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Svalbard, the archipelago between Norway and the North Pole, is the world’s northernmost a-lot-of-things. The world's northernmost food and drink festival, Taste Svalbard, is one of these.

That description goes only some way to describing the uniqueness of this festival, held in Longyearbyen every year. With its location, Svalbard was always going to do their own thing when it came to cuisine.

Fresh and sustainably sourced fish, arctic cheese and beers from local breweries are all on the menu, and there’s also traditional local meals like reindeer soup and moose burger, both of which this writer will be reserving judgement on for now. There’s workshops, stalls, lectures and tastings as well.

While the food from this part of the world has a reputation for being delicious, there surely isn’t a food or drink festival set in more extraordinary surrounds. And as it’s held in October each year, on the cusp of winter, you can expect the Northern Lights to be doing their thing.


www.en.visitsvalbard.com // 6 – 10 October, 2021

Tags: craft brewery, food festival, northern lights, norway, svalbard

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