Top three - Nordic food

Lady Chuckles

With the intention to bring some life into this Nordic forum and, of course, inspire people to cook good food and try new things, I thought it could be a good idea to start a random thread with your top three Nordic foods

Mine would be:

1. Kalops
2. Kåldolmar
3. Smörgåstårta

Somehow, though, no one in my surrounding like smörgåstårta so I rarely get it
Oh well... At least I get cabbage rolls tonight

What food would be on your top three list?

AnnaVanilla

Lady Chuckles wrote: »

With the intention to bring some life into this Nordic forum and, of course, inspire people to cook good food and try new things, I thought it could be a good idea to start a random thread with your top three Nordic foods

Mine would be:

1. Kalops
2. Kåldolmar
3. Smörgåstårta

Somehow, though, no one in my surrounding like smörgåstårta so I rarely get it
Oh well... At least I get cabbage rolls tonight

What food would be on your top three list?

Hmmm will have to get one of my Swedish friends to explain no. 1 and 3 on your list there

My top 3 would be

1. Flæskesteg
2. 'Stjerneskud' (smørrebrød med fisk, asparges, kaviar, rejer osv.)
3. Min mosters brune sovs, som hun laver til julemiddagen

Can't wait to go home for xmas!

Lady Chuckles

AnnaVanilla wrote: »

Hmmm will have to get one of my Swedish friends to explain no. 1 and 3 on your list there

My top 3 would be

1. Flæskesteg
2. 'Stjerneskud' (smørrebrød med fisk, asparges, kaviar, rejer osv.)
3. Min mosters brune sovs, som hun laver til julemiddagen

Can't wait to go home for xmas!

No. 1 is a stew and no. 3 is lika a Swedish smørrebrød in cake form
Google pictures and you'll see.

Din nummer 2 låter fantastiskt god! Men så vet jag att danska smørrebrød är jättegoda...

*drools*

AnnaVanilla

Lady Chuckles wrote: »

No. 1 is a stew and no. 3 is lika a Swedish smørrebrød in cake form
Google pictures and you'll see.

Din nummer 2 låter fantastiskt god! Men så vet jag att danska smørrebrød är jättegoda...

*drools*

Aha kalops is a kind of beef stew, looks delicious! I also googled smörgåstårta and I actually tasted that once! A Swedish friend made that for her birthday.

One of my favourite smørrebrød is the one called 'Dyrlægens natmad', mums!

Great thread, makes me want to go to Ikea for some meatballs

Lady Chuckles

Perhaps there are some items in Ikea you can use to make something Danish as well
There ought to be sill and bread and such that you can use for a smørrebrød.

Oh, and Danish remoulade sauce is wonderful! But you wouldn't be able to get that in Ikea

AnnaVanilla

I usually bring loads of remoulade back when I've been to DK eating chips is just not the same without it.

Aldi's got sild and rugbrød as well even though it's not completely the same but I usually get some when I go to Ikea. And I always have to get some snørrebånd too! I think you call them Snören

Hope they'll get an Ikea in Galway one day!

Tabnabs

I'm gonna say

1. pinnekjøtt
2. ferske reker
3. rømmegrøt

But I have a real soft spot for Fiskepudding that nobody else shares

Lady Chuckles

Tabnabs wrote: »

I'm gonna say

1. pinnekjøtt
2. ferske reker
3. rømmegrøt

But I have a real soft spot for Fiskepudding that nobody else shares

Mmmmmm, shrimp...

I have never even heard of the other two dishes and had to google your 1 and 3
Rømmegrøt sounds very intriguing. When would one eat that? For breakfast? What does it taste like? Is it sour?

Oh so many questions, who knew Norwegian food would be so different

AnnaVanilla

Never heard of 1 and 3 either but pinnekjött looks tasty! Didn't know there was such a thing as römme

Reminds me a bit of koldskål even though it looks a bit thicker - would you have koldskål in Sweden and Norway??

AnnaVanilla

Tabnabs wrote: »

But I have a real soft spot for Fiskepudding that nobody else shares

I googled fiskepudding - that actually looks really good. Kinda like lakse/fiskemouse but baked

Lady Chuckles

I'd say Sweden has some type of fiskepudding, but I wouldn't be a big fan of it
We have neither koldskål nor rømmegrøt

Tabnabs

Lady Chuckles wrote: »

Mmmmmm, shrimp...

