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The Nordic Cookbook

The Nordic Cookbook

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  • Author：Magnus Nilsson
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Summary

The Nordic Cookbook offers an unprecedented look at the rich culinary offerings of the Nordic region with 700 recipes collected by the acclaimed Swedish chef Magnus Nilsson。

The Nordic Cookbook， richly illustrated with the personal photography of internationally acclaimed chef Magnus Nilsson， unravels the mysteries of Nordic ingredients and introduces the region's culinary history and cooking techniques。

Included in this beautiful book are more than 700 authentic recipes Magnus collected while travelling extensively throughout the Nordic countries – Denmark， the Faroe Islands， Finland， Greenland， Iceland， Norway and Sweden – enhanced by atmospheric photographs of its landscapes and people。 His beautiful photographs feature in the book alongside images of the finished dishes by Erik Olsson， the photographer behind Fäviken。

With Magnus as a guide， everyone can prepare classic Nordic dishes and also explore new ones。 The Nordic Cookbook introduces readers to the familiar （gravlax， meatballs and lingonberry jam） and the lesser-known aspects of Nordic cuisine （rose-hip soup， pork roasted with prunes， and juniper beer）。

Organized by food type， The Nordic Cookbook covers every type of Nordic dish including meat， fish， vegetables， breads， pastries and desserts。 These recipes are achievable for home cooks of all abilities and are accompanied by narrative texts on Nordic culinary history， ingredients and techniques including smoking and home preserving。 Additional essays explore classic dishes made for special occasions and key seasonal events， such as the Midsummer feast。

The Nordic Cookbook joins Phaidon's national cuisine series， which includes Mexico， India， Thailand， Peru and others， and is the most comprehensive source on home cooking from the Nordic countries。

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Reviews

Elenore Figg ，

I bought this book on a whim and thought it was just going to be another boring cookbook。 But when I sat down and read it the recipes were easy to follow and I found them to be well researched。I recommend this book for anyone wanting to expand their cookbook collection， it was well worth the money and would make a great gift for loved ones who love cooking。

Meagan ，

This book will teach you everything from how to boil eggs to what to do with whale！ While this is called a cookbook （and certainly is with 700+ recipes！）， it also a look at Nordic food culture and traditions。 No， I’m not going to catch a puffin and stuff it with cake。 No， I’m not interested in cooking with seal intestines。。。 But I don’t know if the author expects us to try everything。 And before you get turned off this book， know that for every one recipe I know I won’t make， there are another d This book will teach you everything from how to boil eggs to what to do with whale！ While this is called a cookbook （and certainly is with 700+ recipes！）， it also a look at Nordic food culture and traditions。 No， I’m not going to catch a puffin and stuff it with cake。 No， I’m not interested in cooking with seal intestines。。。 But I don’t know if the author expects us to try everything。 And before you get turned off this book， know that for every one recipe I know I won’t make， there are another dozen （at least！） recipes I can’t wait to have a go at！ The soups， cereals， and baked goods sections provided more than enough to keep me busy in my kitchen for months。 Never mind the recipes for various meat， fish， poultry， and game。 All very do-able and delicious-sounding。 Aside from the recipes， his cultural explanations were well written and the photos were gorgeous。 I read this cover to cover like I would any other book and have tabs （too many to count！） sticking out marking things I want to try。 Highly recommend for anyone interested in food culture and recipes of the Nordic regions。 。。。more

Ash ，

Mostly read the bread/pastry sections。

Alexander ，

I forget that cookbooks are on goodreads。 This is the best cookbook I’ve ever come across in my life。 INCREDIBLY beautiful。 Magnus used his fame and tracked down pieces of dying culinary cultural heritage from Scandinavia。 You’ll never find a more complete and comprehensive cookbook reflecting the beauty food history of the nordics。 It’s become known as the scandi food bible。 I genuinely appreciate Nilsonn’s incredible work and passion put into this。 There are some recipes I don’t think I’ll eve I forget that cookbooks are on goodreads。 This is the best cookbook I’ve ever come across in my life。 INCREDIBLY beautiful。 Magnus used his fame and tracked down pieces of dying culinary cultural heritage from Scandinavia。 You’ll never find a more complete and comprehensive cookbook reflecting the beauty food history of the nordics。 It’s become known as the scandi food bible。 I genuinely appreciate Nilsonn’s incredible work and passion put into this。 There are some recipes I don’t think I’ll ever be brave enough to try or taste， but the majority are accessible if you can find yourself through the kitchen with some proficiency。This is one of my most prized possessions and anyone on the fence about purchasing should definitely purchase it。 。。。more

