Hallo (Hello) everyone.
Today´s Santa is named Stúfur or translated is "Stubby", "Shorty" or "Itty Bitty". I cannot decide which one sounds cuter. Being little is not his only trait. He´s also a... dun dun dun PAN-SCRAPER! Today is not a day to turn your back on the pan as you are cooking because this little guy will scrape the food off the pans. Technically I found no sources explain what he does with the food but I´m assuming and hoping he just eats it. My friend stubby decided I was good enough to deserve a picture holder and a compact mirror (hmmmm interesting that he knew I recently lost my compact mirror). I have yet to have a bad enough day to get a potato but I still have 10 more yule lads to be good for.
Since my sources have such little information on our Santa "Itty Bitty", I thought I would share some more Icelandic tradition with you. Icelanders love laufabrauð or "leaf-bread" at Christmas. This is deep-fried, thin flatbread that Icelanders cut intricate patterns into. I announced the other day to Finnur that I was going to make it this year and was promptly informed that traditionally making of the laufabrauð is a family affair because it takes time and a lot of ingredients. Following this explanation I quickly announced I will NOT be making laufabruð this year because my masters thesis owns me right now ;) and I don´t have that kind of time. I WILL, however, purchase this at the store and eat it with butter on it (apparently this is THE WAY to eat it). I´ll report back on what I think about it :) Until tomorrow... Bless! (Bye! in Icelandic)
I used to make laufabrauð with my grandma. I can tell you it is fiddly work making those patterns on them...but the laufabrauð is way better homemade than baught from the store (unsurprisingly perhaps).
ReplyDeleteI have never tasted it with butter though...and never even heard of it eaten that way. I only eat it with hangikjöt and uppstúf (that white wheat based sause).
Yea I have to agree with judging AMY on this one, I have never heard or seen anyone eatting it with butter
ReplyDeleteDon't make come over there and kick your ass....Stubby.
ReplyDeletehaha. Ok well I read in the Grapevine Reykjavik about the butter on the laufabrauð. Maybe you should try it since you´ve never heard or seen anyone do it....
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