Another thing some people give to foreigners for kicks when they are looking for something “authentic Icelandic”. It can be worth a taste in the right kind of silly atmosphere but I wouldn’t go looking this one up just to try it!

You can decide to stay away – there is a reason this isn’t eaten any more! Or you can go for it to show that you aren’t afraid of the sharks :-)

Either way I think you can be quite pleased with your decision. It’s quite an acquired taste :-)

The only time Icelanders eat this is as a part of Þorramatur at a “Þorrablót” an old heathen festival held in the month of Þorri but that today consists of Icelanders showing each other that they aren’t disgusted by the stuff their ancestors ate and getting drunk in the process. In fact I’d strongly recommend taking a shot of Brennivín with it to wash it down :-)

Here’s a video of the making of the shark. Yummy!