Linus ，

Excellent， with tons of recipes ranging from gourmet to gourmand， from simple everyday cooking to feasts。

Patricia ，

LOVE Magnus Nilsson's Nordic Cookbook。 Beautiful photographs and excellent Nordic recipe variations。 A beautiful and useful addition to any cookbook collection。 LOVE Magnus Nilsson's Nordic Cookbook。 Beautiful photographs and excellent Nordic recipe variations。 A beautiful and useful addition to any cookbook collection。 。。。more

David Taffner ，

Includes recipes for lampreys， puffins， whole sheep's heads， and testicles。 Challenged me to appreciate the ingenuity and diversity of the culture and not just be weirded out by some of these recipes。 Not all are as startling。 There are soups， vegetables， many sweets， as well as breads and pancakes。。。MADE WITH BLOOD！Fun and informative， with beautiful photography。 Includes recipes for lampreys， puffins， whole sheep's heads， and testicles。 Challenged me to appreciate the ingenuity and diversity of the culture and not just be weirded out by some of these recipes。 Not all are as startling。 There are soups， vegetables， many sweets， as well as breads and pancakes。。。MADE WITH BLOOD！Fun and informative， with beautiful photography。 。。。more

Pamela A。 Schmeckpeper ，

This is a beautiful book。 History， dry humor， archaic techniques， rustic-looking photos- it has everything！ Many recipes use ingredients that aren't available in the US （or for some， outside of the Faroe Islands）。 This book is not the place to look for a simple， modern recipe for tonight's dinner。 This is a beautiful book。 History， dry humor， archaic techniques， rustic-looking photos- it has everything！ Many recipes use ingredients that aren't available in the US （or for some， outside of the Faroe Islands）。 This book is not the place to look for a simple， modern recipe for tonight's dinner。 。。。more

S。E。 Reid ，

I have owned this book now for three years。 Have I cooked anything out of it？ A few things， yes， and they were delicious。 I have made potato porridge， glogg， a few baked goods， and meatballs from this book， as well as used some of his recipes as foundations on which to build other dishes。 It's one of the ones I reach for if I want to make something "staple"。 But while the food I've managed to recreate from these recipes is wonderful， the five star rating I have given this book is purely based on I have owned this book now for three years。 Have I cooked anything out of it？ A few things， yes， and they were delicious。 I have made potato porridge， glogg， a few baked goods， and meatballs from this book， as well as used some of his recipes as foundations on which to build other dishes。 It's one of the ones I reach for if I want to make something "staple"。 But while the food I've managed to recreate from these recipes is wonderful， the five star rating I have given this book is purely based on the respect due to Magnus Nilsson for putting it together in the first place。 This huge cookbook represents years of passion， expertise， research， and devotion to his region's cuisine that you would be hard-pressed to find anywhere else。 There is history here， and love， and true craftsmanship。 The photos and anecdotes are lovely， and the sheer breadth of recipes on display here is truly impressive。 This might not be the best choice of cookbook if you're looking for a Nordic-food primer--it's a little too overwhelming for that--but if you love regional food and what it says about a culture and what that culture says about humanity as a whole， you will likely adore this book the way I do。 Highly recommended。 。。。more

