Lara Weber, writing in the Chicago Tribune, described her experience of eating svið in a 1995 article on Icelandic cuisine: Never did I expect to taste such a barbaric dish as a sheep's head.
Lara Weber, menuliskan di harian Chicago Tribune, menceritakan pengalamannya makan svið dalam artikel tahun 1995 tentang masakan Islandia: Tidak pernah saya berharap untuk mencicipi hidangan biadab seperti kepala domba.