Crab Patties / Krabbekaker

A modernised version of the classic Norwegian
crab patties found on godfisk.no

Crabs live on the bottom of the sea, from shallow beach areas down to 300-400 meter / 1000-1300 feet depth. In Norway, it is usually found as deep down to 50 meter / 165 feet and in areas with a lot of stones. Fall is the main season for catching a crab here. Then the crab are at their best, with plenty of meat in the shells and a delicious white meat in the claws.

Crab meat has been used to make patties like this in Norway for a long time. This recipe on the other hand they have been modernized via Eastern cuisines.

Vegetarian Chilli with Rice / Vegetarchili med Ris

A vegetarian recipe  found in “Sunt og Godt”
(Healty and Delicious) published by Det Beste in 1988

This spicy dish combines sweet peppers and tomatoes with fiery chilli powder and cayenne pepper in a sauce with delicious lentils, beans and chickpeas. Server with a salad of cucumber and yoghurt tasted with mint, it will taste fresh and chilly with this spicy chilli.

Shrimp Creole / Kreolreker

A classic creole shellfish recipe from
The Betty Crocker Recipe  Card Library published in 1971

Long-grained Louisiana rice, gulf shrimp and Creole cooking secrets make this subtly flavoured New Orleans specialty.

Mango Chutney

A condiment recipe found at BBCfood

Mango Chutney

Mango chutney is the classic accompaniment to curry – try making your own with this simple recipe.  While this homemade mango chutney is delicious with curry, try it with cold meats to jazz up leftovers.

Campfire Potatoes / Bålbakte potetskiver

A potato recipe fond on allrecipes.com

A simple yet tasty way to prepare potatoes by the campfire while
the rest of the meal is prepared in the frying pan.

Piquant Straws / Pikante Strå

A snacks recipe found in “Ost i Varme og Kalde Retter”
(Cheese in Hot and Cold Dishes) published by
Den Norske Bokklubb in 1988

Every grocers has shelf after chelf with salt snacks these days so it is
so easy to grab a box or bag, but why not try this recipe for these
spicy snack straws instead the next time the snacks hunger hits you

Ted

Grilled Scampi with Garlic / Kjempereker med Hvitløk

A shellfish recipe found in “Grillmat” (Grilled Food)
in the “Kjøkkenbiblioteket” (The Kitchen Library)
series published by Aventura Forlag in 1992

Scampi is raw when you buy them, yet like other shellfish, they
need just a short time on the grill.

Hungarian Bean Soup / Ungarsk Bønnesuppe

A quickly cooked dinner found in “Mat for Travle” (Food for
Busy People) published by Hjemmets Kokebokklubb in 1982

Hungarian bean soup is filling dinner and it is cooked in no time.

Baronet’s Curry / Baronettens Karri

A spicy curry dish recipe from the Victorian era
found at cookit.e2bn.org

The first English curry house opened in London as early as in 1811 and towards the beginning of the Victorian era (she was born in 1819) exotic spices were getting more and more available. Cook books which were published by the mid 1800s featured many types of curry recipes, and towards the end of 1870 dry spices become so cheap that even farmers with a limited income could indulge in a curry dish from time to time.

The Goat Curry in William Thackeray’s “Vanity Fair” / Geitekarrien i William Thackerays “Forfengelighetens Marked”

A hot curry recipe found on theguardian.com

“Give Miss Sharp some curry, my dear,” said Mr. Sedley, laughing. Rebecca had never tasted the dish before. “Do you find it as good as everything else from India?” said Mr. Sedley. “Oh, excellent!” said Rebecca, who was suffering tortures with the cayenne pepper. “Try a chili with it, Miss Sharp,” said Joseph, really interested. “A chili,” said Rebecca, gasping. “Oh yes!” She thought a chili was something cool, as its name imported, and was served with some. “How fresh and green they look,” she said, and put one into her mouth. It was hotter than the curry; flesh and blood could bear it no longer. She laid down her fork. “Water, for Heaven’s sake, water!” she cried.

Fra “Vanity Fair” av William Makepeace Thackeray

Peel-and-eat Shrimp with Spicy Herb Butter / Rens-og-Spis Reker Med Krydret Urtesmør

A delicious and simpel seafood recipe found on saveur.com

A great way to eat fresh shrimps and a bit more exciting than the traditional way we do it here in Norway: spread on fresh white bread, topped with mayonnaise, freshly ground pepper and dripped with lemon juice. It is not unlikely that I’ll try this the next time the lust for shrimps grabs me (but I won’t skip the white bread though) – Ted  😉

Potted Prawns / Reker i Krydret Smør

A classic British potted starter recipe found on
goodhousekeeping.co.uk

If you love seafood you’ll really enjoy this delicious prawn starter. Potted shrimp was a favourite dish of Ian Fleming who passed on his predilection for the delicacy to his famous fictional creation James Bond. Fleming reputedly used to eat the dish at Scotts Restaurant on Mount Street in London.