Category: Recipes

  • Eat Like a Viking …

    Eat Like a Viking …

    Ski Like A NORD Viking Stew Recipe There’s a festive feeling all around.The air is cold and crisp. Magic twinkling lights are everywhere. The holidays are here!  This time of year is jam packed with so many fun traditions and celebrations. So … I started to wonder … What sort of winter celebrations and traditions were observed by the Vikings?  The Vikings celebrated Yule.…

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  • Barley Porridge

    Barley Porridge

    Eat like a Viking Installment 2 Kornmjölsgröt or Barley Porridge How about a hearty Viking breakfast before hitting the Nordic trails? Our next Viking culinary adventure is Kornmjölsgröt or Barley porridge. Kornmjölsgröt was served for breakfast durning the Viking times. It was mostly served to the children. At breakfast time, the adults would usually eat meat stew leftovers from the night before, while the children…

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  • How to make mead

    How to make mead

    Mead or Honey Wine • Vikings loved their celebratory feasts! Any excuse to eat lots and drink lots! Vikings brewed beer and made a fermented honey wine called mead. Mead was the libation of choice for the Vikings, especially for feasts and celebrations. But there was another reason Vikings enjoyed copious amounts of alcoholic beverages. Fresh water was limited during Viking times. Fermentation…

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