World record: Chef Benny Westman (second from the right) and his crew presenting the Norwegian Christmas brawn. (Photo: NRK) Recently, the world’s biggest sylte (Headcheese or brawn) was weighed in Lillehammer in an attempt to reach the Guinness Book of… Read More ›
Culinary Surprises
Spice Boiled Clementines / Krydderkokte Klementiner
Originally posted on RecipeReminiscing:
A fresh and delicious Christmas dessert found on grytelokket.com A clementine (Citrus ×clementina) is a hybrid between a mandarin and a sweet orange, so named in 1902. The exterior is a deep orange colour with a…
Mustard Herring / Sennepsild
Originally posted on RecipeReminiscing:
A classic Scandinavian herring recipe found on dansukker.no As I have told you before Scandinavians are just about crazy when it comes herring. With this in mind it should come as no surprise that we eat…
Grocery Stores Hide Valuable Beef Tenderloin
(Photo: Meny.no) Beef tenderloin costs from 200 to 450 kroner per kilogram (about 14 – 30 dollars per pound) in Norwegian supermarkets, and the stores are struggling with thefts. The problem is so big that the highly prized commodity is… Read More ›
Trollkrem – Troll Cream, A Traditional Norwegian Desert
Originally posted on RecipeReminiscing:
A recipe from “Mat For Alle Årstider” (Food For All Seasons) published by Det Beste in 1977 Cranberries have an acid composition that makes it very durable and easy to store both raw and cooked. The…
Picked Raspberries in November
Raspberries taste delicious and are healthy, but are normally harvested in July. (Photo: Harald Eikrem Tusvik) On 9 November, Harald Eikrem Tusvik from Biri in Oppland picked raspberries for his Sunday dessert in the garden. He discovered the berries by… Read More ›
Christmas Cookies Increase Your Sexual Appetite
Christmas cookies have multiple advantages. (Photo: Clara from Austria / Wikimedia Commons) Not only do they taste good – they also have a special effect on your brain’s reward system. Therefore, this year you can eat as many Christmas cookies… Read More ›
The Parsonage’s Gingerbread / Prestegårdens Pepperkake
Originally posted on RecipeReminiscing:
An old-fashioned spicy recipe “Norsk Ukeblads Store Bakebok” (Norsk Ukeblad’s Large Book on Baking) published by Ernst G Mortensen’s Forlag in 1984 See this and lots of other delicious recipes on: ?
Lefse From Hardanger / Hardangerlefse
Originally posted on RecipeReminiscing:
A recipe from the Norwegian local paper Varden based in Skien in Telemark I have just joined alleoppskrifter.no which is a net based data base for Norwegian recipes and I thought I might give you a…
Gul Ertesuppe & Tynne Pannekaker – Yellow Pea Soup & Thin Pancakes
Originally posted on RecipeReminiscing:
Recipes from “God Og Billig Hverdags Mat” (Nice And Inexpensive Everyday Food) published by N W Damm & Sønn in 1955 Yellow pea soup and pancakes was my absolute favourite dinner as a kid and I…