Skyr

Yes the true breakfast of champions has got to be "Skyr" a special icelandic milk product. For some strange reason they have not been able to produce this wonder product from any other milk in the world. Kind of makes me wonder about these icelandic cows, but Im much pleased with those lazy, grass chewing, no good animals...

This product is just great, high in protein and very slim on the fat. This actually walks all over a box of Wheates, I dont care who is on the freakin box !!!


What is Skyr ?
Skyr
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Skyr with strawberry taste from the Icelandic dairy product company Norðurmjólk
Skyr is an Icelandic soured dairy product thicker than yoghurt. It was once prepared in other Scandinavian countries, but is presently unique to Icelandic cuisine.
Traditionallly, skyr was made by heating skimmed milk to 90°-100°C and pasteurised (not completely though, skyr bacteria like Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus bulgaricus and probably some others remained). Then skyr condenser — basically just some good skyr used to ignite bacteria growth — and rennet was added, and the milk was left to coagulate. The skyr was then strained through fabric and the by-product - whey - removed.
Skyr, in its traditional preparation, has no added flavors beyond the ingedients mentioned above. Recently, Icelandic manufacturers of Skyr have added flavors such as vanilla, berry and other flavorings common to yoghurt to the final product, to increase its appeal.
Skyr is a very popular health product in Iceland and was recently introduced to the US in selected MID ATLANTIC Whole Foods Market stores.