NORWEGIAN / SCANDINAVIAN FOOD & RECIPES

• Bergensk Fiskesuppe (Bergen Fish Soup) - via Outside Oslo

• Bergensk Fiskesuppe (Bergen Fish Soup) - via ThorNews

• Berlinerkranser (Berlin Wreaths) - via North Wild Kitchen

• Berlinerkranser (Berlin Wreaths) - via Outside Oslo

• Berlinerkranser (Berlin Wreaths) - via ThorNews

• Bløtkake (Layer Cake) - with mixed fruit, via North Wild Kitchen

• Bløtkake (Layer Cake) - with tyttebær/lingonberries, via North Wild Kitchen

• Bløtkake (Layer Cake) - with strawberries & cream via Outside Oslo

• Bløtkake (Layer Cake) Video - how to make, via Thanks For The Food

• Brune Pinner (Brown Sticks) Cookies - via North Wild Kitchen

• Butter Churning (Food Preservation) - via NorwegianHistory.no

• Butter Making (Irish) - video, via Videos of Irish Butter Making

• Cakes (Bløtkake, Kvæfjordkake, Kransekake, Eplekake, Suksessterte) - via Life in Norway

• Eplekake (Apple Cake) - via North Wild Kitchen

• Eplekake (Apple Cake) - via Outside Oslo

• Fattigmann (Poor Man Cookies) - via North Wild Kitchen

• Fattigmann (Poor Man Cookies) - via Outside Oslo

• Fattigmann (Poor Man Cookies) - via Thanks For The Food

• Fattigmann (Poor Man Cookies) - via ThorNews

• Flatbrød (Flatbread) - via Cheap Recipe Blog

• Flatbrød (Flatbread) - via My Little Norway

• Flatbrød (Flatbread) Video - 100-year-old Nikka via NRK

• Flatbrød (Flatbread) Video - how traditionally made in the old days, via NRK.no

• Fjøsnissen (Cow Barn Nisse) Bronost (Brown Cheese) Video in English - via TINE

• Fjøsnissen (Cow Barn Nisse) Pepperkaker (Gingerbread Cookies) - via TINE

• Fjøsnissen (Cow Barn Nisse) Smør (Butter) Video with English subtitles - via TINE

• Fjøsnissen (Cow Barn Nisse) Smør (Butter) Video with Norwegian subtitles - via TINE

• Fårikål (Lamb & Cabbage Stew) - via North Wild Kitchen

• Fårikål (Mutton-In-Cabbage) - via ThorNews

• Gløgg (Scandinavian Mulled Wine) - via Outside Oslo

• Glögg (Swedish) with Almonds, Raisins & Spices Video - how to make, via Sweden.se

• Goro (Gode Raad / Good Advice) - via ThorNews

• Grøt (Barley Porridge) - via My Little Norway

• Julebrød (Norwegian Christmas Bread) - via ThorNews

• Julekake (Norwegian Christmas Bread) - via The Spruce Eats

• Julekake (Norwegian Christmas Bread) - via Outside Oslo

• Juleøl (Christmas Brew) - via ThorNews

• Kanelsnurrer med Tyttebær (Lingonberry Cinnamon Sweet Buns) - via North Wild Kitchen

• Kjøttkaker (Norwegian Meatballs) - via The Country Basket

• Kjøttkaker (Norwegian Meatballs) - via ThorNews

• Knekkebrød (Norwegian Crisp Bread) - via North Wild Kitchen

• Knekkebrød (Norwegian Crisp Bread) with Rutabaga, Cranberry & Almonds - via North Wild Kitchen

• Knekk-Kaker (Old-Fashioned Cookie) - ‘knekk’ refers to caramel smell & taste, via North Wild Kitchen

• Kringle (Dough/Pastry, traces back to Norway's Middle Ages) - via North Wild Kitchen

• Krumkake - via North Wild Kitchen

• Krumkake - via Outside Oslo

• Krumkake - via ThorNews

• Kvæfjordkake (Verdens Beste Kake / World's Best Cake) - via North Wild Kitchen

• Kvæfjordkake (Verdens Beste Kake / World's Best Cake) - via Outside Oslo

• Kvæfjordkake (Verdens Beste Kake / World's Best Cake) - via ThorNews

• Köttbullar (Swedish Meatballs) - via Sweden.se Culture & Traditions

• Lapskaus (Meat & Vegetable Stew) - via North Wild Kitchen

• Lefsebakerne fra Orkdal - video, via NRK.no

• Lefse (Kling) - art of baking, via Mollas Bakeri & North Wild Kitchen

• Lefse (Kling) - recipe, via Mollas Bakeri & North Wild Kitchen

• Lefse (Kling) - via Thanks For The Food

• Lefse (Kling) - via Uvdalsleiven Tradisjonsbakst & North Wild Kitchen

• Lefse (Kling) Baking Video Grethe's Story - wood burning stove, via North Wild Kitchen

• Lefse (Kling) Tips & Techniques Video Grethe's Story - how to roll out lefse at Mollas Bakeri, via North Wild Kitchen

• Lefse (Kling) Baking Video from Uvdal, Norway - baking 2 at a time, via North Wild Kitchen

• Lefse (Kling) How To Make - recipe & instructions, via Lefse Time

• Lefse (Kling) & Flatbread (Flatbrød) Baking Video - via NRK Kutur

• Lussekatter (Lussi-cats) / Lussi Long-Night - night between 12th & 13th December, via Blade Honer

• Lussekater (St Lucia Saffron Buns) - via North Wild Kitchen

• Lutefisk Film (Ivo Caprinos lutefiskfilm) - Den tradisjonensrike lutefisk har en 40 år gammel reklamefilm laget av ingen ringere enn dukkemesteren Ivo Caprino. Filmen ble produsert i 1967.

