Delicious UK - (02)February 2020

fishermenhavehada goodweek.

Youcanbuysaltfiskur– saltcod

• fromMortans,a wonderfulold
  fishermanwitha terrifictwinklein
  hiseye.Carryonwalkingaround
  thequayandyou’llfindSkeiva
  Pakkhús(skeivapakkhus.fo),an
  Italian-inspiredrestaurantrunby
  Johannes Jensen,whoruns 15
  establishmentsontheislands.I
  lovedheadchefHenrySamuelsen’s
  raviolistuffedwithsaltcodand
  servedwitha slickofbrownbutter.
  Setbackfromtheharbouris lamb
  andseafoodspecialistÁarstova
  (aarstova.fo),ina traditionalwooden
  building.Expecta warmwelcome
  atnearbyBarbaraFishHouse
  (barbara.fo), as well as a cracking

winelistanda shortmodernmenu

thatincludesgrilledlangoustines,

crabclawswitha herbdippingsauce,

andbluemusselscaughtinthe

watersnexttothevillageofKaldbak.

Forsweetindulgence,putyour

feetupandenjoya sliceofcakeand

steamingcoffeeatPanameCafé

(facebook.com/paname.fo).Pastry

chefNielsBrogaardÁ Rógvuhas

gaineda reputationforhavingthe

bestdessertsintown– hiscarrot

cakeis seriouslyimpressive.

PRESERVINGTRADITION

Aftercheckingouta numberof

restaurantmenus,it struckmehow

manydriedandpreservedfoods

there were. The climate is harsh

CLOCKWISEFROMLEFT

Turfroof,a traditionalScandinavian

buildingtechnique;Faroesheep

outnumberpeopleontheislands;

Tórshavn’sprettyharbour,

Vesteravag;fishdryinginthesalty

wind;theislands’northerlylocation

means sunshine is rare in winter

FAROE ISLANDS

Mykines

Lake

Leitisvatn

Vágar TÓRSHAVN

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Koltur

Hestur

Sandoy

Skúvoy

StóraDimun

Litla Dimun

Suouroy

Borooy

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Atlantic

Ocean

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Norwegian

Sea

Viooy Fugloy

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l

Airportl

l

Lake

Leynavatnl

Lake

Saksunarvatu

l

Gásadalurl

Svinoy

Nólsoy

Streymoy