Mary ，

This book is quite an undertaking with over 700 recipes。 It’s like someone tried to create a North American cookbook that includes all the recipes that are important across the diverse nation in a form that all could agree is accurate。 Impossible， but it’s pretty cool to traverse the Nordic work through this admittedly limited curated collection （that is huge but still， as Nilsson acknowledges， incomplete）。 Nordic， in this context， refers to Greenland， Iceland， Sweden， Norway， Finland， Denmark， This book is quite an undertaking with over 700 recipes。 It’s like someone tried to create a North American cookbook that includes all the recipes that are important across the diverse nation in a form that all could agree is accurate。 Impossible， but it’s pretty cool to traverse the Nordic work through this admittedly limited curated collection （that is huge but still， as Nilsson acknowledges， incomplete）。 Nordic， in this context， refers to Greenland， Iceland， Sweden， Norway， Finland， Denmark， and the Faroe Islands， including the Roma and Sami people。 Nilsson admirably provides a history of the area that shows the cultural intersections and is worth reading if you are interested in Scandinavian countries。Dramatic pictures highlight the landscape， dishes and ingredients。 The pictures of dishes are very helpful in order to see what is meant by a recipe like “Swedish reduced curds”。 Drawings of equipment and techniques are scattered throughout the book。Recipes are for both very easy dishes like a fried egg （which gets a five paragraph discussion） to the more complex like boiled seal intestines。 But the emphasis is on savoring the flavor of the main ingredient rather then adding lots of spices or flavorings， and most dishes are simple like roasted carrots or creamed spinach。 Occasionally he includes parsley， cinnamon， allspice or perhaps mustard or soy sauce。 In some dishes he includes the different varieties across countries with， for example， six split pea soup recipes， and many rye bread recipes。 Recipes are clear though some ingredients may not be specific in quantity， a handful of salt or a little potato starch， for example。 And many unusual ingredients are included though with 700 recipes， it’s easy to find those that fit your palate。 Most dishes are explained。 And a surprising number can be made in almost any kitchen， while others most people will never attempt or want to attempt like rotten shark。 This is really a reference book that helps readers understand the breadth and diversity if Nordic cuisine。 But there are some recipes that look good， a variety of meatballs and beef patties， stews and casseroles， pancakes of all kinds both thick and thin， and a variety of yeast and quick breads。 Desserts are also approachable with a variety of cookies and cakes。 There is a glossary in the back。 。。。more

Lauren Waggy ，

There are a few little typos here and there but it’s a wonderful book。 I plan to do a lot of traveling in the Scandinavia/Nordic regions so this helps to prepare me a lot when it comes to food。 Also it’s just delicious overall and I really like how there’s a history given with most if not all the recipes as well as their names in the countries languages。

Autumn Jean ，

I love the history of dishes that pairs well with the very beautiful photos。 Like the author says in the introduction， you won't use all 700+ recipes but there is a lot to work with。 I've made some pretty delicious things so far。 I love the history of dishes that pairs well with the very beautiful photos。 Like the author says in the introduction， you won't use all 700+ recipes but there is a lot to work with。 I've made some pretty delicious things so far。 。。。more

Debbie ，

Well， this is a tome， so please don't try to read it in bed。I read it mostly for the historical information on Nordic cuisine， but also for a trip down memory lane。I found tecipes for my grandma's rømmegrøt， fiskeboller， and potatelefse。 Less welcome was the recipe for lutefisken。 That Christmas memory i can do without。 ;-）For Nordic afficianados or those of Nordic heritage， highly recommended。 Well， this is a tome， so please don't try to read it in bed。I read it mostly for the historical information on Nordic cuisine， but also for a trip down memory lane。I found tecipes for my grandma's rømmegrøt， fiskeboller， and potatelefse。 Less welcome was the recipe for lutefisken。 That Christmas memory i can do without。 ;-）For Nordic afficianados or those of Nordic heritage， highly recommended。 。。。more

Deborah Cleaves ，

This book has gotten me interested in cooking again。 Particularly wonderful were the integrated discussions of historical context concerning the recipes。 Brilliant。

Stephen Robert Collins ，

This a fantastic cook book because it has some many photos of the area it has landscape not just recipes this a vast collection of Colour & facts that are really interesting。If you love cooking that is different & changing that makes you want to scream Fuck me this one hell of a book

