Icelanders gather during Þorri, a harsh winter month, for the Þorrablot festival. Though many assume it is an age-old Viking ritual, it began in 1873 when Icelandic students in Copenhagen initiated a patriotic movement to celebrate their heritage and push for independence from Danish rule. The festival features Þorramatur dishes like fermented shark and sour sheep testicles. These foods, once humble survival fare for rural people, evolved in 1958 to symbolize a resilient national identity throug

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