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 […]
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Norwegian Cucumber Salad (Agurksalat)
This is an old recipe for Norwegian Cucumber salad. Goes great with all type of fish (especially fried mackerel) and Chicken. Ingredients: 1 cucumber 0.5 dl sugar 1.5 tbsp 7% vinegar 1 tbsp finely chopped parsley Directions: Cut the cucumber into thin slices. Layer the cucumber sprinkling sugar between each layer. Let it rest for one hour. Add […]

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 […]

Traditional vafler, Norwegian Waffles
In Norway, waffles are served as dessert. This is an old recipe which is much crispier than the recipes Norwegians use today. Serve with butter and brown cheese, strawberries and sour cream! Ingredients: 1/2 l Cream 1/4 l Kefir (or buttermilk) 1/4 l Water 400 g Flour 1 ts Salt 35 g Sugar Directions: Preheat […]

Rowan berries jelly
Early August is the start of the berry season in Norway, so me and my family went out to harvest some rowan berries (or Rognebær as we say in Norway) so we could make some jelly. This jelly we use with game meat, sunday roast and meatballs (kjøttkaker). As my grandfather always said, if the rowan trees […]

Rhubarb juice
Enjoy this refreshing rhubarb juice recipe. As a bonus the rubarb is packed with A-, B- and C-Vitamins. Ingredients: 700 g Rhubarb 200 g sugar 1 l water 1 vanilla pod juice of one lemon Directions: Remove and discard the leaves on the rhubarb stalks. Do not peel. Wash and slice the rhubarb stalks into one […]