Katie ，

Do you also read 700 page cookbooks cover to cover when the seasons change to cold and the world is a dark place and you just want to look at pictures of deeeeep rural Norway and read about how to cook sheep colostrum？ Fun！ Me too。This is the second time I've read this cookbook and it is my favorite cookbook of all time。 Do you also read 700 page cookbooks cover to cover when the seasons change to cold and the world is a dark place and you just want to look at pictures of deeeeep rural Norway and read about how to cook sheep colostrum？ Fun！ Me too。This is the second time I've read this cookbook and it is my favorite cookbook of all time。 。。。more

Melinda ，

It will take me a year to really read this cookbook， but in the few short weeks it has been in my library I have relished the photos， enjoyed Nilsson's story behind writing the book， and made the Icelandic Oatmeal pancakes weekly。 There are countless recipes here to try， including Icelandic Fish & Potato Mash （appears to be the amazing dish I had on our travels to Iceland） an Pepparkakor， which are a Swedish version of Gingerbread cookies。 My son flagged this recipe， out of 739 pages -- the cook It will take me a year to really read this cookbook， but in the few short weeks it has been in my library I have relished the photos， enjoyed Nilsson's story behind writing the book， and made the Icelandic Oatmeal pancakes weekly。 There are countless recipes here to try， including Icelandic Fish & Potato Mash （appears to be the amazing dish I had on our travels to Iceland） an Pepparkakor， which are a Swedish version of Gingerbread cookies。 My son flagged this recipe， out of 739 pages -- the cookie was a favorite of my late father， whom my son never knew。The cookbook contains a recipe with variations among the Nordic countries: Greenland， Iceland， Faroe Islands， Denmark， Norway， Sweden and Finland。 The same meal may have slight ingredient or preparation style from country to country。 Well worth the $50 price-tag。 And I've already made a note to purchase Nilsson's The Nordic Baking Book， scheduled for release October 2019 （at about 400 pages only）。 。。。more

Matt ，

The Nordic Cookbook by famed Swedish Chef Magnus Nilsson is expansive to a point where you could swap out the Joy of Cooking （or any other vast cooking reference book） for this tome of cooking techniques and recipes。 Do you want to know how to hardboil an egg？ Nordic Cookbook has you covered。 Need to make some mayonnaise？ This book has a recipe for that too。 Want to serve Rotten Shark and Smoking Fish Over Sheep’s Dung to your friends and family， you evil bastard？ Then you should probably read T The Nordic Cookbook by famed Swedish Chef Magnus Nilsson is expansive to a point where you could swap out the Joy of Cooking （or any other vast cooking reference book） for this tome of cooking techniques and recipes。 Do you want to know how to hardboil an egg？ Nordic Cookbook has you covered。 Need to make some mayonnaise？ This book has a recipe for that too。 Want to serve Rotten Shark and Smoking Fish Over Sheep’s Dung to your friends and family， you evil bastard？ Then you should probably read The Nordic Cookbook。This is the first massive， reference-style， survey of an entire culinary tradition， book that I’ve ever read cover to cover， but I’m really glad I did。 Nilsson shares his experience with this tradition not through the eyes of a professional chef， but through someone deeply passionate about the Nordic culture and the family recipes that have been passed down over hundreds of years。 It is clear how much love and effort went into making this cookbook， and the lessons I learned from its 700ish pages can be easily applied to much of my own home cooking。As for the recipes themselves， as a technical matter， I occasionally found some of the directions to be weirdly specific， “Arrange the fish…in the position it swims when alive” or dangerously spare， as in the case of many of the pickling and preserving recipes that seem to lack steps for sanitation processes other than sending lutefisk samples to a chemist to make sure what you’ve made isn’t full of botulism。Another issue that I found across every recipe that I tried from this book is that its cooking times/temps are oddly， obviously way off。 It wasn’t much of a hindrance for me since I cook quite a lot， but more of a novice home cook could get salmonella when roasting a chicken for only 20 minutes at 200 °F。 And maybe Swedes really like watery potato soup， but I had to cook mine down over an hour to get the right consistency instead of the 20ish minutes stated in the recipe。 Another recipe for a beef stew would have had me roast the beef to a solid brick of coal if I had left it in the dutch oven for as long as it recommended。 I find these mistakes puzzling， but I am willing to overlook them because， at the end of the day， the audacity of this book is just so damned charming。 And， if I’ve learned anything from The Nordic Cookbook， I now know how to prepare a puffin if I can ever catch one of those liar penguins。 。。。more

