Vasalopp Cookies / Vasaloppkjeks

A Swedish classic found on alleoppskrifter.no

Vasaloppet (Swedish for ‘The Vasa Race’) is an annual long-distance cross-country ski race held on the first Sunday of March. The 90 km (56 miles) course starts in the village of Sälen and ends in the town of Mora in northwestern Dalarna, Sweden. It is the oldest and longest cross-country ski race in the world, as well as the race with the highest number of skiers.

The race was inspired by a notable journey made by King Gustav Vasa when he fleeing from Christian II’s soldiers in 1520. The modern competition started in 1922 and it has been a part of the Worldrace events since 1978.

Norwegian Potato Dumplings / Potetklubb

A classic potato recipe found on brit.co

These dumplings are hiding a tasty little nugget of pork and they are drzzled with chopped herbs. Eat yours in one bite to taste all the flavors at once and you’ll be in hygge heaven.

Rice Patties made with Porridge Leftovers / Rislapper av Risgrøt

A recipe for delicious rice patties found on mills.no

There is no reason to throw away the remains of the rice porridge, because tit can be transformed into these lovely rice patties. Make them for breakfast or an evening meal and server with your favorite spread. The recipe makes about 12 patties.

Norwegian Favourite Bars / Favorittbiter

A recipe for delicious chocolate bars found on dagbladet.

When your sweet tooth needs feeding these bars will satisfy every time.

Fish fillets with Crab Sauce / Fiskefilet Med Krabbe

A classic Swedish lunch recipe found in “Cattelins Kokebok” (Cattelin’s Cook Book) published in 1978

Cattelin was one of the best and cheapest restaurants in Stockholm. It had survived wars, disasters and changing tastes, and still managed to pack ‘em in until they were forced to shut down in 2011, so they must have done a lot of things right.

This is a nice dish for a lunch party – it is not too time-consuming to make either. The fish you use should be firm. An admonishing word along the way: Make sure the mushrooms are browned properly, not boiled.

Norwegian Potato Waffles / Potetvafler

An old-fashioned waffle recipe found on norsktradisjonsmat.no

Left over potatoes turn into delicious waffles with this recipe. The first waffle iron was probably developed in the Netherlands and Germany in the 1300s. Cakes fried in irons were among the first cakes made in Norway, besides cakes fried on flatt stones and griddles. The waffle irons had long handles to make the user able to keep the iron in the fire.

This recipe is from the book “From oldemor’s kitchen” (From Great Grandma’s Kitchen), published by Østfold Associated Country Women in 1998.

Norwegian Potato Patties / Potetlapper

A traditional Norwegian potato recipe found on frukt.no

These potato patties are very easy to make and can be used for a lot of different kind of meals. For breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, hiking food or an evening meal. And you can spread them with just about anything.

“Løsebrød” from Bergen / Bergenske Løsebrød

A recipe for traditional Norwegian rolls 
found on mollerens.no

“Løsebrød” are traditional yeast baking from Bergen. This is a kind of rolls, made with rye, and they taste delicious with butter and cheese!

Norwegian Buttermilk Cake / Surmelkskake

An old-Fashioned Norwegian cake recipe found on  norsktradisjonsmat.no

A delicious cake baked in a roasting pan. Around 1900, several changes occurred which made cakes and different desserts more common on the menu of most Norwegian people because the cast iron stove now made it possible to bake things in the oven. In addition, access to sugar had become better in the  early1900s.

This recipe was submitted by Randi Fossland to Norway’s Associated Country Women’s recipe relay in 2012.

Creamed Cabbage Norwegian Style / Stuet Kål

A classic Norwegian sidedish recipe found on geniuskitchen.com

This is the only way to make most Norwegian children eat cabbage. It seems to really bring out the sweetness of the vegetable and remove any harshness that most children dislike.

Norwegian Coconut Wreaths/ Kokoskranser

A classic Christmas cookie recipe found on mills.no

Coconut wreaths taste like the name suggests of coconut. They are shaped like wreaths, and traditionally also have some grooves on the surface. To achieve this the dough should be run through a meat grinder with a star nozzle or a piping bag with a star opening . If you don’t have neither grinder nor piping bag, the dough can be rolled out to sausages with a thickness of your finger and then tie them together to wreaths. 1 serving in this recipe gives about. 40 cookies.

Norwegian Sandnuts / Sandnøtter

A recipe for a classic Norwegian Christmas cookie meny.no

Sandnuts are in many Norwegian families one of the seven sorts of cookies one bakes for Christmas. It is a light cookie with porous consistency that melts in your mouth. Make the sandnuts together with your family, for homemade is always best. The recipe gives about 90 small cookies.

Mock Marzipan Without Almonds and Nuts / Falsk Marsipan uten Mandler og Nøtter

A marzipan recipe for people who are allergic to
almonds and nuts found on jacobs.no

Are you or someone in your family allergic to almonds and nuts? Here is a recipe for the mock marzipan made without almonds and nuts that you can use to make tasty ‘marzipan’ sweets.

Norwegian Cognac Cookies / Konjakksnitter

A recipe for delicious small cookies tasting of cognac
found on melk.no

Having a hard time finding out what to give to someone for Christmas? Why not give away an edible gift? Bake these cookies and put them in a nice box and decorate with pretty red silk ribbon. Nice to give and nice to get!

Berliner Wreaths / Berlinerkranser

The recipe for one of the really classic Norwegian
Christmas cookie found on mills.no

Berlin wreaths are a real Norwegian Christmas classic and are for many a must for Christmas! In my childhood home they were always one of the seven sorts of cookies my mother baked for Christmas. The cakes are small and crispy, with a beautiful sweet taste that almost melts on the tongue – Ted