Showing posts with label Middle East. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Middle East. Show all posts

Tuesday, 24 June 2014

Svið

From the majestic glacier paradise known as Iceland, you get Svið. What is Svið, you ask? It's a sheep's head, seared so as to remove the hair, and then cut in half to be boiled.

This is like a scene out of The Godfather brought to your table. It's also great if you want to instil a healthy fear of sheep in small children. Other than that, I don't have a huge problem with this. I don't want to eat it, but it's like any other cut of meat, I suppose.

But Iceland is so far away, you say. Well you're in luck. It's also available in Iraq and other middle eastern countries called pacha.

Should I eat this? I am confident you won't die.

Have I tried this? Would you believe it if I said I googled places locally that would serve this?