Monthly Archives: oktober 2011

Preserving meat

Preserving meat

Curing meat is the product of cultures dealing with the problem of extending shelf life of meat by making it inhospitable to microbes. Evidence of …

 

distilled chicken

distilled chicken

Well, faced with the question of how to capture the smell of chicken stock, which normally escapes into the air, we devised this contraption. Its …

 

beetroot “craut”

beetroot “craut”

One of the big challenges in any kitchen if finding uses for what is normally viewed as waste. We have been going through lots of …

 

better than marmite

better than marmite

They say you either love it or you hate it, but in Denmark, neither is really an option, because it’s illegal here. ‘Why?’ You may …

 

smoking

smoking

In the docks of Copenhagen is an old smokehouse which used to provide smoked salmon and halibut for all of Europe. The fish here arrives …

 

cucumber powder

cucumber powder

In our quest for new nordic seasoning we have investigated dehydrating various fruits and vegetables. After much experimentation one really strong result has come out, …

 

fruit vinegars – taste and time

fruit vinegars – taste and time

 Making small quantities of things is a great way to experiment and find new ideas. When used to make vinegar, fruits such as plums, cherries, …

 

fish sauce

fish sauce

Fish sauce is made all over the world, especially in the far east. It used to be a staple seasoning of the Romans here in …

 

pork-bushi

pork-bushi

 As tuna doesn’t arrive in the North sea, we’ve had to come up with other ways of achieving an equivalent to the Japanese katsuobushi. We’ve cooked a brined …

 

apple balsamic vinegar

apple balsamic vinegar

The ancient process of balsamic vinegar making which has been adapted and made local. Here a local producer draws up a sample of his sweet, …