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New Scandinavian Cooking
The Holy Fish
Season 1
Episode 109
Andreas visits the coastline of Helgeland in northern Norway, where the mystical and delicious halibut makes its home among the islets and skerries. Andreas demonstrates how different cooking methods can elicit different flavors and textures from the fish. Dishes include: the smoked Greenland halibut; pickled halibut, baked halibut; and finally, pan-fried halibut served with veal demi-glace.
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Host Andreas Viestad explores the rugged coastline of Vesterålen in Northern Norway.
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Host Andreas Viestad visits Hardanger, the “apple orchard” of Western Norway.
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Host Andreas Viestad cooks with one of the most loved Norwegian ingredients — the potato.
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Host Andreas Viestad ventures to the tallest mountain in Norway: Galdøpiggen.
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Visit sights along the Telemark canal, which unites Norway's coast and mountains.
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Andreas Viestad visits mid-Norway's fish banks and prepares a dish with native seafood.
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Travel along the west coast of Norway, settled around rich herring fisheries.
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Follow the codfish from the Lofoten Islands in Northern Norway to the table in Italy.
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Travel to Røros, one of the coldest places in Norway and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Host Andreas Viestad visits Blindleia, a favorite holiday destination in Southern Norway.
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Andreas visits the island of Spitsbergen in the northernmost inhabited place in the world.