calendar at Christmas, birthdays, funerals and, most significantly, on the 17th of June, the day of independence. Families and neighbours assemble outdoors under the day-long sunlight of summer, each bringing their own delicious contributions of traditional fare or specialist inherited recipes that promise the delight of appreciation and endless reminiscing. On that day, countless ‘cake buffets’ emerge in the community houses of smaller towns and the countryside where people of all ages come together, enjoy an assortment of home made cakes and pastries and emerge themselves in deep, meaningful conversations about serious topics such as the weather.
Exhibitions at The LOT
Drekkutimi - Time for T By Sola Jonsdottir & Eoin Carey
The scent of fresh baking has long been part of a tradition of soothing the Icelandic people coming in from the glacial cold. Warm odours of sugar and cardamom, from the busy heat of the ovens, meet with the frost and darkness of winter with a welcoming glow, for the guests of Drekkutimi. This Icelandic teatime demands an almost infinite assortment of cakes, breads, sweet buns and biscuits, which are all baked and served around the table with coffee or milk. A relaxed gathering in the home or a formal celebration, Drekkutimi takes place along the
