New Scandinavian Cooking

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The Sweetest Cheese

The Norwegian valley of Gudbrandsdalen, home to brown cheese, is visited. Included: combining brown cheese with roasted goat and a sweet caramel ice cream.

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Back to The Roots

Mighty Volcanic Oven

Icelandic hot spots are visited. Included: grilling inside volcano. Also: a lamb dish; salmon and vegetables; salt-baked, herb-infused trout.

The Grain Belt of the Country

Nes in eastern Norway, the country's grain belt, is visited. Included: slow-cooked pig knuckle with malty, beer-flavored peas and spelt; a salad of sprouting grains and pan-fried zander fish; a malt shake; and an oven-baked pork roast with crackling.

Mountain Lamb

The Smokehouse

Western Norway smokehouses are toured. Included: dips for salted and smoked lamb; an appetizer of quick-cured lamb and trout with smoked apple; a traditional honey-glazed lamb served with a crisp cabbage salad and vanilla-infused rutabaga purée.

Milk and Chocolate of the North

The Northern Way