Artisan food market this weekend!
If you really want to find out what Icelandic food is all about, Búrið artisan food market is the place to go. At this market, you will find an eclectic mix of traditional foods, alongside innovative and inspired new products that cannot be found anywhere else. It is held three times a year – the next one on the last weekend of August.
This is a true foodie festival. Here you won’t find the old Icelandic food often used to shock tourists, such as fermented shark, pickled ram testicles and sheep heads (these things are still eaten by many Icelanders, but they don’t really have a place on the gourmet table).
All sorts of produce available
At the market, around forty producers bring their local food to Harpa for you to taste. The producers come from different backgrounds with different produce. There are farmers, fishermen, chefs, salt makers, chocolatiers and more.
There will be all sorts of produce available – dried, smoked and fresh fish, salt (with an incredible range of colours and flavours), gourmet chocolate, baked goods, meats and meat products, cheeses, crab, jams and juices from just about everything the Icelandic nature has to offer, and more.
Many of the producers are pioneers of their craft, either creating something brand new or taking old traditions and putting a new spin on them. Others produce their food without tampering with traditions older than themselves.
Many gourmet food producers in Iceland attend this market to promote their produce, so visitors really get to know this part of the culinary scene. One of the best things about it is that if you have any questions about the product, you can have a chat with the person that made and perhaps grew the product you are tasting or buying.
Food and fun!
The market, held by Búrið Gourmet Store, is not just about food tasting; it is about getting to know the food. During the market’s opening hours, there are also short lectures on food and wine (in Icelandic). There are also circus acts from Sirkus Íslands, face painting for children and balloons, so there’s no problem bringing your kids along.
As if this were not enough, the market takes place in Harpa, one of the most beautiful buildings in Iceland. It also happens to be located in central Reykjavik, so if you are on a stroll having a look at the centre, it is easy to pop by. The market is open both on Saturday 29 August and Sunday 30 August from 11am-6pm.
The admission is just ISK 1,000 and free for children under 16 years.
