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 featured in the Emmy-Award
winning US PBS series The Mind of a Chef and the Netflix docuseries
Chef's Table.
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.
