From forgotten breed to Game of Thrones: how one woman saved Iceland's goats

Thanks to pioneering farmer Jóhanna Thorvaldsdóttir, a heritage breed facing extinction now graces Reykjavík's top menus - via an appearance in the HBO showIn Reykjavík, Icelandic goat is increasingly appearing on the menus of the city's best restaurants. At the contemporary restaurant Nostra, dried goat hearts get shaved over grilled cucumber, while at Dill, Iceland's first Michelin star restaurant, goat cheese is served alongside beets and crowberries.Krauma, a geothermal bath and spa facility in the western part of the country, has become one of the biggest buyers of products from Háafell, Iceland's first commercial goat farm. One of its signature dishes is an Icelandic goat platter, with thinly sliced goat meat that has been cured with thyme, salt and sugar like a carpaccio, as well as rosemary smoked goat, goat sausage, goat feta cheese and pickled vegetables. Continue reading...