Icelandic equivalent of tinned ambrosia rice pudding

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Random question I know … but very grateful if any Icelandic mumsnetters can advise if there’s a brand equivalent to ambrosia rice pudding that I can find in a supermarket in Reykjavik

Brilliantly obscure. I’m praying you get an actual answer.

Well I've googled and the AI function seems to have come up with a sensible answer for once.

Grjónagrautur 500 g – Mjólkursamsalan it's with the yogurts, which is probably why you can't find it in the tinned aisles.

And now I know all about the Icelandic dairy industry, every day's a school day.

Ah thanks so much I’ll have a look!

Ooh, I've now looked at the English language version of that page and it's not sweet and possibly salty? Or might be 'neutral' so you could add your own sugar, syrup or jam?

They do seem to do fruit or caramel versions in the desserts section though.

Vörur – Mjólkursamsalan

Almost certainly involves pickled fish or rotting shark.

As a Swede - rice porridge is traditionally eaten more as a food so unsweetened, even if it’s eaten at Christmas with cinnamon and sugar. I’m guessing this is pretty universal over the Nordic countries. However at least in Sweden there is sweetened rice porridge ”desserts” sold in little plastic tubs with jam. Brand name here is Risifrutti, think in Norway it might be Riskvikk or something, and then supermarkets do own brands of that. And that seems to be what you’ve got there on the link! So it’s the closest you’ll get.

I am not sure if @Puffinshop is still active on MN but iirc she lives in Iceland from an awesome AMA a few years ago

So grateful thanks everyone. Might be doing a bit of a run in Reykjavik this month … and cold Ambrosia rice pudding from the tin is my breakfast of choice on run days. Simple carb, no fibre, sweet. I was planning to take a can with me … but I see you can’t take dairy products in even canned. I shall hit up a supermarket and find the one suggested above 😊

Buy a tub of grjónagrautur. It's unsweetened but it's good rice pudding. The smaller tubs (designed for packed lunches etc) come with a plastic spoon and a little sachet of cinnamon sugar but you can easily get a bigger tub and sort your own topping. It's also fine plain.

Traditional Icelandic topping is cinnamon sugar, raisins, liver sausage and blood pudding. Yes, all together. I don't recommend it 😆 Just cinnamon sugar and raisins is good though.

cinnamon sugar, raisins, liver sausage and blood pudding

Jesus.