Pylsur

The pylsur hot dog features a triumvirate of meats (lamb, pork, and beef); two kinds of onions (crispy-fried and raw); and a selection of condiments, including ketchup sweetened with apples and special sauce known as remolaði. The latter condiment is the Icelandic cousin to France’s remoulade, a mayonnaise-based sauce spiked with pickles, vinegar, and onions.

Icelanders also cook their dogs in a mixture of water and beer. The country’s most famous supplier, Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur, is a contender for the title of world’s greatest hot dog stand.

Pylsur aren’t overly spiced – they let the meat take center stage and accompany it on a bun with raw and crispy fried onions called “Cronions.” From there, Icelanders top the whole thing with a remoulade (herbed mayo) and Pylsusinnep, a mild and delicious sweet brown mustard (we’ve got recipes for them too!).  Topping it this way is ordering it “one with everything,” or as the Icelanders would say “eina með öllu.”  (If you sound it out, you can hear the Germanic origins of the Icelandic language.)