The Faroe Islands, home to a Michelin star

The Faroe Islands - a country of 18 tiny islands in-between Iceland and Norway, and officially part of the kingdom of Denmark - bill themselves as Europe's best-kept secret. But it may not be a secret much longer, after a local restaurant, Koks, earned the islands' first Michelin star. Conor Knighton visits a beautiful dining destination far removed from the rest of the world.
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[@TommyK194]

At 3:33 , it is so obvious that the narrator didn’t wanna say “...Just to taste Koks”

[@mirzaahmed6589]

He wanted to say it, he just couldn't get away with it.

[@hallurjoensen8273]

I'm from the Faroe Islands🇫🇴💪

[@nickc3657]

I am absolutely floored that Michelin tires and Michelin Stars come from the same company...

[@AJarOfYams]

Wait what?

[@BuildHousing]

The guide was created to encourage driving and thus sell tires.

[@whyme3286]

Beautiful place, don't let the tourists ruin it.

[@thegnome8207]

Dont worry XD

[@katrins.nielsen9719]

Agree

[@cooldudes5907]

Tim S yea I agree Very beautiful place Peaceful and quite

[@jocelynvlogslife]

Wow what a beautiful place

[@aeconn633]

It's close minded to assume tourism would "ruin" the Faroes entirely. While there would be negative side effects, it could also help booster the economic state of the territory, as well as provide more people with the experience of it

[@remyandreurne7661]

when i was working on a fishing boat here in norway we had one trip there and that was amazing to spend a day there..

[@wdh47211]

OMG......so stunningly beautiful.

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

Such good news!

[@samantha1877]

Loved the faroes can't wait to go back

[@dounowhoitis]

I went first 50 yrs ago, shall never fotget

[@SuaveH1990]

Bucket list

[@rowzeemsupa4020]

Oh Gosh, beautiful

[@aeconn633]

The landscape very much reminds me of Ireland

[@johncharles9996]

The Faroe Islands are my spiritual home, I should have been born there

[@Poochie1]

Awesome cook, awesome place. Respect!

[@StephenNu9]

Very beautiful landscape.

[@TheThrillOfDealing]

StephenNu9 Thanks!

[@jildaz6404]

When i get old i would like to spen my rest of the life in a place like that

[@rogvitv7124]

I live in the faroe islands

[@justicewarrior9187]

What an untouched gem!!! Please don't let tourism ruin it

[@bokehintheussr5033]

I love Kok's Sauce

[@cooldudes5907]

This place is beautiful and most quite And very peaceful

[@martadjurhuushammer9678]

Eeeeeyyyyyy i am from faroe islands😂

[@andymendoza9714]

I really wanna go there

[@sherlynmalpal6590]

I wish i can travel in this place someday 🙏

[@forward_ever_ever2595]

Wow....

[@NordicStadiums]

I can really recommend KOKS. It is a fantastic restauramt and one of my best food experiences ever!

[@rareview362]

What a spot. No humans=peace and fresh air

[@gemmawee67]

Definitely great for meditation and living the good life..wow!

[@chrisstar6848]

love the scenery

[@anamaria6434]

ANY FAROESE PEEPS HERE!!!???

[@CruseRecords]

yeeh ;)

[@gudmundharaldsen2678]

Lots!

[@klemmaofthedollars332]

Heya

[@bjarki7323]

Jup

[@masd4786]

Yea

[@renesegat235]

Just more proof that in the kitchen I'm an unimaginative hack. Sure, I can cook but this guy,..............

[@shellybaby5th]

..... creates!

[@yasminreyes957]

Bravo!

[@inboxnews]

Koks rocks michelin says.

[@blockmenthor4148]

😍😍😍😍watching from philippin

[@tamojitghosh52]

Wow...each dish a post card on a plate...!!!...well said ...!!!

[@TheLMMish]

I'd sure like to taste some koks one day

[@pinkpeonie3452]

Take me there...

[@dekitenzin9475]

I wish i culd travel one day.

[@clayfada6993]

looks very like the west of ireland

[@tiffanymusik]

Hehe i live here ♥️♥️♥️🇫🇴🇫🇴

[@sherlynmalpal6590]

Beautiful place its like paradise,looks simple and peaceful

[@goodguy6323]

Beautiful place i ❤ it.,

[@ramundblank8976]

Your pronunciation of “Tórshavn” greatly disturbs me.

