Happy Thorrablot!

The first Friday in January after the 19th day of the month (that would be today) begins the Icelandic month of Þorri in which the festival of Þorrablót (Thorrablot) is held. Thorrablot recalls Icelanders’ Viking history with naturally preserved winter foods and drink.

 Among those are:

1. Hákarl (shark meat buried in the ground and allowed to putrify)
2. Blóðmör (black pudding, a sausage made from blood)
3. Hrútspungur (pickled ram’s testicles served in the scrotum)
4. Lundabaggi (sheep’s fat)
5. Svinasulta (jellied ham)
6. Svið (jellied sheep’s head)
7. Harðfiskur (bread spread made of fish)
8. Hangikjot (smoked lamb)

And don’t forget your Slatur (sheep’s blood pudding rolled in lard and sewn up in the stomach). The ammonia laden smell and taste of many of the dishes (oh, I almost forgot to mention cooked seal flippers - yum) is traditionally followed by copious amounts of Brennivin, an Icelandic liquor, which is, of course, in turn followed by a lot of singing and dancing and then some passing out

Happy Þorrablót, y’all!

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