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New Scandinavian Cooking
Packed School Lunch
Season 9
Episode 904
Every day for lunch, whether at school, at work, or hiking outdoors, Norwegians everywhere unwrap the same sandwich. Andreas heads to the beautiful ski town of Geilo in Eastern Norway to investigate the packed lunch Norwegians eat every day on the run—identical, plain, bland open-faced sandwiches called matpakke—and what this sandwich reveals about the culture of modern Norway.
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25:48
Andreas joins a pack of hunters in Aalborg, Northern Denmark, and crosses over to Norway.
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27:37
Andreas travels along the coast of Western Norway, before continuing on to Denmark.
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27:43
Andreas visits Cardamom in Kristiansand, Southern Norway to cook with foraged ingredients.
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26:24
Andreas travels to Ringerike in Eastern Norway, the land of fairytales and historic farms.
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Andreas visits the municipality of Nes, where combine harvesters roam Eastern Norway.
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26:38
In autumn, the Scandinavian forest is full of berries, mushrooms and wild game.
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26:38
Niklas makes sweet buns at his restaurant in Stockholm and enjoys them with coffee.
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26:38
Niklas is introduced to the season's best produce, along with coastal lamb and lobster.
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26:38
Niklas investigates the great variety of produce from farmland in Eastern Norway.
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26:52
On the island of Lovund, traditional fishing culture coexists with modern aquaculture.
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Niklas meets up with three generations of fishermen on the island of Kjøllefjord.
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27:46
Niklas investigates the most popular drink in Scandinavia and seeks it's origin in Brazil.