Icelanders see Icarus-like fall of greed

By David Ibison in Reykjavik Published: Financial Times October 24 2008 It is still possible to buy minke whale sashimi or lobster tails with wasabi in Reykjavik’s better restaurants. But conspicuous consumption in crisis-hit Iceland is being replaced by a newfound parsimony in the form of blodmör black pudding. “We are starting to eat blood sausages again

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Bonus Poetry (33% more)

Now with added material! 33% more! Published by: Bonus 2003  Bonus is Icelands largest supermarketchain. It has an appealing logo, a pink grinning pig on yellow background. Many people think the logo should become our national flag. Starting with Bonus an empire emerged: Baugur group, now owning half of UKs retail stores and the crown jewel

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