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About New Scandinavian Cooking

New Scandinavian Cooking is a TV series that premiered on PBS on May 3, 2003. It has 15 seasons and 70 episodes so far and is still airing new episodes. The latest episode, Season 15 Episode 1, aired on March 1, 2019.

New Scandinavian Cooking is a Scandinavian cooking show which, over the course of ten seasons, was hosted by Andreas Viestad, Tina Nordström and Claus Meyer, produced by the Norwegian production company Tellus Works in collaboration with American Public Television. A sequel series titled Perfect Day continued with the original hosts in rotation, with the cast addition of Sara La Fountain. It is also broadcast on channels such as AFC. Beginning in 2003, the show debuted on PBS in the United States. It has also been broadcast in more than 130 other countries, including the United Kingdom, China, Germany, Italy and France, according to the show's producers a viewership of 100 million per episode. The first, second, fourth, fifth and sixth seasons were hosted by Norwegian food writer Andreas Viestad, the third season by Swedish chef and television personality Tina Nordström, and the fifth season was hosted by Danish chef and cookbook author Claus Meyer. The sixth season, a sequel series Perfect Day rotated the original hosts Viestad, Nordström and Meyer, with the addition of Finnish TV chef Sara La Fountain. The seventh season was once again named New Scandinavian Cooking, and still rotated between the Nordic hosts. During the eight and ninth seasons Andreas continued the series on his own, with his passionate storytelling, fusing history, nature and cooking – seeking out the origins of the food with his mobile kitchen. Iceland will be introduced in the upcoming season ten.

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70 episodes · 15 seasons

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Season 7

2010 · 11 episodes · Last episode: 16 years ago

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  1. E11

    11. Pyramids of the North

    Finale
  2. E10

    10. Winning Game

    Venison dishes, including venison fillet with prune; venison liver with caramelized tangerine; a traditional hunter's stew with sour cream and goat cheese; and venison steaks.

  3. E9

    9. The Holy Fish

    A visit to Norway's Helgeland coast, home to halibut. Featured dishes include smoked Greenland halibut with berries and potato salad; pickled halibut; baked halibut with cucumber and herbs; and pan-fried halibut with veal demi-glace.

  4. E8

    8. Yesterday’s Food for the Future

    A visit to Rygge in southeastern Norway. Included: parsley-root cream with smoked salmon; fricassee of hen; roast goat.

  5. E7

    7. Food for a Viking

  6. E6

    6. Many Flavors of Lamb

    A sheep gathering in southwestern Norway is observed. Also: beer-braised lamb shanks with sweet onions; pepper-fried lamb liver; lamb with rutabaga and mustard seeds; a Sunday roast.

  7. E5

    5. Mackerel – The Shiny Bounty of Summer

  8. E4

    4. Rye Bread for a Queen

  9. E3

    3. The Mother of Invention

  10. E2

    2. Slow River Dining

  11. E1

    1. Common, Yet Tasty

Season 8

2011 · 11 episodes · Last episode: 15 years ago

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  1. E11

    11. Smoke and Water

    Finale

    The Season 2 finale travels to Vestfold in southern Norway at the height of sardine season. Included: catching and smoking sardines.

  2. E10

    10. Ice-cold Bounty

    Exploring Vesterålen in northern Norway. Included: preparing cod and Arctic char fresh from the North Sea.

  3. E9

    9. A World of Apples

    Visiting western Norway's Hardanger, which is known for its apples. Included: making an apple drink and a hot-apple dessert; baking traditional sourdough bread in a wood-fired oven.

  4. E8

    8. A Modest but Generous Spud

    Norway's southern inland region is visited. Also: cooking with potatoes; catching and preparing crayfish.

  5. E7

    7. On Top of Norway

    A trek up Galdøpiggen, the tallest mountain in Norway. Also: dessert recipes that make use of summer fruits, including berries.

  6. E6

    6. Fat Ducks and Sweet Apples

    Visiting a duck farm and an old steamer on the Telemark canal, which unites coastal Norway with the mountain regions. Also: duck and trout recipes.

  7. E5

    5. Shellfish Eldorado

    Fishing banks in mid-Norway are explored. Also: making dishes with scallops, crabs and lobster; and salmon and mussels.

  8. E4

    4. All is well – if there is Herring

    Visiting Norway's west coast, home to herring fisheries. Also: making Scandinavian-style herring.

