Chefs Serve Meal Cooked on Erupting Volcano

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed)
Apr 9th 2010 at 9:01AM

When Iceland's Fimmvorduhals volcano first started erupting several weeks ago hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes, but very quickly the traffic started moving the other direction as tourists flocked to see the spewing lava via helicopter and guided vehicle tours. One couple experienced it a little differently, though as they spent a romantic evening volcano-side eating a gourmet meal prepared and cooked directly on the hot lava. Fridgeir Eiriksso, the head chef at Reykjavik's Holt hotel, first came up with the idea and took three of his colleagues with him up the side of the mountain to find a good spot for cooking, saying 'We did not know what to expect, so we brought welder masks and gloves since we wanted to cook the food on the lava itself.'

The two customers paid about £650 each for transportation via helicopter to the site and a meal of soup, flaming lobster, monkfish, and shallots along with champagne and a beautiful view of the volcano's crater. The experiment was considered a great success but chef Eiriksso says there are no plans to offer it again.

Via Bornrich

Gallery: Dining on the Fimmvorduhals Volcano

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stephen Apr 10th 2010 10:05PM

Hot dam, this is stupid.

stephen Apr 10th 2010 10:10PM

HOT DAMM, THIS IS STUPID.!!

stephen Apr 10th 2010 10:13PM

STOOOOPID !!

S Apr 10th 2010 11:17PM

Go to Guatemala, hike the erupting volcano Pacaya, take some hot dogs and marshmallows with you and cook your own dinner over the lava. You won't be the only one, and you will have an amazing experience!

Shanna C Apr 10th 2010 11:24PM

You can experience this yourself. Visit Guatemala and hike the active volcano Pacaya. Take some hot dogs and marshmallows with you and cook your own meal over the lava. What an experience!

mezl Apr 11th 2010 2:11AM

funny how people used to be in awe of, and also in fear of, such things as erupting volcanoes, and now people just go head long into a potentially dangerous situation just so they can say, "see how cool i am". and they pay a lot of money for it too. i wonder - did that couple have to sign a contract waiving any right to sue in the event they hurt them selves or were injured or killed by an... ha, ha... "unexpected" eruption?

i don't know that i'm judging, necessarily... but it does seem people are getting to be a bit more care less about things ancient woman and man used to fear. i dunno. just seems that people are losing touch with the natural world - a dangerous thing.

marc Apr 11th 2010 3:58AM

There always were fools before. A guy owned a lodge at the base of Mount St Helens. When the thing was bulging they told him to evacuate. He said he's staying, and they never found him. The thing blew up with like ten megatons or so and he was a mile or less away from that. Like a small nuke, also let's not forget everyone who thought, Katrina isn't that big a deal I can ride it out. Now they tell you either you leave now or you're on your own. So noone can complain how come the govt can't rescue me? You stay it's your problem. Lava usually moves slow but sometimes you can get cut off. Best have your cell phone so they can call in a copter to carry your sorry a$$ out of there.

MARC