New Scandinavian Cooking

New Scandinavian Cooking

In each episode, the viewer is invited to embark on a culinary adventure in the Nordic countries, with intriguing outdoor locations and tantalizing recipes.

Genre: Reality-TV

Cast:Andreas ViestadTina NordströmClaus MeyerNiklas EkstedtSara La FountainEsben Holmboe BangMagne ThorsetMiles IrvingIvan AbrahamsenÅse HaugstadMay HolsethstuenLars KullerudNicolai Ellitsgaard PedersenAage EriksenIda Gran-JansenTor BjørgeHåkon P. VesetvikBorgar Bernhardsen


1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Royal White Halibut

Sat, May 3, 2003

Andreas travels to Norway's northernmost county Finnmark, where he goes fishing for halibut with some local fishermen. He cooks the halibut in an old fashion way, on top of hot stones in the sand, stuffed with herbs and wrapped in seaweed.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Honey-Coated Lamb

Sat, May 10, 2003

Andreas takes us to the beautiful west coast and to the city of Bergen, one of Norway's most important cities. He prepares a deeply flavored fish soup, a lamb cabbage stew and honey glazed leg of lamb with root vegetables.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Merry Christmas

Sat, May 17, 2003

Andreas travels to Røros in the middle of inland Norway. Christmas is around the corner and to keep up with traditions he prepares a delicious rice pudding, salmon with sweet mustard sauce and pork ribs with cloves.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ The Lofoten Cod

Sat, May 24, 2003

Andreas visits Lofoten in northern Norway, where he goes cod fishing and prepares a delicious cod roe and cucumber salad. Inside an old fishing storage house, he adds exclusive truffles to the cod and serves it with a potato-garlic puree.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Arctic Cuisine

Sat, May 31, 2003

Andreas takes the trip to Spitsbergen, where he prepares Russian Svalbard borscht. After speeding on the ice on a snow mobile to Longyearbyen, he cooks a vodka marinated sirloin steak and bakes pears with ginger and juniper berries.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Salmon

Sat, Jun 7, 2003

Andreas goes fishing for wild salmon on the Namsen River in Mid-Norway, and with the catch he makes different versions of slow baked salmon with soy sauce and ginger, chervil mayonnaise and aquavit sour cream.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ A Midsummer Night's Meal

Sat, Jun 14, 2003

Andreas presents some of his favorite spots in Oslo, where he makes food for summer with plenty of herbs to marinate a steak, a classic shrimp sandwich and homemade almond brittle ice cream.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ In the Heart of Fjordland

Sat, Jun 21, 2003

Andreas travels to Hardanger in western Norway, where the fruit trees are in full bloom. Inspired by the lush region he makes an apple and goat cheese pie, and wild game from the valley, venison seasoned with juniper berries.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Food for Summer

Sat, Jun 28, 2003

Andreas visits the southern coast of Norway, a real summer paradise for the Norwegians. He goes fishing for mackerel and smokes the fish before making a seasonal salad, and he also serves fresh shellfish from the grill.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ The Provence of the North

Sat, Jul 5, 2003

Andreas travels to Lom in the heart of inland Norway, where he picks his absolute favorite herb, dill. You can never use to much of dill in your cooking, so he makes dill snaps and dill scented chicken stuffed with dill.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ Crayfish and Salmon

Sat, Jul 12, 2003

Andreas goes foraging outside Oslo, and picks a selection of mushrooms for a soup. He catches crayfish in a small lake and with the forest's pantry he makes some fantastic food: dill boiled crayfish and baked salmon with local mushrooms.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ The Best Cheeseburger in the World

Sat, Jul 19, 2003

Andreas hikes to the top of Norway in the majestic Jotunheimen, the mountain range offers wild berries and game, so he makes blueberry pancakes, and an exclusive cheeseburger made with grouse, venison, pork and goose liver.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ A Balancing Act

Sat, Jul 26, 2003

Andreas visits the Pulpit Rock in south western Norway. On top of the flat summit he makes a classic salad with Norwegian sardines, and on an island outside Stavanger he serves a quiche with sardines and a very tasty salmon mousse.