Food and recipes

«I used to say that I don't have a recipe for anything, I just make things. When I started to keep house, after I had the kids, I used to bake a lot. You know, with that young chef, there had to be a lot of bread.»

Oliva Helene Nilsen, Manndalen

From the book Seven varieties - stories from the kitchen counter, Reni Jasinski Wright

Food and recipes

Pålegg av fisk

Fish toppings

Northern peoples

Here are some recipes for homemade fish spreads that were common in Nord-Troms. Smoked caviar made from cod roe (Nordreisa) To...

Oppskrifter med innmat

Recipes with offal

Northern peoples

In Sámi tradition, you should utilise as much as possible of the animal that was slaughtered. Most of the offal was used in cooking. Most commonly, the food was salted, hung and dried, and then used in soups and stews.

Oppskrifter med stekt kjøtt

Recipes with roasted meat

Northern peoples

Recipes with roasted meat typical of Nord-Troms. Whole roast with vegetables 1 leg of lamb or saddleA carrot or parsnip2 - 3 small...

Fiskesupper

Fish soups

Northern peoples

Recipes for fish soups from North Troms.

Stekt fisk

Fried fish

Northern peoples

Here you will find recipes from Nord-Troms with fried fish.

Elise Helene lager kaffeost

Elise Helene makes coffee cheese

Northern peoples

- Not many people have the energy to make coffee cheese now. It's gone. But I use to make it," says Elise Helene Solberg from Kåfjorddalen.

Ruth og Eliva lager blodpølser

Ruth and Eliva make black pudding

Northern peoples

Sisters Ruth Bergljot Larsen and Eliva Antona Henriksen from Skardalen make black pudding.

Mary lager trollkrem

Mary makes magic cream

Northern peoples

- Blueberries and cranberries were everyday jam. Raspberries and redcurrants were used for special occasions and weekends, because there wasn't much of them. Mary Johanne Pedersen from Skibotn makes magic cream.

7 sorter

7 varieties

Northern peoples

Join us in the kitchens of seven women in North Troms. From the kitchen counter, traditional Sea Sami dishes are prepared and served together with good everyday stories.

12 brød

12 broke

Northern peoples

I used to say that I don't have a recipe for anything, I just make things. When I started to keep house, after I had the kids, we baked often and a lot. You know, with a young cook, there had to be a lot of bread," says Oliva Helene Nilsen from Manndalen.