Like many other Norwegian families, the Olafsen family decorates the house for Christmas on “Little Christmas Eve”, 23 December. (Photo illustration: ThorNews). Christmas Eve is one of the highlights of the year, especially for the youngest members of the family…. Read More ›
What Did the Vikings Eat? We know little of the recipes from the Viking era, but know a lot about the ingredients the Vikings had at their disposal through archaeological excavations. It is among others found “remnants” of food in… Read More ›
Gravlaks served with red onion, lemon, rye bread, crackle bread, potato tortillas, mustard sauce and a small glass of aquavit. (Photo: Adam Liaw, Destination Flavor Scandinavia / SBS Food) Curing salmon is an easy way to make a really tasty… Read More ›
(Illustrating photo:Tine.no) By Rebecca Dinerstein, published in the The New Yorker on June 11, 2015 It’s frightening to tell a Norwegian while she hacks up cod filet that you don’t eat fish. It’s blasphemous, and inconvenient. It’s a… Read More ›
(Photo: godfisk.no) Now is the peak season for «Skrei» cod, and in February and March millions of cod migrate from the Barents Sea and into the waters of Nordland and Troms counties in Northern Norway to spawn. Many Norwegian… Read More ›
Kraftkar – probably the best cheese on the planet (Photo: tingvollost.no) To everyone’s pleasant surprise: The 29th annual World Cheese Awards, held in the Basque Country city of San Sebastian in November 2016, crowned the Norwegian blue cheese “Kraftkar” (English:… Read More ›
Traditional dinner: Kleppmelk served with sugar and cinnamon. (Photo: renmat.no) Kleppmelk (klepp milk) is a soup commonly used in the Trøndelag region and in Northern Norway. It consists of thick pancake batter formed into bowls simmered in milk. It is… Read More ›
(Photo: Anette Broteng Christiansen, ThorNews) Right now shoals of mackerel are visiting Norwegian fjords, and pickled mackerel is a traditional recipe that tastes delicious and fresh. The fish in this recipe was just caught a few hours ago – and… Read More ›
(Photo: godt.no) Late summer and fall, from August to October, is the peak season for crab fishing and the time of year when the European brown crab is at its best. Shells and claws filled with delicious crab meat are… Read More ›
Cloudberries (Norwegian: Multe) – The Forest Gold. (Photo: Arnstein Rønning / Wikimedia Commons) Right now, you can pick many different and tasty berries in forests and gardens throughout Norway. The year 2016 is a record year for wild blueberries,… Read More ›
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