  9. E3

    3. Dry but Tasty

    Codfish, one of Norway's most important exports, is examined. Included: its route from near the Lofoten Islands in Northern Norway to the table in Italy.

  10. E2

    2. Old-fashioned Sweet Tooth

    The UNESCO World Heritage-listed town of Røros, Norway, is visited. Included: iced cake; raw-milk pudding; cheesecake with cloudberries.

  11. E1

    1. Shellfish for Summer

    The Season 2 opener visits Blindleia in southern Norway, where host Andreas Viestad fishes for red shrimp and gathers mussels. Also: making classic and innovative shellfish sauces, and a Norwegian-style paella.

Season 9

2012 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 14 years ago

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  1. E8

    8. Rain and Rainbows

    Finale

    The Season 3 finale visits Bergen, a fishing hub that's known as Norway's wettest city. Recipes for trout and the city's famous fish soup are shared.

  2. E7

    7. Captain Haddock

    A visit to the Stad peninsula in western Norway, where boats set sail to catch haddock. Recipes include haddock "envelopes" that are stuffed with carrots, saffron, cabbage and prosciutto; and a salad with smoked haddock.

  3. E6

    6. Fire in the Belly

  4. E5

    5. Coastal Express

  5. E4

    4. Oil Adventure

    The fortress town of Fredrikstad in eastern Norway is visited. Recipes include emulsion sauces; preserved and deep-fried mackerel; crispy potatoes; and Norwegian coleslaw.

  6. E3

    3. It All Starts with Kids

    A visit to a food culture center for children, Geitmyra Farm in Oslo. Recipes include a cereal breakfast; chicken soup; lamb stew; and a sweet dessert with pumpkin and yogurt.

  7. E2

    2. Popular Sausage

    In Norway, the culture and history behind a well-made sausage are explored. Included: potato pancakes; three types of sausages.

  8. E1

    1. Rich Farmland

    The Season 3 premiere visits the county of Hedmark in eastern Norway, which is known for its farms and produce. Recipes include beef meatballs; sour cream porridge with air-cured ham; and thick steaks served with mushroom ragu and potato gratin.

Season 10

2013 · 10 episodes · Last episode: 13 years ago

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  1. E10

    10. The Northern Way

    Finale
  2. E9

    9. Milk and Chocolate of the North

  3. E8

    8. 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.

  4. E7

    7. Mountain Lamb

  5. E6

    6. 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.

  6. E5

    5. Mighty Volcanic Oven

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

  7. E4

    4. Back to The Roots

  8. E3

    3. Close to Home

  9. E2

    2. 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.

  10. E1

    1. Packed to Go

Season 11

2014 · 5 episodes · Last episode: 12 years ago

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  1. E5

    5. An Edible Park

    Finale

    Frogner Park in Oslo is visited. Included: ice cream flavored with rose petals; Norwegian-style bruschetta with a wild-herb pesto; hamburger; and sausages.

  2. E4

    4. The Taste of Trees

    Hedmark in Eastern Norway, which is home to large farms and vast forests, is visited. Included: using smoke in cooking; making sweet apple-flavored pork chops with potato salad; preparing hot-smoked pork glazed with homemade birch syrup that's poured over waffles for dessert.

  3. E3

    3. Land of Fish and Apples

    Hardanger, a fjord valley known as Norway's orchard, is visited. Included: a Norwegian drink that's served with trout.

  4. E2

    2. Fish on a Platter

    Norway's Southern Trøndelag region and the islands of Hitra and Frøya are visited. Host Tina Nordström grills crab and lobster; dives for scallops; and grills salmon over an open fire.

  5. E1

    1. A Taste of Winter

    Season 5 opens with a lunch made of grilled flatbread, cabbage salad and smoked salmon. Also: soup with meatballs; and a chocolate dessert.

Season 13

2016 · 1 episode · Last episode: 9 years ago

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  1. E1

    1. Episode 1

    Finale

Season 14

2018 · 1 episode · Last episode: 8 years ago

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  1. E1

    1. Episode 1

Season 15

2019 · 1 episode · Last episode: 7 years ago

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  1. E1

    1. Episode 1

Cast & crew

  • Tina Nordström

    Tina Nordström

    Self - Host

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The most recent episode of New Scandinavian Cooking, Season 15 Episode 1, aired on March 1, 2019.

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New Scandinavian Cooking has 15 seasons with 70 episodes in total.

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New Scandinavian Cooking first aired on PBS on May 3, 2003.

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