Asterisk Gourmet Popcorn
Matís operates a so-called food workshop. The food factory is in fact a kitchen and processing facility with a variety of equipment, appliances and utensils available so that it is possible to carry out a variety of food processing in the facility. Processing may take place provided that it has obtained the required operating license or certification.
One of the entrepreneurs who has worked on her projects in Matarsmiðjan is Ásthildur Björgvinsdóttir at Ástrík Gourmet Poppkorn.
Ásthildur Björgvinsdóttir is behind the brand, but she had enjoyed experiments and challenges in the kitchen for years. The pop production actually started in the kitchen of her home where she kept trying and people around her were very interested in tasting and getting recipes. In 2015, she took the popcorn to the food market, where it was very well received. After that, she started looking at the possibilities of bringing this into production and sale and then looked to Matís where she got access to facilities in a commercial kitchen, as well as instructions and teaching.
Ásthildur imports non-genetically modified popcorn from the south of France of the so-called "mushroom" type that pops into large balls. They are rolled up from caramel that is made from scratch by herself or her colleagues. That caramel is made with care as caramels were made in the old days with Icelandic butter, flake salt and other delicacies. The basic recipe for the caramel pop has remained the same from the beginning, the same good ingredients are always used and no additives are added. The production requires great precision and meticulousness, which Ásthildur believes is the key to success.
Alls kyns tegundir af poppi eru fáanlegar frá merkinu Ástrík Gourmet Poppkorn og þau eru í raun alltaf að prófa eitthvað nýtt. Sem dæmi má nefna popp með rósmaríni, lakkrís eða kókos. Vinsælasta tegundin er þó karamellupopp með sjávarsalti sem til dæmis má borða eins og það kemur fyrir, setja í og ofan á kökur og bollur á bolludaginn, bera fram með ostum og setja ofan á ís og kaffidrykki. Karamellupopp má líka para með drykkjum og setja í gjafakörfur. Einnig hefur verið vinsælt að panta stóra skammta af nokkrum bragðtegundum og gera eins konar popp-bar í veislum eða á viðburðum. Poppið er að auki fáanlegt í ýmsum matvöru- og sérvöruverslunum.
More information about Asterisk Gourmet Popcorn can be found at the company's website.
