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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.
Click here to read more about that story.
ZR
Today is the Second Day of Whitsun, or Pentecost, a Christian holiday and bank holiday in Iceland. Although Whitsun is a religious holiday, many people skip mass and use the opportunity to engage in outdoor activities with their friends and families.
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Iceland finished in 17th place in the final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest yesterday.
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Whitsun, or hvítasunna in Icelandic, is a religious holiday, celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter. Usually known as Pentecost in English, the holiday commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Christ.
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Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós are set to appear on Jay Leno’s The Tonight Show on NBC on Friday next week.
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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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