I have never even heard of the other two dishes and had to google your 1 and 3
Rømmegrøt sounds very intriguing. When would one eat that? For breakfast? What does it taste like? Is it sour?

Oh so many questions, who knew Norwegian food would be so different

No, Rømmegrøt is either eaten as a simple meal in itself or sometimes as a desert. We tended to have it after being in the mountains or out on the fjord (i.e. outdoors). It has a lovely sweet and cinnamon taste to it.

Tabnabs

Some very local things I've a great fondness for is Hvit Dame kake (en tradisjonell marsipankake med lange tradisjoner fra Bergen),skillingsboller, skoleboller and sommerboller (god I love boller! ) and Hansa Champagnebrus.

Actually, I'd trade it all in for a bottle of Champagnebrus...

AnnaVanilla

Tabnabs wrote: »

Some very local things I've a great fondness for is Hvit Dame kake (en tradisjonell marsipankake med lange tradisjoner fra Bergen),skillingsboller, skoleboller and sommerboller (god I love boller! ) and Hansa Champagnebrus.

Actually, I'd trade it all in for a bottle of Champagnebrus...

Mmmm marcipan... what I wouldn't give for a piece of Anton Berg

biko

Smörgåstårta
Pyttipanna
Jordgubbstårta

Runner up: semla (hetvägg)

Sabre Man

Pinnekjøtt
Wasa crispbread with brown cheese
Anthon Berg peppermint chocolate and snow balls

Is it possible to buy Wasa crispbread anywhere in Ireland by the way? Lidl had some tasty crispbreads earlier this year but I'm looking for a regular source.

Tabnabs

Sabre Man wrote: »

Pinnekjøtt
Wasa crispbread with brown cheese
Anthon Berg peppermint chocolate and snow balls

Is it possible to buy Wasa crispbread anywhere in Ireland by the way? Lidl had some tasty crispbreads earlier this year but I'm looking for a regular source.

Love it, just love it, especially Gudbrandsdalsost G35, was practically brought up on the stuff!

As for Wasa crispbread, maybe Superquinn? Or (randomly) Amazon.co.uk
http://www.amazon.co.uk/German-Wasa-Crispbread-Wholemeal-260/dp/B003RFZYEW/ref=sr_1_1?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1317390652&sr=1-1

Sabre Man

Gudbrandsdalsost is the king of cheese.

I found a few varieties of Wasa in the Polish shop in Paul Street Shopping Centre, Cork, but not the one I wanted. My quest continues in my local Polish and other Eastern European shops.

I saw Gudbrandsdalsost or a similar Norwegian cheese in the English market in Cork once.

Tabnabs

Stopped off in a random SuperValu in Dublin 24 on the way home today and noticed they had Marabou Daim on sale for €2.



Easier than having to go all the way to Ikea.

AnnaVanilla

AnnaVanilla wrote: »

My top 3 would be

1. Flæskesteg
2. 'Stjerneskud' (smørrebrød med fisk, asparges, kaviar, rejer osv.)
3. Min mosters brune sovs, som hun laver til julemiddagen

Can't wait to go home for xmas!

My aunts "flæskesteg og brun sovs" was as good as I remembered but I also want to add "snebolde" to the list. Marcipan covered in white sugar, yum yum yum, brought 3 bags home with me

wonton

Tabnabs wrote: »

Stopped off in a random SuperValu in Dublin 24 on the way home today and noticed they had Marabou Daim on sale for €2.



Easier than having to go all the way to Ikea.

I thought Ikea only has Ikea food products now, or did that not come into affect yet?

Sabre Man

AnnaVanilla wrote: »

My aunts "flæskesteg og brun sovs" was as good as I remembered but I also want to add "snebolde" to the list. Marcipan covered in white sugar, yum yum yum, brought 3 bags home with me

I love snebolde. We really need a Scandinavian shop in Ireland.

Ellis Dee

Renskav med potatismos och rårörda lingon
Janssons frestelse
Köttbollar med potatismos och gräddsås

Rookey

I've just stumbled accross this part of boards and it's making me want to get over to Norway to see my family again....

so many good foods, I would have to have
lapskaus
Lørdagsgrøt
ribberull with sennep on kneip

oh and I can'f forget my addiction to villa farris when Im over there....