Rooks ，

As always， no stars on cookbooks until I've cooked from them， which， in this case， may be awhile。 Incredibly comprehensive， very interesting， but I just am not sure when I'm going to be drivi=en to cook this sort of food。 As always， no stars on cookbooks until I've cooked from them， which， in this case， may be awhile。 Incredibly comprehensive， very interesting， but I just am not sure when I'm going to be drivi=en to cook this sort of food。 。。。more

liz williams ，

Beautiful book

Nancy ，

I was looking for more recipeless exploration of NorwayBut if you want to learn about the culture while you cook the foodit wasn't bad I was looking for more recipeless exploration of NorwayBut if you want to learn about the culture while you cook the foodit wasn't bad 。。。more

Stephen Simpson ，

This book is beyond comprehensive， offering a full range of recipes from all across the Nordic region。 There's also a fair bit of history and background to the recipes and cuisine/food culture。 The book does slant somewhat toward Swedish， but that's not surprising given that the author is Swedish。 The quality is a little more mixed。 A lot of Nordic cooking is simple， and many of the recipes reflect。 More than a few recipes boil down to "take a piece of meat， add some vegetables， salt， and some s This book is beyond comprehensive， offering a full range of recipes from all across the Nordic region。 There's also a fair bit of history and background to the recipes and cuisine/food culture。 The book does slant somewhat toward Swedish， but that's not surprising given that the author is Swedish。 The quality is a little more mixed。 A lot of Nordic cooking is simple， and many of the recipes reflect。 More than a few recipes boil down to "take a piece of meat， add some vegetables， salt， and some seasonings， and cook it"。 It's authentic， but some readers may be disappointed that there isn't more "pizazz"。 。。。more

Donna Hutt Stapfer Bell ，

Huge， massive as a hardback， this is an reference work masquerading as a coffeetable cooking-art book。Name it， either in one of the Scandinavian languages or English， and you will find it here。

Amy ，

Beautiful book。 I wouldn't make a single recipe in the book。 Where would a girl in the midwest even find reindeer hearts？！？！ Beautiful book。 I wouldn't make a single recipe in the book。 Where would a girl in the midwest even find reindeer hearts？！？！ 。。。more

Jill ，

I judge all Scandinavian cookbooks by the inclusion or exclusion of a single recipe， and that recipe is fattig menner （or variation therein）。 I love the thoroughness and scope of recipes found in this book。 It is a keeper that I'll read over and over。 I judge all Scandinavian cookbooks by the inclusion or exclusion of a single recipe， and that recipe is fattig menner （or variation therein）。 I love the thoroughness and scope of recipes found in this book。 It is a keeper that I'll read over and over。 。。。more

Curt ，

I don't claim to have read the whole book， but often turn to it to better understand Nordic food。 It is the Bible。 I don't claim to have read the whole book， but often turn to it to better understand Nordic food。 It is the Bible。 。。。more

