As a gift to you all i will share my family’s “secret” fish cake recipe. My family eat fish cakes at least once a week. Fish cakes is very kid friendly. First of all it is important to use fresh fish, frozen fish will lose some of the starch that will keep the cakes together. […]
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Salted meat (salt kjøtt)
Salt kjøtt or salted meat is often eaten with raspeball and swede purée or with a onion sauce and potatos. I recommend trying it with raspeball and swede purée if it’s your first time eating this Norwegian classic. All you need to make this recipe is meat and salt. This is how you make salt kjøtt Ingredients: 1 kg […]
Pickled herring Norwegian style (Sursild)
Sursild is the most traditional Norwegian food recipe of pickled herring. It’s eaten year round but especially during the Christmas season. Sursild has long traditions in the Norwegian diet. Other popular types of pickled herring is: Glazier’s herring (glassmestersild), Herring in tomato sauce (tomatsild), Herring in sour cream (Rømmesild), Herring in mustard (sennepssild), Herring in spices […]
Norwegian Potato Dumplings (Raspeball)
Raspeball is a traditional Norwegian dish and is often eaten on thursdays during the colder months of the year. Raspeball, also known in some areas as potato dumplings, klubb, ball, komle, kløbb, kumle, kompe, kumper, raspeboller, kløbber, kloter and raspekake. We have many names for the things we love. There are also many different recipes and ways […]
Pultost – superfood from Norway
Pultost, also called Knaost, is a traditional Norwegian cheese that is made from sour milk and flavored with caraway seeds. Pultost is created by heating the milk to 35-65 degrees celsius. The lower temperatures will make a creamy and spreadable cheese, the high end of the scale will create a crumbly and drier version. The spreadable version […]
Norwegian Hunter’s Soup – Jegersuppe
This is a thick, rich soup with mellow and kid-friendly flavors. This delicious soup will warm you up after a long day in the Norwegian woods or in the mountains. For a vegetarian version just use vegetable stock insted of beef stock. Ingredients: 60 g butter 40 g flour 1 smal onion, peeled, finely sliced 2 […]
Norwegian pork meatballs (Medisterkaker)
Norwegian “Medisterkaker” Pork Meatballs is traditionally served at Christmas with the ribbe (pork ribs or pork belly, bone in), sauerkraut, boiled potatoes, Christmas sausage, gravy, lefse, mustard, Christmas beer and a few shots of aquavit. Eaten by six out of ten households in the Eastern parts of Norway. Ingredients: 500 g pork shoulder 500 g unsmoked bacon 500 g […]
Norwegian pork sausage (Medisterpølser or julepølse)
Try this delicious Norwegian pork sausage (medisterpolse) or Christmas sausages as it’s also called. This sausage is served with the ribbe (pork ribs or pork belly, bone in), sauerkraut, boiled potatoes, meat balls, gravy, lefse, mustard, Christmas beer and a few shots of aquavit. Eaten by six out of ten households in the Eastern parts of Norway. […]
Sour Cream Porridge (rømmegrøt)
Sour cream porridge is considered to be a traditional Norwegian dish. Recipes differ depending on the region of the country. Ingredients: 5 dl 35% fat natural sour cream 2 dl flour 5 dl full fat milk 1/2 teaspoon salt Directions: Put cream into a large kettle an lett it boil for about 2 minutes. Sift […]
Farikal ( Fårikål) – Norway’s national dish
Farikal (Lamb in Cabbage) is Norway’s national dish and one of my favorit dishes. We eat farikal with potatoes and crispy flat bread. On the last Thursday of September every year its National Farikal day. Ingredients: 1.5 kg mutton meat, together with the bones and fat (the more fat the better), cut into serving piece 1.5 kg blanched […]