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    Icelandic Yogurt

    Skyr is an Icelandic-style yogurt which is very rich.  The whey is strained to make a thick yogurt which is very high in protein and low in fat and sugar (it's made from skim milk).  Siggi Hilmarsson, originally from Iceland, makes Siggi's skyr in New York.   Here on the West Coast, you can find skyr at Whole Foods, Sprouts, Gelsons, Bristol…

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Skyr is an Icelandic-style yogurt which is very rich. The whey is strained to make a thick yogurt which is very high in protein and low in fat and sugar (it's made from skim milk). Siggi Hilmarsson, originally from Iceland, makes Siggi's skyr in New York.

    Here on the West Coast, you can find skyr at Whole Foods, Sprouts, Gelsons, Bristol Farms, New Seasons, and Central Market.

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    Critter Fritters; Kugel; Pork n' Beans; Skyr
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 8:44Lobster with Jonathan Gold
    3. 16:03Eric Greenspan and Kugel
    4. 23:42Icelandic YogurtYou’re reading this
    5. 31:04Critter Fritters
    6. 38:08Side Dishes
    7. 41:54Pork n' Beans
    8. 47:11A Food Policy Primer
    9. 52:55Bottled Water Ban
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Harriet Ells

      Program Director for Talk

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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    4 of 9
    Critter Fritters; Kugel; Pork n' Beans; Skyr
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 8:44Lobster with Jonathan Gold
    3. 16:03Eric Greenspan and Kugel
    4. 23:42Icelandic YogurtYou’re reading this
    5. 31:04Critter Fritters
    6. 38:08Side Dishes
    7. 41:54Pork n' Beans
    8. 47:11A Food Policy Primer
    9. 52:55Bottled Water Ban
    Back to Good Food