Icelandic Home-Cooking at a Local Home in Downtown Reykjavik - Day Trip from $116

Iris and Nonni are two hospitable Icelanders with a passion for travel, food, and music. They run a travel company and lead trips all over their country and are a wealth of knowledge about history, geology, culture and of course, local food! Iris is a skilled home-cook who says good cooking is in her veins. Her mother was an excellent cook and her daughter has inherited the skill, too. Iris says that the food Icelanders eat at home is completely different from what is found in local restaurants. At home, many meat dishes are slow cooked in the oven and are served simply with potatoes and fresh vegetables that are grown in their greenhouses using geothermal energy. The greenhouses afford them fresh produce year-round, even in the cold, dark winter. Iris and Nonni are musicians who love to sing. She is learning opera and he sings with two choirs, so don't be surprised if they treat you to a song or two! A typical meal at Iris and Nonni’s table includes slow-roasted meat, often Icelandic lamb which is organic and exclusively pasture-raised, local fish like Atlantic salmon that is served, raw, smoked or baked, potato dishes, and bright, fresh vegetables. Your Icelandic meal might begin with appetizer like a raw salmon salad and then continue with a hearty main dish such as leg of lamb with roasted potatoes, seasonal vegetables from their greenhouse, and a fresh salad. For dessert Iris offers sweets like berries with traditional Icelandic skyr (a local cultured dairy product like yogurt) or a seasonal fruit tart. If you book a cooking experience, join Iris and Nonni in the kitchen for a hands-on cooking experience where they teach you how to prepare 2-3 dishes that are easy to replicate at home. Their kitchen is large and open, and you’ll have the opportunity to try your hand at preparing foods like salmon salad, fresh greens, or dessert. Iris also offers and optional market tour add-on.