Recipes

Explore traditional Norwegian recipes.

Sour cream porridge

Cooking time: 15 minutes, calories: 300 cal

Sour cream porridge with dried meats was festive food in the olden days and is still considered that today.

Salty dried sheep ribs (Pinnekjøtt)

Cooking time: 240 minutes, calories: 208 Kcal

This old recipe from the west of Norway has a unique taste because of its old preservation method. The recipe has become highly popular in the last years.

Dried lye cod (Lutefisk)

Cooking time: 30 minutes, calories: 102,39 Kcal

This might be the strangest traditional recipe in Norway. To many it looks like yellow semitransparent goo but to others this is one of the best traditional culinary experiences of Norway.

Norwegian meatballs

Cooking time: 90 minutes, calories: 242 Kcal

Norwegian meatballs are small cakes of minced meat of beef. Often with added pork and/or lamb.

Ribs (Ribbe)

Cooking time: 180 minutes, calories: 369 Kcal

Rib is a traditional pig dish common for Christmas in Norway.