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Food-making in Iceland is characterized by scarcity; there was no salt, no firewood, no cereals, something to which the neighboring peoples had easy access. Nevertheless, the inhabitants showed ingenuity in making food out of their livestock and what nature provided. That is why the name, The Bountiful Land, is not given only in irony. One can rather say that the food Icelanders ate in the old farmers society was healthy, although there was a lack of vitamins C and D in the last months of winter. Import of rye and other cereals started in the beginning of the 19. century and consumption of protein decreased accordingly. This development continued with the addition of sugar, so much that by the middle of the 20. century Icelanders where among the greatest sugar consumers per capita in the world. Denmark's rule influenced the local tastes and following the WWII the United States also served as a model. Now the Icelanders are truly a part of the global world with everything that goes with it; immigrants and their cultural influences, food tourism, bio culture and gastronomy.

THE BOUNTIFUL LAND - new icelandic documentary - premiers on October 18th with English subtitles in Bíó Paradís!

• ATTENTION! Season-cards, punch-cards, free tickets are not valid for these screenings!

Detailed information is to be found on the films website in the link here: www.gjola.is/gl/#id-top