Fish soup is a Norwegian staple, and there are so many different versions here. Some are quite complex with lots of ingredients (maybe I’ll share one of those in the future), but this fish soup is simple and easy to whip up on a random Tuesday night. Ingrid shares several fish soup recipes in Den Rutetete Kokeboken. This soup is based off her “Simple fish soup with vegetables” recipe. And yes, this recipe is easy, but it’s still so delicious. I take a lot of road trips around Norway for work, and this fish soup is one of my favorite…
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Continue ReadingMost Norwegians refer to kvæfjord cake (kvæfjordkake) as simply verdens beste, or the world’s best. In fact some of my friends here in Norway didn’t even know that verdens beste is officially called kvæfjordkake. Now personally, if I were to give any cake the title of world’s best cake I…
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Continue ReadingOne of my favorite Norwegian dishes is rømmegrøt, or sour cream porridge. I have so many fond memories of eating rømmegrøt in rustic log cabins while hiking in the mountains during summer trips to Norway growing up. Rømmegrøt is a porridge made with sour cream, milk, and a bit of…
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Continue ReadingI almost don’t want to share this skoleboller recipe because I’m pretty sure the main reason my American friends visit me in Norway is to eat skoleboller. And I don’t fault them for that, because skoleboller probably accounted for 90% of my decision to move to Norway. But you can,…
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Continue ReadingKanelboller, or cinnamon buns, are a Norwegian classic that often gets overlooked these days in favor of fancier cream filled cinnamon rolls or twisted kanelsnurrer. And I completely understand this, because sometimes kanelboller can be boring, or even dry and flavorless. But when done right, I’d argue that kanelboller are…
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Continue ReadingSince starting this Norwegian food blog, I’m always asking my Norwegian friends which Norwegian foods I should share recipes for. And there are a few foods that everyone immediately mentions: vafler, fiskesuppe, and of course their beloved karbonader. Karbonader might be a bit less famous than their meatball cousins, but…