[@FrostoLP]

Looking forward to go to this restaurant this summer :))

[@justintylerwashere]

lmao when you look up "koks" on Google Images, photos of cocaine come up

[@AJarOfYams]

Lol yeah. Small countries require more specific searches

[@peteralmeida8321]

If i ever go to the Faroe islands i might try Koks for a change.

[@randyhendrix5375]

Koks haha

[@glendale6]

I hate being poor

[@SD-co9xe]

glendale6 you can travel without too much money by working on farms.

[@halheywood3910]

Just got to save your dough

[@markzucc3277]

I hate you

[@johnskogman5623]

"Foodies" LOL.

[@shridharmukadam8829]

great

[@TheThrillOfDealing]

Oh! I’m from there! Nakar føroyingur her?

[@anamaria6434]

PandaLover - Overwatch 🇫🇴🇫🇴

[@TheThrillOfDealing]

TheEmoFreak Biersack 🇫🇴❤️

[@paulakunoy832]

Eg

[@TheThrillOfDealing]

Paula kunoy Nice

[@hanshansen7236]

Ja

[@mazemeg11]

Don't mind the "Grind" just keep eating at your michelin star restaurant!

[@paulakunoy832]

I live there

[@luislugo5562]

WOW O_O I want to go there now

[@joeheid2776]

I hope he stays there

[@emmanuelharnes8620]

its like a small version of norway

[@gregalexandersantillan888]

I wish for my cousin to find a good husband in that peaceful island.. she deserves a goodman in her life..

[@freedomfreedom6306]

People from the Faroe islands are they kind an ancestors Vikings like from the Iceland? and do they climbing on the cliff to collection eggs from the seagulls nest because this is their main source of the nutrition?

[@JonaOlsen]

No, ancestors from Norway and Ireland in the 9th century. They probably did collect seagull eggs back in the day but we're fairly civilised now, enough to eat normal food. Great assumptions though, can tell you've done your research.

[@villiamwaag6392]

I live her

[@barnbersonol]

Why on earth do these Faroe Island vids keep popping up? Give me Mallorca any day. No offence!

[@myrkthecat]

Gordon Ramsay would be proud

[@stevenanthonyphizacklea6908]

ONE HECK OF A VIEW

[@johnskogman5623]

Pretty boy has his stretchy jeans on.

[@TheRedBaronHP]

2 star

[@losttribe3001]

And this is better than McDonald’s chicken McNuggets, how?!? It was a joke obviously.

[@faroesesheep]

You are most welcome to the Islands :)

[@ms.spoongirlispoonyou3554]

Can i come there in my imaginary

[@pauli6570]

0:48 EPIC mispronouncing of the Thorshavn 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@AJarOfYams]

It’s closer than “Torshafen”

[@abe6495]

How does he even get customers?

[@mirzaahmed6589]

23 seats is not hard to fill.

[@alexiatorrez7680]

His style of cooking is similar to Noma restaurant. The restaurant is in Denmark and has 4 Michelin stars

[@AaronAngusRubinstein]

Koks is a small copy of Noma (Denmark). The dishes are part of the culture of the Faroe Islands​ and give you unique taste of typical local Faroe Island kitchen in a modern kitchen cooking culture. But the menu is since years most the same and the restaurant has no development in food creativity. Try it and make your own mind of it. There are better restaurants like Ræst, Katrina Christiansen or Áarstova on the Faroe Island with a better experience of local traditional food and with more personal familiar hosting. I tried Koks twice with local friends, and I still don't understand why Michelin selected Koks for a star. There is only one Noma, but plenty of copycats worldwide. And that's the problem, most of them are copycats and never reach that level of cuisine.

[@ichigo2012hollowmask]

The Michelin guide is overrated. They dont even bother to disclose how they grade restaurants. It's really just a scheme to inflate the worth of certain restaurants.

