Comments on: Happy Cream Puff Day!

By: Annaray

Annaray — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:39:52 +0000

This celebration, sonds just the sort of thing I would love to join in with, I love proffiteroles, and they are just like cream puffs! I wish that I was an Icelander!

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 09:56:02 +0000

What are those sweets from Iceland called that I call golf balls. They are a licorice and chocolate coated white. Iceland should set about exporting these to get back on it’s feet !

By: Jonathan Byron

Jonathan Byron — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:04:33 +0000

Bolla! Bolla! Bolla!

By: Paul H

Paul H — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:47:56 +0000

That’s a cool holiday indeed.
One to consider adopting just for the sake of eating round things for a day. Most especially cream puffs.
I haven’t kept up Pancake Tuesday since leaving the UK, having only tried to celebrate it a handful of times.
And only the missus really has any interest in it.
She requested a savoury variety for dinner.
It remains to be seen whether they will materialise.

By: Kris Lewis

Kris Lewis — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:04:25 +0000

Oh, yes. Bun day (Followed by a suggestive eyebrow wiggle from my husband) is being continued here in the US. I made at least 30 of the little buggers yesterday filled with honest to goodness whipped cream, a dash of strawberry preserves and the last of my sudusukaldi made into a ganache as topping. *sigh* They were shared with family and friends and I have now been informed that I am EVIL and should be punished. My Mom asked if all of Iceland’s holidays were food filled. My husband answered that not all, but the best ones are!!!! (We miss Iceland and can’t wait to return this fall.)

By: LaTanya missing Iceland

LaTanya missing Iceland — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:20:46 +0000

Thank you for reminding me of this fun tradition. My siblings and I took part in “Cream Puff Day” when we lived on the now closed naval base in Keflavik. I remember learning about it in our Host of Nations class. Good times!! It’s Fat Tuesday & National Pancake Day in the States as well. International house of pancakes (IHOP) is giving away free pancakes all day! YUMM. Alda you’re the best! Love this blog!

By: jpeeps

jpeeps — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:19:59 +0000

I have an Icelandic pancake pan bought at KEF in 1992 which I’m going to dig out of the cupboard tonight to make some dainty UK-recipe pancakes – all that baking soda business for Icelandic ones is a bit beyond me for midweek.

By: alda

alda — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:10:31 +0000

Heheh. Thanks, everyone.

Very interesting to hear about similar celebrations worldwide. And yes, Dave, these three days we’re in the midst of now (bolludagur, sprengidagur – which is today, more on that later – and öskudagur – Ash Wednesday) are all to do with the lead-up to Lent.

giustino – how interesting that Estonia has that shoe tradition, as well! I thought Iceland was the only country – just goes to show we’re not as unique as we like to think we are!

Jessica – it sounds like you got one of the yeast bollas, rather than the “vatnsdeigsbolla” (water-batter bolla) which is what I prefer. I personally don’t care for the yeasty ones. And you can get vatnsdeigsbollur without fruit jam – like the aforementioned Irish Cream for example (mmmm…)

By: Kolla

Kolla — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:05:43 +0000

Namm namm namm
Got a traditional family recipe from a friend in Iceland, and am going to give it a try today (I know I’m a day late, but I refuse to completely miss out on Bolla-day).
I’m a little stressed because I’m not really a yeast-baking expert, but being a million miles away from the motherland and proper mom-made bolla’s has me desperate enough to give it a try!

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:01:03 +0000

@ Baa
Here in the Detroit, Michigan area, we have a large Polish population. The tradition here is Paczni day ( pronounced as, poonch-key ) or Fat Tuesday. The end result is the same though… I think I hear some of them calling my name.