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, …

 

miso

miso

One really interesting project going on at the moment is the development of new recipes of miso. In Japan, miso is served at every meal, …

 

herring bottarga

herring bottarga

Bottarga is a form of preserving fish eggs with salt. Its a delicacy all over the Mediterranean and has a very ancient history. The great …

 

woodruff

woodruff

This wild plant can be found in local forests during the summer. It grows in abundance. We collect large quantities of it and use it …

 

kelp crisps

kelp crisps

We were experimenting with bouillons from different seaweeds, reducing them, and then, epiphany. Why not dehydrate the bouillon?  We set it at 60 degrees overnight. …

 

potato evaluation

potato evaluation

the selection The Nordic Food Lab conducted a sensory analysis of underutilized varieties of Nordic potatoes to evaluate their respective gastronomic potential and desirability. We initially received …

 

kombucha

kombucha

the scoby Kombucha is basically a fermented tea. It begins with a sweet tea, traditionally of a black variety, which is then transformed by the “mushroom”, …