One of Norway’s most beloved staple foods is lefse. Lefse is a thin, soft flatbread, made primarily either of wheat or potatoes. When wheat mills emerged in the 1200s, Norwegians gained access to large amounts of flour. And it was more practical to store stacks of flatbread than bags of flour, so Norwegians began making and storing lefse, to be softened in water when eaten. Traditionally lefse was made mostly of flour, but in the 1800s when potatoes came to Norway, Eastern Norwegians began mixing in potatoes as well to create potato lefse. The lefse is rolled out into a…
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Continue ReadingEver since I was a little kid Norwegian lefse has been one of my favorite foods, especially when it’s filled with butter and sugar to make kling. And I’m certainly not alone in my love for lefse. Lefse is a traditional soft Norwegian flatbread made with flour, butter, cream and…
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Continue ReadingI first started this blog by working my way through Den Rutete Kokeboken, a classic Norwegian cookbook first published in 1980. This cookbook is full of traditional Norwegian recipes, and still today you’ll find this cookbook in many Norwegian kitchens. I love classic Norwegian food, and so today I’m sharing…
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Continue ReadingIt’s finally feeling like summer here in Bergen, which is perfect timing since we celebrated Midsummer over the weekend! Swedes celebrated Midsummer Eve on Friday and Norwegians celebrated Sankthansaften on Sunday, and one dish that featured on many tables was smörgåstårta. Smörgåstårta, or smørbrødterte in Norwegian, is a savory cake…
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Continue ReadingI’ve shared a lot of Norwegian recipes here, and while I love them all, there are definitely some that I make more often than others. While I do enjoy diving into a long, multi step recipe like Sarah Bernhardt cookies, when I’m short on time (or energy) there are some…
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Continue ReadingNorwegians are incredibly proud of their apples, so it’s no surprise they have lots of incredible apple desserts. Norwegian apple cake is one of the most popular cakes here, A kringle (also called klippekrans) is a yeast based pastry filled with cinnamon sugar, sort of like a wreath of connected cinnamon buns. In…
