Faroe Islands

SHORT INFORMATION

Overview of Faroe Islands

Officially name: The Faroe Islands

Capital: Tórshavn

Largest city: Tórshavn

Official language: Faroese, Danish

Government: Parliamentary democracy within a constitutional monarchy

FOOD AND BEVERAGES

Faroese cuisine

Important parts of Faroese cuisine are lamb and fish, due to the proximity to the ocean. Traditional food from the Faroe Islands include skerpikjt (a type of dried mutton), seafood, whale meat, blubber, garnatlg, puffins, potatoes and few fresh vegetables.

SHORT INFORMATION

Travel Guide to Torshavn, Faroe Islands

This is a major trading city located in the eastern part of Stirrup Island.