6X COOKBOOKS ABOUT THE NEW NORDIC CUISINE

We just set foot back on Dutch soil and I'm already busy planning the next trip. I always get huge travel cravings when I've been away for a while, whether it's for business or pleasure. I prefer not to put my suitcase away and leave my passport on the table so I can book something new right away. They call it wanderlust, don't they? So I have it.

This time I'm aiming for Scandinavia. They're doing well up there in the north, and not just in terms of fashion and furniture. If you really want to score points with your dinner club on Friday night, then make Swedish Smörgåstårta or Plokkfiskur. The New Nordic Cuisine has emerged from a combination of the culinary traditions of the Scandinavian countries Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland. Purity, simplicity, and fresh seasonal products are central, and René Redzepi (known from restaurant Noma in Copenhagen) is the creator of this new cuisine. Can't your schedule allow you to take a flight yet but you can't wait? I've already lined up a number of cookbooks for you so you can bring a piece of Scandinavia into your kitchen.

Cooking from the new Nordic kitchen – Margareta Schildt-Landgren

This book is a tribute to the food of Scandinavia at a time when the Nordic cuisine and Scandinavian restaurants are considered the best in the world. In this book, you will find a variety of authentic recipes; some are simple with mainly raw products, others come from the hands of well-known Scandinavian chefs, including Claus Meyer from Noma.

Fire and ice – Darra Goldstein

This Scandinavian cookbook focuses on the two different sides of the Norwegian cuisine: fish in vinegar, game, mushrooms, and gingerbread for the cold winter days and dill, cardamom, elderflower, and berries for the warm sultry summer days. In addition to Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, Finland is also featured this time. Karelian pastries with egg from Finland, reindeer stew from Swedish Lapland, rye beer crackers from the Norwegian Ålesund, and sweet-sour red cabbage with caraway seeds from Denmark. I want to get into the kitchen NOW.

As you flip through this book, you will immediately want to travel to beautiful Scandinavia, in search of a, uh, handsome Norwegian man.

Gone fishing – Mikkel Karstad

In the second book by Mikkel Karstad, he takes a culinary journey through Scandinavia that is entirely focused on fish, shellfish, and seafood from fresh and saltwater. The dishes are not only super tasty but also incredibly Instagrammable. Mikkel Karstad wants everyone to eat fish, and he also explains in detail how to clean and prepare all these types of fish.

The new Nordic Cuisine – Simon Bajada

The new Nordic Cuisine honors the Scandinavian cuisine of today by emphasizing easy home cooking recipes with lots of flavor for home. The traditional ingredients from different regions are central in this book, from Sweden to Finland and from Denmark to Norway.

The Nordic cookbook – Gísli Egill Hrafnsson & Inga Elsa Bergpórsdóttir

This book not only takes you on a culinary journey through the Scandinavian countries but also introduces you to local products, gastronomic traditions, and festivals. This book takes you on a journey through the kitchens of Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark. From dandelions to the now-famous gravlax, and reindeer meat is also an ingredient that appears multiple times. The authors both live in Iceland where they welcome tourists year-round to introduce them to the cuisine of the high north. And for those at home, there is the Nordic cookbook in which they gift you 55 recipes to enjoy delicious Norwegian food all year round.

Hygge – Meik Wiking

A little more than just a cookbook, this book by Meik Wiking. Social activities, food, but especially relaxation are the main ingredients of hygge. The smell of a burning fireplace, candles, and enjoying sweets and cake with music in the background and a book on your lap. That's living in the now. But hygge is more than just coziness; it's a feeling of safety, of enjoying a cup of coffee, of the first daylight, and of snuggling together under a warm blanket, munching on treats. As you flip through this book, you will immediately want to travel to beautiful Scandinavia, in search of a, uh, handsome Norwegian man.