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New Scandinavian Cooking

Season 6 2008
TV-G

  • 2008-09-06T04:00:00Z on PBS
  • 25m
  • 5h 25m (13 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
The best of Nordic cuisine and culture come to life in New Scandinavian Cooking. The show broadens the scope of Scandinavian cuisine to encompass the delicacies and destinations of the entire Nordic region, including Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Greenland— and even brief forays to Iceland and the Cognac region of France. A rotating cast of Scandinavia’s best-known cooking personalities guide viewers through each adventure. These charming and enlightening hosts share the culinary highlights, history and unusual ingredients of Nordic cuisine. In each episode, one host embarks on a culinary adventure to intriguing locations in the Nordic countries and beyond before creating tantalizing recipes outdoors, against majestic backdrops.

13 episodes

Season Premiere

2008-09-06T04:00:00Z

6x01 Fire and Ice

Season Premiere

6x01 Fire and Ice

  • 2008-09-06T04:00:00Z25m

Tina visits one of the most beautiful places in the world, Lofoten. On the western islands of Northern Norway, Tina introduces the viewers to spectacular food and locations. She visits fjords and a glacier, goes swimming with killer whales and prepares both a potato-based drink and dish. Winter is also perfect for whale watching in this region.

2008-09-13T04:00:00Z

6x02 Among Lakes and Berries

6x02 Among Lakes and Berries

  • 2008-09-13T04:00:00Z25m

This program is dedicated to the forests of Eastern Finland. On the boarder to Russia, Sara hikes among lakes and wild berries. Cooking over an open fire, she shows how to make the perfect sauce stock.

2008-09-20T04:00:00Z

6x03 Noble Causes

6x03 Noble Causes

  • 2008-09-20T04:00:00Z25m

In his hometown of Oslo, the capital city of Norway and home of the Nobel Peace Prize, host Andreas Viestad prepares a homegrown, yet exotic, modern meal. He makes a medieval saffron and cinnamon chicken with barley, a spicy sponge cake roll with berries and tandoori-flavored cod with potato and ginger croquettes and baked tomatoes.

2008-09-27T04:00:00Z

6x04 Smokey Flavors

6x04 Smokey Flavors

  • 2008-09-27T04:00:00Z25m

Host Claus Meyer visits Hvide Sande on the windy coast of Jutland in Western Denmark, where fisheries and lighthouses dot the coastline. There, Meyer makes blinis (buckwheat pancakes) garnished with fresh roe and sour cream. Later he barbecues spare ribs right on the wind-swept beach.

2008-10-04T04:00:00Z

6x05 Helsinki on a Plate

6x05 Helsinki on a Plate

  • 2008-10-04T04:00:00Z25m

Sara takes us to Helsinki, the capital city of Finland. Sara cruises around the city in a pink, American car before she takes the viewers on a picnic. She makes a traditional Finnish dish on a rooftop in Helsinki.

2008-10-11T04:00:00Z

6x06 A Taste of the Island

6x06 A Taste of the Island

  • 2008-10-11T04:00:00Z25m

Tina takes us out on a cruise of the Baltic Sea. On the Åland islands in Finland, she makes delicious dishes and tries her hand at beach volleyball. This beautiful group of islands offers an exiting backdrop for the show, and Tina is joined by our new Finnish host, Sara La Fountain.

2008-10-18T04:00:00Z

6x07 Secrets of the Baltic Sea

6x07 Secrets of the Baltic Sea

  • 2008-10-18T04:00:00Z25m

In this episode, new host Sara presents the Åland Islands, which are an autonomous region of Finland. Sara meets up with a local fisherman before she prepares white fish for the crew on the ship. Sara also goes scuba diving to explore the shipwrecks in the region.

2008-10-25T04:00:00Z

6x08 A Ship with High Spirits

6x08 A Ship with High Spirits

  • 2008-10-25T04:00:00Z25m

Andreas travels the old sea route between two capitals of Denmark and Norway. On board an old sailing ship, Andreas combines the best ingredients the Norwegian cuisine has to offer. He makes an alternative boccalinio with dried fish, and he also makes a drink with Norwegian aquavit. To top it off, Andreas presents a fabulous dinner menu that he has designed for a big party on the ship that took him from Copenhagen to Oslo.

2008-11-01T04:00:00Z

6x09 Green Paths

6x09 Green Paths

  • 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z25m

Host Claus Meyer visits the white cliffs of the island Møn in the south of Denmark on a crisp and clear winter day. There he makes vitamin-packed juice and roast leg of goat with blue cheese. Later he cooks codfish with fried cod roe on the beach.

2008-11-08T05:00:00Z

6x10 Strait Across

6x10 Strait Across

  • 2008-11-08T05:00:00Z25m

In this episode, Tina takes the traditional bike route from the tip of Southern Sweden to the Danish capital, beautiful Copenhagen. The Danes are famous for their open-faced sandwiches. And how about some lightly smoked fish? All this makes a perfect day.

2008-11-15T05:00:00Z

6x11 Southern Comfort

6x11 Southern Comfort

  • 2008-11-15T05:00:00Z25m

Host Andreas Viestad visits Stavanger, the culinary and cultural capital of Norway. Against this exciting backdrop, Andreas cooks delicious fish and seafood dishes and a spectacular dessert prepared over an open fire.

2008-11-22T05:00:00Z

6x12 Sara's French Connection

6x12 Sara's French Connection

  • 2008-11-22T05:00:00Z25m

In this episode, Sara starts her journey in the apple county of Finland, the Islands of Åland, and travels to France. In the Cognac region, she tries a local specialty and investigates the local “water of life”, Eau de Vie.

2008-11-29T05:00:00Z

6x13 Deep Sea Harvest

6x13 Deep Sea Harvest

  • 2008-11-29T05:00:00Z25m

In Jøsenfjorden, on the southwestern shore of Norway, host Tina Nordström visits a fish farm. There she prepares a delicacy, lemon-marinated white halibut with asparagus and serrano ham, and rhubarb and white chocolate mousse for desert. Afterwards she treats herself to a well-deserved pampering session at a local spa.

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