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Original Icelandic Skyr! 

Unlock the secret of Icelandic SKYR

Helgi magri and Þórunn Hyrna were the first settlers in Eyjafjörður, North-Iceland about year 890. 

Did they bring the first Skyr to the area ...?  At least, 1000 years later, Skyr was still made in the area and later in the local Dairy in the beautiful town of Akureyri.  

The people lived here pretty isolated through the centuries.  There were no tourists at that time!  The "old" Skyr-recipe did not change.  The method of making the Skyr did not change.

HeLgi magri

and Þórunn hyrna

"The story tells that the parents of Helgi handed him over for fostering into the Hebrides, and when they came there two winters afterwards, he was so starved that they did not know him; they brought him away with them and called him Helgi the Lean. He was brought up in Ireland, and when he was grown up he married Thorun the Horned. They moved to Iceland with their children and settled in Eyjafjördur. He built his farm at a site which he named Kristnes (Christ-ness) and dwelt there during the remainder of his life. Helgi believed in Christ and therefore gave this name to his dwelling".

(http://www.visitakureyri.is/en/things-to-do/attractions/helgi-the-lean-and-thorunn-hyrna).

Many of us living in Iceland now, are grandchildren of Helgi and Thorunn for 30 generations!

AKUREYRI 

Akureyri is a city at the base of Eyjafjörður Fjord in northern Iceland.

Population 18.500.  The fourth biggest town in Iceland and the biggest one outside the Reykjavik area.

Nicknamed the Capital of North Iceland, Akureyri is an important port and fishing centre. The area where Akureyri is located was settled in the 9th century but did not receive a municipal charter until 1786

In the center is the  Akureyri Church which has stained-glass windows portraying scenes from Icelandic Christian history.

Nearby, the Akureyri Art Museum displays contemporary art from Iceland and farther afield.

To the south are the Botanical Gardens, with specimens from across Iceland.

SKYR

Skyr is an Icelandic cultured dairy product. It has the consistency of strained yogurt but a much milder flavor, and despite its similarities to Greek yogurt, Skyr is technically classified as cheese, although widely regarded as yogurt. It has been a part of Icelandic cuisine for over a thousand years.

Skyr is gaining huge popularity in many parts of the world, and skyr is often referred to as „the new Greek Yogurt“ in the media. Skyr is considered to be an important player in the future food when it comes to New Product Trends (NPD-high protein products) – according to news from Anuga 2017.