NordicDiver

Joika !

Ill have think of the nxt 2 on the list..

deman

Sabre Man wrote: »

AnnaVanilla wrote: »

My aunts "flæskesteg og brun sovs" was as good as I remembered but I also want to add "snebolde" to the list. Marcipan covered in white sugar, yum yum yum, brought 3 bags home with me

I love snebolde. We really need a Scandinavian shop in Ireland.

Is the Swedish Food Company in Dublin gone?

Lady Chuckles

I can't live without my salty liquorice
I know it isn't a food as such, but I can't be away from Scandinavia very long without it. More countries should have it!

Brian CivilEng

After spending my first Christmas with the in-laws in Oslo I have to say that two of my favourite Norwegian foods are Pinnekjøtt and multekrem.

There's also plenty of stuff I couldn't stand. Brunost and pickled herring are the best examples.

Coeurdepirate

Marabou and Plopp nom nom nom.

Oh and surströmming cause I'm a hard bai.

Lady Chuckles

Indeed you are if you like surströmming
I've never had that, but those horror stories about the smell isn't making me brave enough to try it even

Coeurdepirate

Lady Chuckles wrote: »

Indeed you are if you like surströmming
I've never had that, but those horror stories about the smell isn't making me brave enough to try it even

I've never tried it and never will, haha! I want to smell it though!

Kya1976

For me it would have to be:
meatballs
pancakes with ice cream(even though I'm not a fan of ice cream it's lovely on pancakes)
pizza with sliced banana and curry powder(it's surprisingly yummy):D

biko

Writing this from Scandi Kitchen in London, must say I forgot how nice meatball and beetroot sallad sandwiches are

Lady Chuckles

Mmmmm... beetroot sallad! *drools*
It even works with Christmas ham ... although nothing beats skånsk senap in that area

mmmmmmm.......

Swedish food delivered to anywhere in the world!!

http://www.swedishfoodshop.com//

Cicilulu

Top three
Lingonberry jam
Julmust
Kantarells (freshly picked) on toast - I would love some now!

There are lots of good and interesting foods in Sweden, but when they get it wrong, they get it very wrong!

Bottom three
Surstömming - trust your nose
Swedish Licorice - it's ok at first until you get a mouthful of ammonia, then you'll wish you had a mouthful of surströmming
Rotten and mouldy fruit and veg that Swedish supermarkets seem not to notice or care about. Coop are the worst.

Lady Chuckles

Cicilulu wrote: »

Bottom three
Surstömming - trust your nose
Swedish Licorice - it's ok at first until you get a mouthful of ammonia, then you'll wish you had a mouthful of surströmming
Rotten and mouldy fruit and veg that Swedish supermarkets seem not to notice or care about. Coop are the worst.

Some of us can't live without it, ya know... :rolleyes:
Mmmmmmm... salty liquorice. Yum!

How do you feel about kroppkakor? I think they should be on your bottom-list too

Cicilulu

Lady Chuckles wrote: »

How do you feel about kroppkakor? I think they should be on your bottom-list too

I haven't had those. I've just googled it and I'm afraid I must opt out because I don't eat pork. But I do like vegetarian pyttipanna with fried egg and beets!

My hubby (a Swede) loves that licorice too. I guess I am a bit jealous that I can't scoff his goodies! There is a licorice speciality shop close to his office so he often has a bag. I like the loose goodies you can buy in the supermarkets. Dark chocolate covered cashews, yum!

I'd say there are plenty of Irish things that gross you out too. Crubeens perhaps? Can I tempt you to a nice coddle perhaps?

There are only a few things that I bother to import to Sweden. Barry's gold blend tea bags and pearl barley. Mince pies and Christmas pudding at Christmas.

I confess I haven't tried surströmming. I won't even touch sill.

I'd love to see some nordic people's bottom three Irish foods and top threes if you have them (Irish food isn't exactly fine dining).

Lady Chuckles

Cicilulu wrote: »

I haven't had those. I've just googled it and I'm afraid I must opt out because I don't eat pork. But I do like vegetarian pyttipanna with fried egg and beets!

