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  • Nearly One Fourth Of Icelanders Will Eat Pizza With Kokteilsósa

    Nearly One Fourth Of Icelanders Will Eat Pizza With Kokteilsósa

    A new poll from Market and Media Research (MMR) shows some interesting divisions over the use of the popular ketchup-and-mayonnaise condiment known as kokkteilsósa (which literally translates to “cocktail sauce”, causing no small amount of confusion for foreign guests to Iceland). According…

  • Icelandic “Kokteilsósa” Origin Called Into Question

    Icelandic “Kokteilsósa” Origin Called Into Question

    Iceland’s ubiquitous kokteilsósa (“cocktail sauce”) did not come from Iceland, as was recently asserted, but variations of the condiment can be found across continents. Master chef Úlfar Eysteinsson told listeners on Reykjavík siðdegis last Wednesday that the pink sauce found on countless…

  • Icelanders: Simply The Best

    Icelanders: Simply The Best

    Icelanders are, in general, better and more competent persons than most of the people who reside in other countries. This can mostly be attributed to the clean food we enjoy here. The pork and Corn Flakes we buy in Bónus are free…