Bequi ，

For those who might be interested in furthering their cultural knowledge， The Nordic Cook Book is fantastic。 It's more of a cultural history book than a fully functional cook book though there are many recipes that can be made today。 I once made the modern Swedish comfort dish Chilli Creamed Chicken and Banana Casserole， very different flavor mix than my American palate is used to but， it was pretty tasty！ I picked one of the stranger dishes because I'm adventurous like that but， there are many For those who might be interested in furthering their cultural knowledge， The Nordic Cook Book is fantastic。 It's more of a cultural history book than a fully functional cook book though there are many recipes that can be made today。 I once made the modern Swedish comfort dish Chilli Creamed Chicken and Banana Casserole， very different flavor mix than my American palate is used to but， it was pretty tasty！ I picked one of the stranger dishes because I'm adventurous like that but， there are many recipes that are more suitable to a general palate and my family and I have greatly enjoyed those as well。 However， there are also many centuries old recipes for which you probably can't even get the ingredients any more。 You'll find a whole section on Marine Mammals and Seafood， in that section you can find such delicacies as Boiled Seal Intestines with Blubber and Crowberries。 This section opens up with a description of a modern day pilot whale hunt along with a very graphic photo of the sea turned red with the blood of the slaughter。 It's a fascinating look at Nordic culture both past and present， I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to delve a little deeper into getting a sense of what the daily home life of the Norse people was and is like。 。。。more

Hannah McEntire ，

Loved every second。 Phaidon doesn't fail to deliver again。The forward was awesome， self-aware， sophisticated， and slightly irreverent; like the steriotypical personality of a Scandinavian/Nord/Dane ， a bit unchatty， a bit judgmental， and a bit too real。 But refreshingly honest。 Photography was spot on。 Loved that the recipes are in both Metric and SI， seems more realistic。 The recipes sometimes call for things that are hard to find， but a good balance of things that might require and extra groce Loved every second。 Phaidon doesn't fail to deliver again。The forward was awesome， self-aware， sophisticated， and slightly irreverent; like the steriotypical personality of a Scandinavian/Nord/Dane ， a bit unchatty， a bit judgmental， and a bit too real。 But refreshingly honest。 Photography was spot on。 Loved that the recipes are in both Metric and SI， seems more realistic。 The recipes sometimes call for things that are hard to find， but a good balance of things that might require and extra grocery trip to an international market， a few things a friend from the country might have to send you， i。e。 amazon。 Can't wait to try a few more， but the Sugared Brown Potatoes were delicious。 Good luck！ 。。。more

Jeff ，

While it isn't a cookbook that I want to cook anything from， it was entertaining in the extreme。 The recipes are fairly site-specific and not necessarily transferable worldwide， but the cultural background provided was entertaining and well written， with a sort of flair not often found in books of this type。 Engrossing， and occasionally odd; lots of fermented foods I wasn't familiar with， particularly the many ways of preparing pilot whale and skate。My favorite bits of trivia were that historica While it isn't a cookbook that I want to cook anything from， it was entertaining in the extreme。 The recipes are fairly site-specific and not necessarily transferable worldwide， but the cultural background provided was entertaining and well written， with a sort of flair not often found in books of this type。 Engrossing， and occasionally odd; lots of fermented foods I wasn't familiar with， particularly the many ways of preparing pilot whale and skate。My favorite bits of trivia were that historically， older sausages were dyed red to show that they were of poor quality and that beer was illegal in Iceland until 1989。 Fun book。 。。。more

Laura ，

This cookbook seems a little （actually a lot） intimidating at 768 pages。 But， wow， is it comprehensive。 It has nearly all of the Swedish and Norwegian recipes my grandma makes， and surprisingly they are very similar。 Highlights include the "Blood & Offal" section， the Swedish， Norwegian， Danish and Icelandic names for every recipe， and a recipe for Puffin （sorry book lovers）。 The absolute best pages are 414-415 where it discusses the varieties of Nordic Hot Dogs （aka Scandinavian street food）。 T This cookbook seems a little （actually a lot） intimidating at 768 pages。 But， wow， is it comprehensive。 It has nearly all of the Swedish and Norwegian recipes my grandma makes， and surprisingly they are very similar。 Highlights include the "Blood & Offal" section， the Swedish， Norwegian， Danish and Icelandic names for every recipe， and a recipe for Puffin （sorry book lovers）。 The absolute best pages are 414-415 where it discusses the varieties of Nordic Hot Dogs （aka Scandinavian street food）。 This is an amazing reference book， especially as I plan a Julbord。 。。。more

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