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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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The processing of capelin roe for the Japanese market is underway with the most valuable part of the fishing season ahead.
Capelin fishing. Photo: Bjarni Brynjólfsson/Iceland Review.
The capelin are larger than last year and the position of Icelandic producers is strong on the lucrative Japanese market, ruv.is reports.
Capelin fishing mostly takes part off the southeast coast of Iceland these days. Fishermen have reported that there is plenty of capelin but that they are rather spread out and catches are small.
Spawning is currently taking place with the roe transported to Neskaupstaður and Vestmannaeyjar (the Westman Islands).
According to the Norwegian Institute of Food, Fishery and Aquaculture (Nofima), the Japanese fry the roe and eat them as bar snacks, consuming around 20,000 tons of capelin roe annually (according to 2010 figures).
Minister of Industries and Innovation Steingrímur J. Sigfússon recently announced a significant increase to the capelin fishing quota.
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The Identification Committee of the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police yesterday completed its investigation of human remains found by travelers on the beach Kaldbaksvík in Strandir, the eastern West Fjords, on Saturday.
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The government of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir will formally step down after a state council meeting with President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson at his residence Bessastaðir at 11 am today. At 3 pm, the new government of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson will attend a state council meeting and afterwards formally take power.
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Air traffic was grounded at Keflavík International Airport for up to two hours this morning due to a failure in the flight data system. Due to the delay, many passengers missed their connecting flights.
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Prospective Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, chair of the Progressive Party, and prospective Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Bjarni Benediktsson, chair of the Independence Party, presented their government agreement at a press conference in the old district school at Laugarvatn in South Iceland today.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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