10th anniversary - Reykjavik 2012
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Usually held around late October.
Based on 14 past editions
Event Details
- Date & Time
- Saturday, October 27, 2012
- Location
- Skólavörðustígur, Reykjavík, Reykjavik, Iceland
- Price
- free
About This Event
Kjötsúpudagurinn, the Icelandic Meat Soup Day, began as a neighbourhood idea by two Skólavörðustígur shopkeepers and grew into a street party with chefs, farmers and thousands of visitors. Several restaurants run soup stations along the street, each with its own take on the lamb, root vegetable and rice soup, and the first bowl traditionally goes to the inmates of the old Hegningarhúsið prison. Soup is free and served in the early afternoon until it runs out, which it usually does. Queues are part of the fun, so go at the start.
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Organizer
- Jóhann Jónsson (Ostabúðin), Eggert Jóhannsson (Eggert feldskeri) and Ófeigur Björnsson (Gullsmiðja Ófeigs)
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Location
Skólavörðustígur, Reykjavík, Reykjavik, Iceland
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What's on
Billed as the tenth anniversary: a Facebook event 'Kjötsúpudagurinn á Skólavörðustíg 10 ára' and Iceland Review ('as in the past ten years'). Jóhann Jónsson said they thought about being more radical for the tenth year, but the day kept its style: live accordion, free soup, merchants opening their doors. Five to six soup stations, with 1,500 litres of soup made from 300 kg of boneless meat and over 400 kg of vegetables. Þrír Frakkar's Úlfar Eysteinsson promised a spicy soup with Japanese soy sauce and a little horseradish. The first pot was carried into the Hegningarhúsið prison. Guests could donate money or bottles and cans for recycling to help farmers in North Iceland whose sheep died in a blizzard the month before.