# What to do in Reykjavik, Iceland for two days?

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> [@LurkMeister](#):
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> My sister mentioned “meal-fermented shark” and “Black Death shot” as things I should try at Loki’s.

> [@FinsToTheLeft](#):
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> Personally, I think the whole thing was created as a joke on the foreigners by the Icelanders.

I wonder the same. I have never had it but I have been warned by some who have tried it. I recall seeing an episode of some show featuring James May and Gordon Ramsay where they tried various hard to eat foods. Hakarl was one. Ramsay puked in a bucket (on camera). May seemed kinda ok with it though.

> **[Hákarl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A1karl)**
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> Hákarl (an abbreviation of kæstur hákarl \[ˈcʰaistʏr ˈhauːˌkʰa(r)tl̥\]), referred to as fermented shark in English, is a national dish of Iceland consisting of Greenland shark or other sleeper shark that has been cured with a particular fermentation process and hung to dry for four to five months. It has a strong ammonia-rich smell and fishy taste, making hákarl an acquired taste.
> Fermented shark is readily available in Icelandic stores and may be eaten year-round, but is most often served as pa...

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