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New Scandinavian Cooking
The Taste of Trees
Season 5
Episode 504
Andreas visits Hedmark in Eastern Norway, a region with large farms, abundant food and vast forests. Andreas cooks over an open fire and provides tips on using smoke in cooking before whipping up sweet apple-flavored pork chops with potato salad. For the main course, Andreas prepares hot-smoked pork glazed with a rich homemade birch syrup, which he also pours over waffles for dessert.
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Andreas investigates historical food from two of Norway’s former capitals.
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Andreas cooks several recipes using chocolate, a favorite of Norwegians.
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Andreas combines salted and smoked lamb with three different, fresh-tasting dips.
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Andreas visits the mountain of Hallingskarvet and the valley of Hemsedal.
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Andreas visits Nes in Eastern Norway, the grain belt of the country.
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Andreas visits hot spots around Iceland, even grilling inside of a volcano.
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Andreas channels the Vikings as he travels west to Iceland.
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Visit Andreas at his farm in Southern Norway for Sunday roast with oxtail sauce.
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Andreas cooks using the Norwegian delicacy known as brown cheese.
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A packed lunch is an important part of the Scandinavian food tradition.
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Andreas visits the fishing capital of Bergen, the wettest city in Norway.
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Andreas visits the wind-blown peninsula of Stad, where boats set sail to catch haddock.