Season 11
(US season 5)
Episode 1
In preparation for a hike, Tina packs a lunch made up of grilled flatbread, cabbage salad and smoked salmon. After a day of winter activities, Tina prepares a soup with meatballs and a chocolate dessert.
Episode 2
Tina visits Southern Trøndelag and the windswept islands of Hitra and Frøya, where the Norwegian Sea offers crystal clear water and a variety of shellfish and farmed salmon.
Episode 3
Tina visits Hardanger, the fjord valley known as Norway's orchard. In spring, the valley provides an abundance of wild herbs and edible flowers. High atop a glacier, Tina makes a Norwegian drink and serves it with local fjord trout.
Episode 4
Andreas visits Hedmark in Eastern Norway, a region with large farms, abundant food and vast forests. Andreas cooks over an open fire to infuse the dish with a smoky flavor, before whipping up sweet, apple-flavored pork chops with potato salad. For the main course, Andreas prepares hot-smoked pork glazed with a rich, homemade birch syrup.
Episode 5
Andreas and Finnish co-host Sara La Fountain visit Frogner Park in downtown Oslo. Here, Andreas gathers edible herbs and flowers, and with them makes homemade ice cream flavored with rose petals, and a Norwegian-style bruschetta with a wild-herb pesto. Both Andreas and Sara mix a special drink and prepare festival food — a hearty hamburger and sausages.
Episode 6
In the Eastern Norway seaport of Hvaler, Andreas makes several coastal delicacies, including blue mussels grilled with fresh herbs and flatfish in a nutty butter sauce. As the main course, Andreas oven-roasts a chicken and tops off the meal with a milkshake with the season's first strawberries.
Episode 7
In the fishing port and holiday resort town of Smögen in Southwestern Sweden, Tina visits the local fish auction and fishes for langoustines before making a sandwich with herring. Tina also serves a variety of smoked seafood, lightly heated over the grill. For dessert, she makes strawberries with breadcrumbs with a sweet mint sour cream.
Episode 8
In this episode, Tina visits Gamlestølen in the mountainous heartland of Norway. While there, she prepares baked trout with herbs wrapped in cured ham, grilled sirloin with vinegar butter and burnt lemon, and mutton sausages with mustard-marinated potatoes.
Episode 9
Andreas visits Bergen in Western Norway to present the city’s food culture. First he collects oysters and wild scallops, then he makes a trout tartar and a smoked trout dish with a bitter-sweet summer salad. Finally, Andreas grills a trout burger served with an onion compote and coleslaw.
Episode 10
Tina is back in the heart of Norway, in the mountain region of Valdres. She makes fried fudge cheese with cloudberries and parsley, and as the main dish, she prepares creamy chanterelles with cured mutton and lingonberries. For dessert, Tina makes a thick pancake with cognac raisins.
Episode 11
Tina visits Moss and the nearby islands, a rich agricultural region in Eastern Norway. She makes an open omelet with broccoli, cheese and horseradish. Tina also prepares a chicken with parsnip and herb dumplings, and for a very special main course, she makes glazed pigeon breast.
Episode 12
Andreas takes us to the port town of Skien in Eastern Norway, which is the hometown of Norway’s most important playwright, Henrik Ibsen. To honor this, Andreas makes herring salad and a dessert made with buttermilk. For the main course, he prepares a tasty dish of wild duck cooked over an open fire and served with seasonal vegetables.
Episode 13
Tina travels to France, and combines Scandinavian and French ingredients to make mouthwatering seafood dishes, including oysters and mussels with herbs and cognac and Norwegian salmon with warm grapes and crown dill.