cook like a local Nordic
Oct 28, 2021
3 minutes
Words and recipes MIKKEL KARSTAD
Photographs ANDERS SCHØNNEMANN
Although eating seasonally, locally and farm-to-table has become more popular recently, these were always essential methods of growing and eating in Nordic cuisine. Recipes are multiregional, made up of dishes that distinctly taste of nature from across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland.
Cooking styles were governed by terrains, seasons and climates where certain ingredients could only be available at specific times. This meant that the art of food preservation was fundamental in home kitchens, for surviving the food-scarce winter months. Traditional techniques of preservation such as canning, pickling, fermentation, drying
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