Wining and dining
 
Just like the clear Icelandic air, free from the pollution that has become so accepted as part of everyday life in other places in the world, food production in Iceland is clean and natural.
 
While many other countries across Europe are now vehemently promoting organically grown and bred produce, this is the way that Iceland has been doing it for a long time. Here you will find only the freshest fruits and vegetables, fertiliser-free meats and dairy products, and seafood straight from the ocean.
 
Dining is one of the major delights of Icelandic culture and very few are disappointed by the diverse range of delectable treats. There is a world of cuisines on offer from Indian, Thai and Japanese to Italian, Mexican and French. The home-grown menus are to die for with each dish exuding flavourful decadence.
 
One of the gems of Reykjavik’s dining is Perlan, a revolving restaurant with spectacular panoramic views of the entire city. The speciality here is their free range lamb, cooked to perfection; it simply melts in your mouth coupled with the sparkling cityscape. Dining here, you may think you have mistakenly arrived in heaven.
 
Artic lobster is a Nordic favourite, and the succulent meat of this shell fish, served with a mouth-watering butter sauce, is something that every visitor should try at least once. The Seafood Cellar, an internationally recommended spot, is the perfect place to sample the best of Iceland’s daily catches of seafood in a chic yet relaxed atmosphere.
 
As cattle, sheep and goats are about the only animals that have chosen to make this island their home, it is no wonder that the country has such a fantastic range of the finest cheeses, perfect with a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon in one of the numerous hotspots across the island.
 
No trip to Iceland would be complete without eating the famous hotdogs that are available from stands in most urban areas at least once. Order ‘the works’ and explore a whole new world of bursting flavours, with ketchup, mustard, crunchy fried onions, raw onions and the secret ingredient – remoulade sauce. 
 
For lovers of the art of coffee drinking, this is an island you will not want to leave. All across Iceland, coffee culture is taken as a serious sport. There are no ‘to-go’ cups to be found anywhere. Icelanders believe the miracle that is coffee should be slowly savoured down to the very last drop. Reykjavik’s cosmopolitan scene would not be the same without its coffee houses. Reykjavik’s Café Paris is the place to sit back with a frothy cappuccino and watch the world pass by, while Kaffi Mocha is the heaving hangout for the city’s trendy artists.
 
Just before you are about to leave Iceland and dreaming of the food that you are already missing, you may get a very nice surprise. Iceland is so sure of the wonders of its culinary delights that Reykjavik Airport has a shop selling some of the most important of the country’s edible offerings. From vacuum packed seafood products to conveniently packed hardfiskur (dried fish), cheeses and those irresistible hotdogs, you are sure to return home with a contented sense of satisfaction.

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