Episode 16 - Early Morning Murder, Late Night Falafel
In January 2017, 20-year-old Birna Brjánsdóttir disappeared after a night out in Reykjavík. The last confirmed footage shows her walking alone down Laugavegur, eating a falafel pita. Within days, Iceland launched the largest search in its modern history.
This episode of True Crime Culinary recounts the facts of Birna’s case and follows an unexpected thread: how falafel — a dish that began as fasting food in Egypt — became a common late-night meal in Iceland.
From fava beans to chickpeas, from religious kitchens to street food, this is a story about how food travels, adapts, and becomes…
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