Dec 2, 2018 | Culture & History, Food
The first Christmas cookies I typically eat, are pepperkaker. These crispy, flavorful gingerbread cookies are seen everywhere across Norway from early December on to the end of the year and are a clear favorite among many kids and grown-ups alike. Nothing creates the...
Dec 5, 2017 | Culture & History, Food
Serinakaker is regarded as one of the original, classic Christmas cookies in Norway and are classified as “småkaker” (small cookies). These are small butter-sugar-flour cookies with a ruffled pattern, topped with sliced almonds and sugar and are known as...
Dec 16, 2013 | Culture & History, Food
My aunt Gudrun was one of the best cooks I have ever known. She was widely known in my hometown of Sykkylven for being an extremely knowledgeable and talented baker and homemaker, preserving traditions from our region of Norway that were hundreds of years old. ...
