The Sea Sami
Sjåbakkenhuset - Sjit helvedes kåken
Sjåbakkenhuset, or better known as «Sjit helvedes kåken», made history with Anton Sjåbakken's famous letter to the Kåfjord construction office in Olderdalen in 1949. Today, the house is a tourist attraction in Manndalen.
Architecture and building traditions
Gammetufter, Ytre Gamvik
Gammetufters are the remains of farmsteads. In outer Gamvik in northern Troms, these mounds are still visible in the terrain.
Architecture and building traditions
Recipes with cooked meat
Cooked meat recipes that have traditionally been made in Nord-Troms.
Food and recipes
Recipes with ground meat
Recipes with ground meat, the way they make it in Nord-Troms.
Food and recipes
Recipes with fish
Fish was a necessity for the people of the fjords, and there was plenty of it in North Troms. A well-known expression was »....we put the potato on before we rowed out to fish a boil». Here we have gathered a number of recipes for fish that were typical of North Troms.
Food and recipes
Recipes with meat
Slaughter time was a busy time. All the meat, offal, skin and blood had to be put to good use. Here we have collected a number of recipes for meats that were common in Nord-Troms.
Food and recipes
Cheese and gum
Both brown and white cheeses were made, as well as gum from the milk. After the cow had calved, cottage cheese was made from the raw milk. Here are recipes for cheeses and gums from North Troms.
Food and recipes
