Explore Scandinavian Cooking
From Kari Diehl, former About.com Guide
"Man tager vad man haver": You take what you have. Sweden's most famous cooking proverb reveals the secret of fine Scandinavian cooking and cuisine. It's easy to transform simple, seasonal ingredients into feasts for the eye and the palate. Here's how to get started.
- Stocking the Scandinavian Pantry: Tools and Ingredients
- Step-by-step Cooking Lessons and Techniques
- Styles of Scandinavian Entertaining
Stocking the Scandinavian Pantry: Tools and Ingredients
Got Cardamom? Here are the ingredients and tools that will help you prepare traditional Scandinavian favorites in the blink of a Nisse's eye.
- Specialty Scandinavian Baking Tools
- On-Line Sources for Scandinavian Foods and Ingredients
- On-Line Sources for Spices and Herbs
- A Scandinavian Food Glossary
Step-by-step Cooking Lessons and Techniques
Illustrated steps to preparing Scandinavia's hallmark dishes.
- How to Make Norwegian Goro (Cardamom Crackers)
- How to Harvest Nettles
- How to Infuse Homemade "Mock" Aquavit
Styles of Scandinavian Entertaining
Scandinavians and Scandinavian-Americans know the importance of feasts and celebrations in promoting both individual and community well-being in sometimes harsh living environments. Warm up your next gathering by adopting one of these great styles of entertaining.