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Terms in Icelandic 221-230 of 806

gvava

[Icelandic]

Guava. A fruit with the external appearance of an apple or pear. The large, pale, yellow-skinned, pear-shaped ones are the best. They have a very strong smell.

hæna

[Icelandic]

Chicken. Hen

hafáll

[Icelandic]

Conger eel, sea eel. The crustaceans and fish which form its diet contribute to its own good flavour. It is usually sold in steaks. It has few bones and good firm flesh with excellent flavour. The neck end has a better ratio of flesh to bone so is better for cooking as steaks, whereas the tail end, which is bonier, makes a useful addition to soups and stocks.

hafrar

[Icelandic]

Oats. Oatmeal.

hafsíld

[Icelandic]

Herring or salt herring.

hafþyrnir

[Icelandic]

Sea buckthorn, providing astringent orange berries which can be used in pies, jams and juices.

háfur

[Icelandic]

Spurdog - a type of small shark or dogfish, said to make the best eating of all the dogfish. Also known as rock salmon. It is useful for its medium oily white flesh and is generally versatile. It grows 2-3 metres in length.

hafursrót

[Icelandic]

Salsify

hákarl

[Icelandic]

Shark, usually served in a particularly noxious rotten form, buried for three months then hung for three months.

hali

[Icelandic]

Tail