Try a taste of Iceland! Lamb is very popular in Iceland. Lamb soup can be found frequently, either as a meal or a hearty first course. As with all home cooking, there are as many recipes for Icelandic Lamb Soup as there are cooks. This Icelandic Lamb Soup is a variation on a traditional recipe.

This overview of Iceland – its geography, its culture, its people, and a recipe, too – was prepared by Nicole Ann Beeson while a Human Resource Management student in the College of Business at Southeastern Louisiana University.