[@AaronAngusRubinstein]

I agree in parts of public transparency of the guides lines for there rating! But have to disagree as well. Michelin has strict rules and guide rules how they rate a restaurant for there inspectors. There are several incognito visits through several people with professional gastronomy backgrounds (Kitchen, Service, etc.) in a longer period of time. Michelin would never disgrace a restaurant for there services in there rating.Total different to the Gault Millau rating structures and ethic basics. Gault Millau critics have the call that they are open minded to go public and say that when they get into a restaurant. Whatever they accept for there presents and rating stands in the stars. I had my personal experience with Gault Millau when they asked me to join a group of experts in Switzerland to vote and rate for the best swiss chef and restaurant.When I asked me why they requested me, the told me the reason is, that they know I'm a known person/client in the star restaurant scene and gourmet. I was so shocked and disappointed that I rejected the offer. I think it's very important to be a person with a professional background in the industry. Somebody how knows all the craftsmanship details to rate an another professional. Just to go to all the star restaurants for lunch or dinner is not enough for that kind of job. If I would be a restaurant owner or chef I always prefer "one" Michelin star before I get (1)10-20 stars from Gault Millau. Michelin never takes star away from one year to a other. Gault Millau do that. They check several times a restaurant before there rating. Gault Millau mostly​ not, maybe just in the highly rated restaurants 15+. 15- could be a disaster for a restaurant, once bad rated and goodbye. Everybody has a bad day in a restaurant. So don't misunderstand me about my personal opinion about "Koks". I compare the critics against all the other star restaurants I visited in my life for decades. And I always visit several times a restaurant over a period of time to give it a chance to surprise my personal colour of taste again and again. I'm pretty sure that "Koks" got his Michelin star on the basics of Michelin rating criteria from several Michelin inspectors. But my message is, find your one colour of taste and use the Michelin, Gault Millau, William Reed, etc. as a guide through the universe of great chefs and restaurants around the world. If they are newcomers or old pro's. give them all a chance and respect the craftsmanship of there art.

[@adijayaification]

Joma?

[@johnskogman5623]

Another placed for rich tourists.

[@dmmdmm5435]

Paragliding potential !

[@bergenbergenbergenbergen3512]

Like Shetland and Iceland, the Faroe Islands is a Norwegian island. Denmark needs to mind its own business.

[@JonaOlsen]

No.

[@sammyparray7837]

I feel like you guys do much less interesting food videos than the average KZbin content creator. Let someone with passion make these videos

[@roachtoasties]

How much are their chicken nuggets?

[@RebekkaFF]

roachtoasties 20 nuggets is around 75DKK, if i remember correct

[@suthradhararamaiah1680]

Thank you for uploading immigrants will soon will land

[@SpiralBreeze]

So I'm gonna wind up paying top dollar for some weeds I could have picked myself. Might as well go horta picking with my yaiya.

[@FRISHR]

Why would a tyre company give food awards to restaurants?

[@bzdtemp]

It started out as gimick of sorts. The tire company put out a book with places people should go in order for them to drive more (and thus need more tires). For some time I bet the guide book has become a good business in its own right + it still help sell tires and plane tickets...

[@FRISHR]

bzdtemp Ah I see, that does makes sense

[@MYacono]

exactly thanks

[@grantleppan2327]

SAY no to GRIND TRAP -- whale and Dolphin Massacre

[@HerraRokkAri]

Bráðum :)

[@hantala207]

☺😉

[@Sophia-jr6zl]

The faroe islands isnt apart of the eu :)

[@redpenink12]

yeah but can i have a hotdawg lol

[@danialkt]

Alex Gilson yes in every gas station actually😂

[@leeannmarie995]

a place in Europe where no burqa people...this should be peaceful

[@Alexander661]

Leeann Marie racist much?

[@leeannmarie995]

Alex F actually im just being realistic not a racist ...Do you know whats going on in Germany,sweden etc...i just want to be safe when i comeback in Europe ill visit this place

[@USS_Liberty]

Islam is not a race.

[@redpenink12]

they be rapin ure mah up in ear

[@KOBRA-]

He is right I live in middle east and I live among the Arab and Muslim Community and most of them want to flee to Europe to bring Islam and their traditions in Europe basically they think they are blessed with this religion but in real life, they are corrupted people tending to women in unbelievable way, closed-minded undisciplined people if you think about it the average european children between 2-3 not compared to the Muslims 4-6 once you put a group of Muslims in a certain land they will become the majority next day , what i want to say the muslims are the biggest racists once they become the majority of this world ..

