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Skyr

Thick Icelandic skim-milk skyr with a gently tangy flavour and dense, spoonable texture.

About Skyr

Icelandic Cooking’s skim-milk skyr is a thick cultured dairy food with a gently tangy flavour. Its dense, spoonable form belongs to Iceland’s traditional dairy repertoire.

Milk, prepared skyr and rennet form the plain version. Its smooth, dense texture gives it a substantial spoonful, with the mild dairy flavour carrying a distinctive cultured sharpness.

Skyr may be eaten plain or with sweet accompaniments. Milk, cream, sugar and bilberries are offered, with muesli and brown sugar among the additional serving choices.

Allergens in this recipe

Contains: Milk.

Other allergen details are unconfirmed.

Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.

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Ingredients in Skyr

Icelandic Cooking’s traditional skim-milk skyr.

Ingredient details & uncertainties

Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.

  • Skim milk: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Literal34 skim milk, exact animal/product not stated; Milk known.
  • Prepared skyr starter: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual36–38 preferred prepared skyr, known dairy Milk; exact retained culture/formula unknown.
  • Liquid rennet: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual35 first drops over tablet, origin/formula unspecified.
  • Milk for serving (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual68 generic optional serving milk, fat level unknown; distinct from required skim milk.
  • Cream (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual68 optional dairy cream.
  • Sugar (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual68 optional plain sweet service.
  • Bilberries (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual68 first named traditional bilberry/blueberry choice, broader fruit alternatives not unioned.
  • Muesli (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual68 named optional prepared cereal mix; complete formula/constituents unspecified, no invented cereal/nut identity.
  • Brown sugar (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual68 first named muesli-service sweetener over honey/maple alternatives.

Origins & food traditions

Iceland association in the attributed source; no exclusive invention claim.

Countries

  • Iceland
  • IcelandCatalogue link pending review

Cuisines & regions

Sources & references
  1. Skyr, recipe and instructions — Icelandic Cooking, translated from Nýja Matreiðslubókin with grandmother’s information