Pork and Coleslaw / Svinekjøtt med Coleslaw

A rustic Danish dinner recipe found on deliciousmagazine,co.uk

This rustic danish pork and coleslaw recipe has the right
Nordic feel to it. It’s a quick, simple supper for the family.

Norwegian Beet Salad / Rødbetsalat

A Norwegian Christmas buffet classic
found on norsktradisjonsmat.no

A Christmas classic for many Norwegians, but delicious all year long. Beets has been grown in Norway for a long time. Today we are almost self-sufficient with beets here. This recipe was submitted by Onsøy Associated Country Women to Norway’s Associated Country Women’s recipe relay in 2012.

Lefse Rolls / Lefseruller

A Christmas snacks recipe found on matprat.no

Delicious lefse with beet salad and thin slices of cold lamb is a great little Christmas snack, as an appetizer for Christmas eve or as part of the Christmas tapas table.

Sixties Tartar Sandwiches / Sekstitalls Tartarsmørbrød

A recipe for a typical sixties Norwegian weekend snack found in
“Lørdagskos” (Saturday Enjoyment) published in 1967

I remember my mother serving sandwiches like these back when this book was new and fashionable. A little unusual for a boy in his early teens, but I quickly became used to it and I still make tartar sandwiches once in a while – Ted

Danish Fried Herring with Beetroot Salad / Stegte Sild med Rødbedesalat

A traditional Danish dinner recipe found on
familiejournal.dk

Anyone who knows a little about Scandinavian food in the old times knows that herring, both fresh and salted, was a central part of the diet not just along the coast. Barrels of salted herring were easy to transport and became part of the diet also on the countryside.

Russian Borsht / Russisk Borsht

A classic Russian dish found in “New Fashion Plates for Your Menu” published by Planters Edible Oil Co in 1932

Borsjtsj is a traditional dish in Eastern Europe, consisting of a vegetable soup, where the main ingredient usually is beetroot, while the other ingredients may vary. It is assumed that it originally originates from Ukraine.

Old-Fashioned Codfish Dinner / Gammeldags Torskemiddag

A fish dinner recipe found in “Old Gloucester Sea Food Recipes”
published by Frank E Davis Fish Company in 1932

If this dish was old-fashioned back in 1932 it sure is today. An unfamiliar way to serve cod for a Scandinavian, but it does sound delicious. Apart from the beets and onion it sound a little like what we call “Plukkfisk” in Norway – Ted

Swedish Beet Soup / Rödbetssoppa

A traditional Swedish vegetable soup recipe
found on godmat.org

It is so nice when the first beets are harvested and you can eat them lightly cooked with a dollop of butter. When they have lost their news value it’s time for soup. This recipe is traditional, but if you want to add an extra spark, serve it with freshly grated horseradish, this lovely gastronomic booster.

Beef Stew With Potatoes From Southern Sweden / Skånsk Kalops Med Potatis

A classic Swedish dinner recipe found on receptfavoriter.se

Classic Swedish beef stew flavored with allspice. Here with carrots but they can be excluded. Most taste and real flavour is obtained with meat on the bone. Regular stew meat will do as well but then you may need to add stock cube for more flavour.

Million Mince with Mash / Millionbøf med Mos

A classic Danish lunch/dinner recipe found on familiejournal.dk

Million mince is a delicious dish and it is very easy to make. When many ingredients are allowed to simmer with the meat, you get an incredibly nice mince that tastes great.

Father’s Temptation (Sun Eye) / Fars Frestelse (Solöga)

A classic Swedish openfaced sandwich found in ”Stora Boken on smörgåsaroch Smörgåstårtor” (The Big Book on Sandwiches and Sandwichcakes) publiched in 1985

   

New England Boiled Dinner / Kokt Salt Kjøtt fra New England

A classic recipe found in “Robert Carrier’s Kitchen Cook Book” published by Marshall Cavendish Ltd in 1980

This easy-to-prepare, one-pot meal is based on freshly-cooked, home-made salt beef and cabbage plus all the root vegetables you have at hand. Serve it with freshly-cooked beetroots, sliced and sprinkled with vinegar.

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Classic Herring Salad / Klassisk Sildesalat

A classic salad recipe found at rieberfoodservice.com

Anyone who have the slightest knowledge about Scandinavian cooking knows that most of us is completely bonkers when it comes to herrings. We make potted herrings with just about anything you can imagine. Cherry, port, madeira, aquavit, curry, tomato sauce, sour cream, mustard sauce, you name it and we pot herring in it. Here on the other hand is a recipe for a classic herring salad – Ted

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