Hot dog fanatics
November 17th, 2005 . by Sandra 
I’ve come to realize more and more that Icelanders are hot dog fanatics! Don’t get me wrong I like hot dogs but I just don’t get how this nation can be so hocked on hot dogs that every where you go there’s some crazy Icelander eating a hot dog!
Ok so for you people that haven’t had the pleasure of tasting The Icelandic hot dog let me break it to ya. Eina með öllu, which basically means one with all, is a hot dog with ketchup, fresh onion, mustard, fried onion and remoulade. A lot of people think its similar to the New York hot dog and I have to agree with them.
Still its just a hot dog! I mean how many places that sell hot dogs are there just in down town ReykjavÃk alone? Probable over 15 or something and its not like ReykjavÃk is so crowed with people! Take for example one of the more popular hot dog stands in town, Bæjarins best (=best in town), I don’t think I have ever walked passed it with out being a queue in front of it!
When people move to this country one of first 10 phrases that they learn is either Eina með öllu (= one hot dog with everything) or �slendingar borða SS-pylsur (= Icelanders eat SS-hot dogs) which is phrase from a hot dog commercial.
A few months ago I was driving in the country side and I passed by this small village, Selbrekka, with about 10-15 inhabitants and they have their own hot dog stand!! Its middle of nowhere and still they just had to have there very own hot dog stand!!! I just had to get out of the car and take a picture of it. Its probable the smallest hot dog stand I’ve seen in this country really cutie and all but still its insane!!!
Once again I want to remind people that I do like hot dogs that’s not the issue there, I don’t want to get any death treats here, ok! I just think we are over doing it here people. I’m curious to know if anybody knows how many hot dog stands we’ve got in the hole country. I think the number would shock a lot of people. If you feel like finding out for ourselves if the Icelandic hot dog is really worth all that fuss you can buy everything you need to make your very own icelandic hot dog at Nordic Store. Now how crazy is that!!!
You should a photo collection of Icelandic Hot Dog Vendors.
I have to say this is one of the best things I’ve heard in such a long while. I am actually smiling.
The hot dog stand at the top looks familiar. I think Davið might have taken me there when I visited ReykjavÃk, claiming we were going to eat the “National Food of Iceland”. Imagine my surprise when all I got was a hot dog.
Jorge:
That’s a really good idea I migth just do that.
Jason:
That’s the thing so many Icelanders really think that a hot dog is a national food of Iceland which of course its not! DavÃð should have taken you to that place were you can get Kók og Kjamma, coke and a sheap head!
mmmm… hotdogs. actually i’m not really a fan of blended meats in general but it’s interesting to learn that icelanders have such a passion for them. i went to reykjavik a few years ago and didn’t notice any vendors. but it was so excessively cold they may have gone on strike. i would have sold my soul for hot coffee at any point on that trip. nonetheless, i loved your country and hope to visit again!!
Liz:
I’m glad to hear that you liked Iceland! At most coffee places now in ReykjavÃk you can get take-away coffees so keep that in mind next time come. Also I recommend visiting Iceland in the summer time though you really never can depend on the weather… but feel free to drop me a line if you ever come to Iceland again in case you need any help or anything.
ég er algerlega sammála þér með pulsurnar .. hehe
en annas seinni myndin er geggjuð … þú ættir að gera eins og gaurinn með besistöðvarnar og fara og taka myndir af pulsu vöggnum , eða kanski skella sér út à heim og taka myndir af pulsu vöggnum all over ..
Já takk…tók lÃka bara seinni myndina stal hinni einhvers staðar…hehehe já ég gæti orðið svona pulsuvagna sérfræðingur!! Svo yrði gerð heimildarmynd um mig og ferð mÃna um heiminn à leit að flottasta vagninum. Svo myndi ég hafa sýningu með skrÃtnustu vögnunum. Kemurru með??
aðvitað kem eg með .. ertu klikku´ð þetta yrði ,magnað . wið gætum orðirð frægar .
hehehe i laughed my socks off at this article! I brought back memories of Reykjaviks best hotdog stand with the most HUGE que outside at 4am!! (yes, these Icelanders CAN que when its something worth while!) Defnately think you should publish a book on this, not called 10km but 10 meters!!Perhaps a study of not only the hotdog but the cumsumer too? hehehe
Its the crunchy onions that do it…!!
Your absoulutly right!! We CAN que when our lives depend on it…hehehe it is the crunchy onions that does it well or at least for me.
I’ve actually had their hot dogs and what makes them quite unique is the fact that they are made of lamb which is probably a good reason why they’re so popular at iceland