WOW magazine Issue 1 2019 - Icelandic food

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Best bites

White truffles ready for shaving. Photo Credit: Andrew Marshall

White truffles are best shaved paper-thin over simple dishes such as poached eggs or pasta. Photo Credit: Andrew Marshall Truffle hunter and truffle hounds. Photo Credit: Andrew Marshall

A taste of Europe

by Andrew Marshall Photos: Andrew and Paul Marshall and as indicated in photo captions

Europe is the perfect place for unique gastronomic delights and experiences. ITALY – SNUFFLING FOR TRUFFLES One of Italy’s great seasonal food events is the autumn white truffle season. This is when the landscape around the historic towns of Alba and Asti in Piedmont comes alive with truffle hunters and their keen-nosed hounds searching for the prized Tuber Magnatum Pico. This is one of the world’s most expensive food items costing as high as €4,500 per kilo. The range of truffle-related activities include the Fiera del Tartufo Bianco d’Alba (Alba Truffle Fair), truffle hunting excursions, and restaurant visits to experience the unique taste of the white truffle shaved raw over scrambled eggs or a simple pasta dish.

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WOW Power to the people

No Northern Ireland whiskey experience is complete without a visit to a local pub or two, and well worth a visit is the Bushmills Inn.

For an unforgettable dining experience reserve a table at the Unsicht-Bar literally meaning ‘blind restaurant.’ Photo Credit: Paul Marshall

GERMANY – DINE WITH A DIFFERENCE For a unique dining experience in Berlin, reserve a table at the unsicht-Bar (unsicht-bar.de). Blind waiters lead you through the pitch-black dining room to your table and explain the placing of utensils using a clock analogy, (for example the spoons are located at 12 o’clock) so that you can eat in the dark. The theory behind the concept is that by voluntarily abandoning your vision, you will be able to experience what wonderful work your other senses are capable of. ENGLAND – SUGAR & SPICE The picturesque village of Pateley Bridge in the Yorkshire Dales is home to the Oldest Sweet Shop in England (oldestsweetshop. co.uk) and, in fact, the world, according to the Guinness World Records book. Inside, the shelves are packed with row upon row of glass jars bursting with over 200 kinds of brightly colored confectionary, and on the wooden countertop are the traditional Avery scales used to measure the sweets into paper bags. “It started out as a general store in 1827 selling items such as milk, bread, eggs and sweets and has been trading continuously ever since,” says the confectioner, Keith Tordoff.

Andy Swinscoe cuts some cheese inside The Courtyard Dairy in Settle. Photo Credit: Kate Moseley

NORTHERN IRELAND – TAKE A WHISKEY TOUR Amid the green fields on Northern Ireland’s County Antrim coast near the world famous Giant’s Causeway, where the winds blow, and the water is clean and pure, is a small town that is home to Old Bushmills (bushmills.com), the oldest licensed whiskey distillery in the world, established in 1608. Take a tour to learn more about the


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A taste of Europe

6min
pages 108-110

The art of ordering coffee in Paris

3min
pages 106-107

Time for a London curry

4min
pages 104-105

Copenhagen\u2019s coolest natural wine spots

4min
pages 100-101

A guide to brunching in Berlin

3min
pages 100, 102-103

Germany's Mosel Valley

5min
pages 96-99

10 Italian dishes you must try

4min
pages 92-94

The most Instagrammable places in NYC's Lower East Side

3min
pages 88-90

Doing Detroit

3min
pages 86-87

The sugar shacks of Montreal

4min
pages 84-85

Reykjav\u00EDk Street Food

6min
pages 76-79

All about the langoustine

3min
pages 72-73

Airplane meals that will take you places

2min
page 70

Icelandic food: BEWARE!

2min
page 52

An Icelandic Kleina recipe

2min
pages 48, 50

The Icelandic Kleina - A perfect treat

2min
page 48

Best food stops around Iceland

6min
pages 44-46

Fishing villages in Iceland

4min
pages 40-43

How to cook a traditional Icelandic Lamb Soup?

4min
pages 36-38

Join a cooking class in Iceland

5min
pages 32-34

The new Nordic kitchen

6min
pages 26-30

Eating you way around Lake M\u00FDvatn

5min
pages 22-24

Wave hunting in Iceland

4min
pages 18-21

The Reykjavik Food Tours you'll love

3min
pages 14-16
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