snack · Norrbotten, Sweden

  Kalix löjrom is the roe of the vendace, a small salmon-family fish, caught in the Bothnian Bay archipelago off Norrbotten in the far north of Sweden.

• Paprykarz szczeciński · Snack · Szczecin (West Pomerania), Poland

  Paprykarz szczeciński is a canned fish spread from Szczecin, made from ground fish, rice, tomato paste and vegetable oil, seasoned with onion, salt and spices.

• Tapenade · Snack · Marseille (Provence), France

  Tapenade is a Provençal spread of black or green olives, capers, garlic, anchovies and herbs, traditionally pounded in a mortar with olive oil.

• Tramezzino · Snack · Venice, Italy

  The tramezzino is a triangular sandwich of soft white crustless bread, generously filled and held together with mayonnaise.