My hubby (a Swede) loves that licorice too. I guess I am a bit jealous that I can't scoff his goodies! There is a licorice speciality shop close to his office so he often has a bag. I like the loose goodies you can buy in the supermarkets. Dark chocolate covered cashews, yum!

I'd say there are plenty of Irish things that gross you out too. Crubeens perhaps? Can I tempt you to a nice coddle perhaps?

There are only a few things that I bother to import to Sweden. Barry's gold blend tea bags and pearl barley. Mince pies and Christmas pudding at Christmas.

I confess I haven't tried surströmming. I won't even touch sill.

I'd love to see some nordic people's bottom three Irish foods and top threes if you have them (Irish food isn't exactly fine dining).

We have some sort of crubeen/pigs foot also around Christmas, I'd never eat it though. Yuck!
I have to confess of all the Irish food I've tried, I'm not very fond of Guinnses or the Irish fry (saying it is a sin!). It's just that the black pudding doesn't taste like the one I'm used to, white pudding is strange and so are the wee sausages

... But I couldn't possibly live without the McDonnell's curry sauce :pac:

Ellis Dee

One of the delights of Nordic cuisine, karjalanpiirakka (Karelian rice pasty) from eastern Finland. Made with rye dough, boiled rice filling and served with a mixture of mashed hardboiled eggs and butter.

I have been told that in the old days real connoisseurs could identify exactly which village a Karelian pasty came from, because the lady who made them always left her distinctive mark ...:D:D:D

Lady Chuckles

^^^ My grandma makes those
I was never very fond of them, it's something about the egg/butter combination along with the rice that doesn't appeal to me. But I really like Porkkanalaatikko!

biko

Just realised, today is "Fat Tuesday"

Tabnabs

If you missed the Hairy Bikers cookery show in Norway last night you missed a great piece of TV.

Here are the recipes for those interested.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/programmes/b01dlc4f

wonton

Theres two new cake type of things on the market now from sweden (or at least based on swedish stuff) and they are absolutely savage, love them !

noxqs

No mention of these? How disappointing

1. Medisterpølse with Vendsysselsgrønlangkål and suger browned potatos and brown sauce. The sourcing of the sausage has to be from a local butcher as the super market variety is nothing close.

2. Home made warm leverpostej with bacon, mushrooms on freshly baked ryebread, served with an ice cold beer.

3. Tarteletter with chicken and asparagus, topped with parsley.

And all the fine meals that goes with Aquavit.

Cicilulu

wonton wrote: »

Theres two new cake type of things on the market now from sweden (or at least based on swedish stuff) and they are absolutely savage, love them !

I've tried the Almonds one. It's v nice warmed up gently in a low microwave, served with icecream. But the cake is very hard to slice a piece from when frozen. But worth the effort.

Tabnabs

It's Scandinavian Cuisine coming up in Lidl http://www.lidl.ie/cps/rde/xchg/lidl_ri_ie/hs.xsl/29109.htm

(You might want to steer clear of the meatballs )

Cicilulu

Tabnabs wrote: »

It's Scandinavian Cuisine coming up in Lidl http://www.lidl.ie/cps/rde/xchg/lidl_ri_ie/hs.xsl/29109.htm

(You might want to steer clear of the meatballs )

Not a great selection imho. If I ever move back to Ireland, none of this is the stuff I'd miss.

Definitely avoid the meatballs! Much nicer to make your own anyway. I make large batches of organic beef meatballs for my freezer.

If I had to choose something from the Lidl selection it would be the almond tart.

I wonder if they'll do an Irish theme up here in Sverige...

Lady Chuckles

...... with Irish curry sauce (mine is running out so i need to go to Ireland to fetch some) and all sorts of lovely stuff you put in your sandwiches

Food is really nice in Ireland. Although, I do miss my pastry-fika whenever I'm there

Tabnabs

Proof that Norwegians have a robust palate (especially if the ingredients of forepølse are anything to go by...)
http://www.tnp.no/norway/panorama/3561-horse-meat-becomes-popular-in-norway

tSubh Dearg

My top three (including sneaky links to my food blog) are:

1) Frikadeller
2) Kanelsnegle
3) Guld Ærter med Flæsk

And even though I only eat it at Christmas:
4)Risengrød