“Fårikål” is Norways National dish. This is a lamb and cabbage stew. Mostly Norwegians like to prepare ”Fårikål” to welcome fall season. It even has it’s own day in the fall. ”Fårikål” is prepared with few ingredients, cabbage, lamb or mutton meat, peppercorns, flour, water, salt. It is slowcooked just simmering for hours. Make no mistake, it is delicious and very comforting. Why did I decide to make it in spring? Well it was Easter and lamb is quite traditional to eat.
Category Archives: Heritage from Mom
Norwegian “Fiskepudding” with Carrot Stew and “Green Pea Guacomole”
Cookalong with Frida and Ciana tonight. They in Frisco, Dallas Texas, USA and me here in Sollentuna Sweden. Today we made a really traditional Norwegian dish, Norwegian ”Fiskepudding” which is a Fish Loaf. The recipe for Fiskepudding is from my mothers recipebook and was on the menu in february 1957.
Kveite with Pommes Duchess and Sour Cream
The other day I made my favorite food on an ordinary saturday, Kokt Kveite, Boiled Halibut, Hälleflundra. I feel almost guilty. This time I made it with Pommes Duchess.
Norwegian “Vannbakkels” with savory filling
Norwegian Vannbakkels (Petit Choux) with Savory filling made from shrimps, red onion, caviar, Youghurt, mayonnaise , Mustard, salt and pepper.
Norwegian Charlotte Russe
Charlotte Russe is both a cake and dessert. I remember my mom made this when I was growing up in Norway. I decided to make it the other night. It is made with Raspberry Roll Cake and Lime Mousse. It is really fresh tasting.
Norwegian Riskrem
A dessert loved in Norway is Riskrem. I loved it and my mom used to make it from left over Riceporridge. In Sweden I learnt to know it as ”Ris A La Malta.” Try this simple but lovely dessert!
Norwegian Kakemann
My mom had a special recipe for Gingerbread that we called Kakemann in Norwegian. We always made these instead of the white one’s or the thinner brown one’s. I made them last weekend thinking about all the baking we used to do for Christmas. These were the favorite for us kids of all the cookies we made. And even as grown up they remained a favorite.
Norwegian Opp-ned-kake (Upside-down-cake)
The 11th December was mom’s birthday. So I wanted to make a cake she used to make. I had not made this one in such a long time. I was looking through her recipes and remembered I loved this cake. It is a Chockolate cake with hazelnut caramel topping and vanilla cream filling. The cake is baked up-side-down. The bottom filling made with hazelnuts, butter and sugar becomes the top.
Norwegian Krumkake
Krumkake is a traditional Norwegian cookie that is made for Christmas and also for other special celebrations. It is crispy and wafer like. To make the beautiful pattern a special iron is used for the frying. I have made these cookies as long as I can remember. My mother was an expert and I feel I sometimes succeed and sometimes fail. The trick is to get them thin and crispy. This cookie is also traditional in Sweden and here it is called Rullrån.
Grønnkåls Suppe (Kale Soup)
My mothers menu this day in 1957 was for 304 people and it was Prinsefisk as the main dish and Kale Soup with egghalves as a side dish. The price 1, 56 NOK ( about 17 cents). The recipe for Prinsefish is on another post. Here is Kale Soup from 1957. Kale Soup was often used as a side dish. Sometimes with egghalves and sometimes with dumplings made from flour and eggs.
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