[@johnskogman5623]

Americans will drop an oil rig there.

[@719559]

Or Trump will build one of his big ugly hotels there.....?

[@aquajuwel7098]

I like the name..LOL....

[@karinsvan1335]

N

[@isabelneves1319]

Don't make any difference for me. I just don't wanna sleep in the park, but If It was necessary I'll stay in the streets.

[@anlashock]

ola isabel

[@randomguy5990]

What

[@michaelkenyon3372]

uhhh huhuhuh. koks. is faroe one of those tax/banking haven islands?

[@magnubeido8832]

I think you are thinking about the Cayman Islands dude

[@BumbleBeeBeeRock]

And home to Whale Slaughtering. "Every year for over a thousand years, hundreds of pilot whales have been rounded up, cornered and slaughtered by hand on the beaches of the Faroe Islands."

[@keizersSoze11]

You mean home to a culture of prefering all animals live a good life, free in nature, also those they like to eat, and not enslaving all animals for life in torturing tiny cages and sell their dead bodies for money as your rich culture does? Uh, yeah, the Faroes have a culture that is not worse then yours!

[@1houroflove186]

+Earth Angel, You have good intentions but you lack perspective. When was the 1st time you heard of the Faroe Islands? What do you think the people of Faroe subsisted on before you, before refrigeration, before the canning of food? A 1ooo years? That's culture. Maybe I should be educated too. I wouldn't eat whale but maybe I should be educated about the feelings of cows and chickens. I eat them everyday. Change takes time - your parents did things that you'd be appalled about. The people of Faroe will come around.

[@keizersSoze11]

If people want meat, then eating local organic food from non endangered animals is far more eco friendly than eating any industrialized food

[@1houroflove186]

+keizersSoze11 i think the issue that most ppl have w/the Pilot whale slaughter in the Faroe Islands is how distressing it is for the whales and how slowly they are killed.

[@keizersSoze11]

The biggest problem with that issue is more how mislead the masses are. The slaughter of pilot whales is not more stressful or painful than the killing of pigs, cows and more. I know Sea Shepherd and others wants you to believe something else, but they pray on peoples ignorance Pigs, cows and other large animals undergo stressful situations all their enslaved life, then they are transported long distances to huge death camps in other countries (EU) or other states (USA) and compare that to the hearding of pilot whales that only takes few minutes the hearding of pigs and cows is much more stressful. The actual killing is done by numbing the animal first, then letting it bleed to death. In case of cows and pigs that is mostly done by a stumpgun (more like a hammer) to the head of the animal, causing it to become braindead. The same occures for the pilot whales when they the spinal cords by the neck is cut by a one hand move, causing the animal to become braindead and painless within a split of a second. Both methods cause a fast death The already dead pig, or whale may still move after this, but that is all nerves retracting a last time. Sea Shepherd and others abuse this by claiming the pilot whale is in agonny and in pain and dying slowly when it splashes around even after its been cut, but the reality is that its already braindead, just as the pig is braindead but still capable of spastick movements. You see the same occure when you cut of a chickens head - no head, yet still capable of "running" around witout a head atached to its body The pilot whales do not undergo more stress or pain than pigs and cows in the industrialized world - if anything its way less. Totally avoiding stress is impossible, because it is a slaughter, but to imply pilot whales undergo more pain or stress than pigs is misleading - but Sea Shepherd gladly misleads the ill informed masses

[@legotech101]

Why does the food look so disgusting tho?

[@kylem1112]

because you are a wittle baby.

[@kristina-cj5gc]

I think u meant tasty 😋

[@flouiebelen700]

Do they still offer whale?

[@saradahl5412]

Don't really know why you would say "still", we are not allowed to sell the whale meat and have never been allowed ;)

[@flouiebelen700]

sara dahl So its only for your peoples consumption? Not for tourist?

[@saradahl5412]

well yes

[@RebekkaFF]

Flouie Belen you'll just have to befriend some locals to get a chance to eat it

[@flouiebelen700]

Rebekka Petersen I think I’ll do that when I go there