Did you know: Iceland has a tradition of boiling bread and eggs in the ground

Thanks to the rapid expansion of social media, we are now able to visit and learn about cultures without actually having to travel around the world. There is a lot of interesting content that we encounter on our social media feeds every day from the comfort of our homes. Travel bloggers often share some amazing bits of their travel trips online as well. One such travel blogger named Kyanna Sue Powers is currently living in Reykjavik, Iceland and she has shared a curious yet interesting fact about the cooking in the country. According to an Instagram Reels video by @kyanasue, it’s a tradition in Iceland to bake bread and boil eggs with the natural heat from hot springs. Thus, there is no need for an oven and the natural heat makes the ground a temporary geothermal ‘bakery’. The video clip has garnered over 66.7k views and 4.3k likes. take a look at the video he shared,

Believe it or not, people in Iceland actually bake bread and boil eggs using natural heat hot Springs Near them This is their natural ‘geothermal bakery’ and they don’t even need an oven here!

According to Kyanna Sue Powers’ video, she said that new hot springs are discovered every day in Iceland. In the town of Laugarvatn, it is a really popular tradition to bake rye bread using ground heat that has been around for many centuries. Lake There are natural hot springs where the water temperature can go up to 100 °C. Thus, you can naturally use the boiling water to bake bread and even do other things like boil eggs, cook stew and make cakes! According to the video, the eggs will boil in just 10 minutes. Meanwhile, baking the bread will take about 24 hours.

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So, how does one go about using the heat from the hot springs to bake bread? As per reports, the dough is prepared and poured into a large pan which is very sturdy and has a lid. The dough is protected from all sides with the help of a plastic film so that it remains intact. After this, this pot is covered by burying it in the ground. sand, Thanks to the boiling water beneath it, the bread ripens and is ready to eat within a day! You can enjoy fresh and warm bread with butter, jam, honey, sugar or any dip of your choice. You can also top it with fresh boiled eggs or fish like trout or salmon.

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