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Terms in Icelandic 211-220 of 806

grunnungur

[Icelandic]

Tench. A small freshwater fish of the carp family found in European rivers. It has dark skin and a muddy flavour, like many carp. It is advisable to soak it in salt water for a few hours before grilling or frying.

guillax

[Icelandic]

Argentine. A small marine fish with silvery scales similar to a sardine or a smelt. It is usually grilled or fried.

gullgægir

[Icelandic]

Ide. A cyprinoid fish (that is, resembling or allied to the carp), inhabiting the fresh waters of northern Europe.

gullstyrja

[Icelandic]

The osetra sturgeon, which produces dazzling ash-grey pearls of caviar with a nutty flavour.

gulönd

[Icelandic]

Goosander. A close relative of the merganser.

gulrófa

[Icelandic]

Swede (US: rutabaga)

gulrót

[Icelandic]

Carrot

gul sinnepsfræ

[Icelandic]

Yellow or white mustard seeds.

gúrka

[Icelandic]

Cucumber

guðlax

[Icelandic]

Opah or moonfish, also, confusingly, known as the sunfish. This can be a huge fish, up to 50 kilos in weight. We saw one in an aquarium and it looked positively prehistoric. However the meat is good, pink and firm and can be treated like tuna, eaten raw as sushi, fried or grilled or even roasted.