Delicious UK - (02)February 2020

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andwithouta meansofkeeping
foodforthelong,coldwinters,the
islanderssimplycouldnothave
survived.Fortunately,the
combinationofstrong,drying
windandsaltyairmakeslong-
termpreservationofthelocal
lambandcodpossible.
Forabout 10 weeksbetween
OctoberandDecember,nearlyevery
householdontheislandshangsup
wholelamblegsinopen-sided
woodenshedsnexttothehouse
tonaturallyfermentorræst.The
finishedproducthasa strongsmell
anddistinctflavourthat’snotforthe
faint-hearted.Atthisstageit canbe
boiledorroasted– orthemeatcan
be hung further to dry to become→

hungry traveller.

Inmostcountries,homecooking

is oftenthebestfoodyouwill

tasteandit’snodifferentonthe

FaroeIslands.OliandAnnarun

a sensationalsupperclubor

heimablídni,onSaturdaynights

at theirhomeinthepicturesque

villageofVelbastaður.

Ourgroupofeighttooka seat

intheirScandi-coolkitchen,

overlookingtheocean,and

tuckedintoanepicfeastof

heavenlycooking.Westarted

withsilkysoftsalmontartare,

thendivedintoa dishofsaltcod

and potatoes (see p121). The

finalewasa hugelegoflamb,

roastedwithwildherbsand

servedwithspicedredcabbage

andcaramelisedpotatoes.

Eachcourseis servedwith

a beerfromtheirlocalbrewery,

Okkara, meaning‘ours’.It’sa

greatopportunitytolearnmore

abouttheislandsanda chanceto

meetinterestingcharactersover

dinner.Themealstartsat 7.30pm

andcosts£115perperson.

VisittheFaroeIslandswebsite

(visitfaroeislands.com/see-do/

dining/heimablidni)fordetails

of heimablídni hosts.

EAT WITH THE LOCALS FEBRUARY

AVER AGES

lHIGHTEMP

6°C(13°Cin

July/August)

lLOWTEMP

1°C(9°Cin

July/August)

lDAYLIGHT

HOURS8.5

(19.3inJune)

lRAINY

DAYS 24

(17inJuly)