Traditional Christmas Food from Around the World
| December 13, 2017
13. Laufabrauð – Iceland
Laufabrauð is Icelandic fried bread that’s made specifically to celebrate the Christmas season. It’s a basic round of bread that’s rolled out super-thin, and pierced with a cutout pattern before being fried in hot oil.
The patterns can be whatever you like, or you can buy a specific tool called a laufabrauðsjárn, which cuts out a pretty, pre-set pattern when you roll it over the dough. Often Icelandic families gather before the holiday to make a bunch of laufabrauð together.
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