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Anyone know if we can get this in the U.S.?

by exhilaration 7y ago

jandrese 7y ago
Killjoys at the FDA would probably make it difficult to import.
- kevin_thibedeau 7y ago
  Katsuobushi (the basis of bonito flakes and dashi) is prepared in a similar way. It is available in the US.
  - cr1895 7y ago
    Isn't that smoked?
    - kevin_thibedeau 7y ago
      Yes. But it is finished by air drying after fungus innoculation. There is just as much of a pathogen concern.
- Nihilartikel 7y ago
  I certainly haven't tried it myself, but um.. I think that customs usually misses it if you're ever entering the states from Iceland and innocently miss it from your declarations.
  - bacon_waffle 7y ago
    I brought a bag of it back through Boston IIRC, about 15 years ago. It wasn't a problem and I'm sure they could smell it through the two layers of plastic bags and my backpack. Had a lot of fun with my hardfiskur - I had to keep it in a big glass jar so the housemates wouldn't be too grossed out by it, but it was a great treat every now and then with a bit of butter as discussed elsewhere. But, perhaps the customs person just took pity on younger-and-dumber me, who had been out on the town in Reykjavik for about two days, trying to keep up with an Icelandic friend showing off the night life there...
- Broken_Hippo 7y ago
  Oddly enough, fish isn't difficult. Meat, however, is. I can send family in the states dried and canned fish products, but customs will confiscate meat products - much to the disappointment of my brother, who would like to try reindeer sausage. IIRC, it has more to do with possible disease spreading between continents than anything, though I do think they are a bit ridiculous with their total ban.
bifrost 7y ago
I haven't seen this exact thing. I have seen a variety of dried fishes available in Slavic and Asian markets though, so I'm sure you could find something similar.
haukur 7y ago
You can buy it online from some stores - this is the first one that popped up on Google: https://nammi.is/food-drinks1/dried-fish.html https://nammi.is/food-drinks1/dried-fish.html
itronitron 7y ago
smoked salmon if you are in the pacific northwest, avoid the thin-sliced stuff though
- bifrost 7y ago
  Hot Smoked is one of my faves even though I can do a mean cured salmon. I highly advise people have PNW hot smoked salmon!

Anyone know if we can get this in the U.S.?

jandrese 7y ago

Killjoys at the FDA would probably make it difficult to import.

kevin_thibedeau 7y ago
Katsuobushi (the basis of bonito flakes and dashi) is prepared in a similar way. It is available in the US.
- cr1895 7y ago
  Isn't that smoked?
  - kevin_thibedeau 7y ago
    Yes. But it is finished by air drying after fungus innoculation. There is just as much of a pathogen concern.
Nihilartikel 7y ago
I certainly haven't tried it myself, but um.. I think that customs usually misses it if you're ever entering the states from Iceland and innocently miss it from your declarations.
- bacon_waffle 7y ago
  I brought a bag of it back through Boston IIRC, about 15 years ago. It wasn't a problem and I'm sure they could smell it through the two layers of plastic bags and my backpack. Had a lot of fun with my hardfiskur - I had to keep it in a big glass jar so the housemates wouldn't be too grossed out by it, but it was a great treat every now and then with a bit of butter as discussed elsewhere. But, perhaps the customs person just took pity on younger-and-dumber me, who had been out on the town in Reykjavik for about two days, trying to keep up with an Icelandic friend showing off the night life there...
Broken_Hippo 7y ago
Oddly enough, fish isn't difficult. Meat, however, is. I can send family in the states dried and canned fish products, but customs will confiscate meat products - much to the disappointment of my brother, who would like to try reindeer sausage. IIRC, it has more to do with possible disease spreading between continents than anything, though I do think they are a bit ridiculous with their total ban.

bifrost 7y ago

I haven't seen this exact thing. I have seen a variety of dried fishes available in Slavic and Asian markets though, so I'm sure you could find something similar.

haukur 7y ago

You can buy it online from some stores - this is the first one that popped up on Google: https://nammi.is/food-drinks1/dried-fish.html https://nammi.is/food-drinks1/dried-fish.html

itronitron 7y ago

smoked salmon if you are in the pacific northwest, avoid the thin-sliced stuff though

bifrost 7y ago
Hot Smoked is one of my faves even though I can do a mean cured salmon. I highly advise people have PNW hot smoked salmon!