• Multer (Cloudberries) - via Life in Norway

• Norwegian Table Prayer - Be present at our table, Lord / Være til stede ved bordet vårt, Herre (in English and Norwegian)

• Norwegian Table Prayer - I Jesu navn går vi til bords / In Jesus' name to the table we go (in English and Norwegian)

• Norwegian Way Cooking (Pinnekjøtt, Lutefisk, Pepperkaker, Gløgg) - via The Nordic Page Norway

• Pannekaker (Norwegian Pancakes) - via Outside Oslo

• Pepperkaker (Norwegian Gingerbread Cookies) - via North Wild Kitchen

• Pepperkaker (Norwegian Gingerbread Cookies) - via Outside Oslo

• Pepperkaker (Norwegian Gingerbread Cookies) Video - how to make, via TINE

• Pinnekjøtt (Cured Lamb Ribs) - via North Wild Kitchen

• Pizzelles - via Outside Oslo

• Rabarbrakake (Rhubarb Cake) - via North Wild Kitchen

• Risalamande (the dessert of Christmas Eve) - via Embassy of Denmark in the US

• Risengrynsgrøt (Norwegian Rice Porridge) - via The Country Basket

• Risengrynsgrøt (Norwegian Rice Porridge) - via ThorNews

• Rosettes (How to Make) Pictures - Diehl, via The Spruce Eats

• Rosettes (How to Make) Pictures - Pellegrinelli, via The Spruce Eats

• Rosettes (How To Make) Video - via AllRecipes

• Rødkål (Braised Red Cabbage) - via Embassy of Denmark in the US

• Rødkål (Braised Red Cabbage) - via North Wild Kitchen

• Rømmebrød - via Uvdalsleiven Tradisjonsbakst & North Wild Kitchen

• Rømmegrøt (Sour Cream Porridge) - via Lisa Eats World

• Rømmegrøt (Sour Cream Porridge) - via North Wild Kitchen

• Rømmegrøt (Sour Cream Porridge) - via Outside Oslo

• Rømmegrøt (Sour Cream Porridge) - via ThorNews

• Saffransbullar (Saffron Buns) - via Simply Recipes (St Lucia Day 13th Dec)

• Saffransbullar (Saffron Buns) & Pepparkakor (Gingersnaps) - via sweden.se

• Sandkaker / Sandbakkelse (Sunbuckles) - via Outside Oslo

• Sandkaker / Sandbakkelse (Sunbuckles) - via ThorNews

• Sandkaker / Sandbakkelse (Sunbuckles) Video - via NRK

• Sandnøtter - via Mat Prat

• Serinakaker (Norwegian Butter Cookies) - via Bowl of Delicious

• Serinakaker (Norwegian Butter Cookies) - via Food52

• Serinakaker (Norwegian Butter Cookies) - via North Wild Kitchen

• Serinakaker (Norwegian Butter Cookies) - via The Norwegian American & Outside Oslo

• Seven Sorts of Traditional Norwegian Christmas Cakes & Cookies - via My Little Norway

• Seven Types of Norwegian Christmas Cakes & Cookies - via ThorNews

• Sirupsnipper - via ThorNews

• Smultringer (Doughnuts) - via My Little Norway

• Smultringer (Doughnuts) - via North Wild Kitchen

• Smultringer (Doughnuts) - via ThorNews

• Smør Bullar (Butter Balls, Snow Balls, Russian Tea Times) - via NPR

• Swedish 4 Foods & 1 Drink - dishes for gatherings via Umgås

• Swedish Lucia (St Lucia Day) 13th December - video via Sweden.se

• Torskesuppe (Creamy Norwegian Cod Soup) - via North Wild Kitchen

• Vafler (Waffles) - via My Little Norway

• Vafler (Waffles) - via North Wild Kitchen

• Vafler (Waffles) - via Outside Oslo

• Valnøttbrød (Walnut Bread) - via North Wild Kitchen

• Vannkringler (Bergen Pretzels) - via North Wild Kitchen

• Viking Food Prepared For Travel (Video) - via Nordic Sisterhood

• Vililjekranse (Danish Butter Cookies) - directly translated means vanilla wreaths, via Nordic Food & Living

• Æbleskiver (Danish Pancake Puffs) - taste of a doughnut mixed with pancakes, via Nordic Food & Living

• Æbleskiver (Danish Pancake Puffs) Video - how to make, via Embassy of Denmark in the US

Nordic Food & Restaurants**

Scandinavian Eateries

Beaver Choice Scandinavian Restaurant »

IKEA Cafeteria and Grocer »

Cost Plus World Market »

A Little Taste of Sweden Catering »

 

Looking for Lefse?

They have it at Chesse n Stuff Deli  (also lutefisk!) »

You can sometimes find it at AJ's » 

Some independent bakers sell it on Etsy » 

 

Norwegian Christmas Food/Drink
Any of the places listed above! Also look for...

Pinnekjøtt or ribbe at Von Hanson's Meats & Spirits »

Aquavit at Total Wine & More » 

Gløgg at Cost Plus World Market » 

Lutefisk and herring at Hobe Meats »

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