23d • General discussion
Let the ingredient do the talking.
As I have said before Nordic cooking is much about letting the ingredients speak for them self.
We try to get as much of taste as we can from every ingredient and combine them into a lovely dish.
So if we for example take a mushroom we may dry it, fry it, puree or pickle it for maximum taste. '
Then we can pair it with ingredients that enhances the flavor of the mushroom. Such things can be rosemary, onion, soy sauce or maybe root vegetables that we roast in the oven so that they loose some water and taste even more. Together with a nice sauce and a protein it becomes av tasteful dish.
Less is more.
My philosophy is to simplify things so therefore I mostly use salt and black pepper. Parsley and dill are the most used herbs but also the mediterranean ones like bay leaves, rosemary, thyme, basil and some more. Other than that juniper, horseradish, pine tree spruces, allspice and a few more are used in traditional Nordic dishes.
I see a danger in trying to use many spices. It's difficult to balance many spices if you're not a pro on that. To start with a few and then maybe if necessary add some more and another one can be good to the dish. But mostly I like the clean taste which gives you the chance to know the different parts of the course.
Seasonal cooking.
For us it's important to maximize the taste and freshness so therefore we choose to use every ingredient when they are in season as long as we can. Cooking seasonal also makes you vary ingredients and cooking in different techniques. You also learn more about the growing part of the food.
Picking in nature.
We are fortunate to be allowed to pick berries, mushrooms and herbs for free in our nature.
Many of us love to go outdoors and breath fresh air, enjoy the wildlife and bring food from the nature.
Among berries we pick blueberry, raspberry, cloud berry, lingonberry, black-berry, wild strawberry, cranberry, rowan-berry and some more less common.
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