New Scandinavian Cooking

- Season 5

(2007)

Claus Meyer investigates the rich pastry tradition in the spectacular marshlands of southern Jutland. He goes fishing for a local delicacy, Rømø shrimps, and literally right on the German border, he prepares Danish sausages.

Claus visits the stylish Steensgaard Manor in Faaborg, on the island of Funen in Denmark, where he makes an unforgettable rhubarb trifle. Claus also go to the sandy beach to catch shrimps, with a net bag.

Claus Meyer discovers a 800 year old salt boiling tradition on the island of Læsø, and shares with us his best recipe for "boiled potatoes". Close to the port of Vesterø, Claus tries out some local honey from a nearly lost species of bees.

Claus goes to Skagen and the Grenen beach, the northernmost point of Denmark. He serves up some stylish fish cakes with rye bread, and visits the lively fish market in Skagen with its typical Danish charm.

Claus gets on his bike and heads down to the rocks of the island of Bornholm, where he makes a surprising dish with herring, pickled green strawberries and mustard seeds.

Claus Meyer takes us to the north of Zealand. He investigates the local Danish dairy traditions, and meets up with a bio-dynamic farmer, who loves his cows more than anything else.

Claus travels by boat from Denmark to Norway, and serves some typical dishes of the North: Herring with potatoes, dill, butter and aquavit, and in the breathtaking Norwegian mountains, grouse with wild berries.

Claus visits his own home region in Denmark, Fejø and Lilleø, the idyllic islands of the southernmost point of Scandinavia, where some of the most tasty and aromatic apples in the world are grown.

Claus visits the "Fuglebjerg" farm outside Copenhagen and investigates Danish beer history. He takes a close look at Nordic style micro brewing and discusses biodiversity in the vegetable garden with Camilla Plum.

Claus visits Lammefjord in Denmark. This is root vegetable paradise, famous for carrots in various shapes and colors, cultivated on reclaimed agricultural land, with an elevation of 7.0 meters (23 ft) below sea level.

Claus visits Løgstør and the Limfjord in Denmark, North Jutland. Every year the town is turned upside down when the mussel festival is taking place. Claus of course, is making some fantastic blue mussel dishes.

In this arctic adventure Claus travels to Greenland, and uses the famous Greenland shrimp in his cooking. He goes out on the ice fjord to catch halibut, and Claus virtually dances with the musk ox before making a delicious tartar.

Claus travels to the city of Aalborg, and by the old Viking burial site he prepares a pate from hare and pheasant. Claus drinks water from a thousand year old spring, and at Voergaard Castle he prepares a game dish for supper.