nordic
Hunting Reindeer Involves Jingle Bells and Arctic Temperatures
I went hunting with the indigenous reindeer herding people, Sami, who are facing a very present struggle with climate change and the Norwegian government.
This Breathtaking Music Video Had No Soundtrack - Now it is a Collaborative Work of Art
Norwegian Olefonken partners with Frokost Film in this stellar audiovisual journey, "Quaaludes", to a tune you won't want missing from your summer's soundtrack.
California Produce Can Humble Even the Greatest Nordic Chefs
Chef Adam Aamann made the New Nordic food movement his own by single-handedly reinventing the smørrebrød open-faced sandwich. Nonetheless, he turned into a kid in a candy store when he visited the Santa Monica Farmers Market.
Vikings Were Great Cooks Long Before The Rest of Us
As a Scandinavian chef, I've immersed myself into our history to figure out how people have pulled through our freezing winters.
Noisey Nordics' Best Interviews of 2015
Some people threatened to kill us and other people told us about Feminism. Go figure.
Swedish Midsummer Is the Only Time You’ll See Your Grandparents Drunk
Midsummer in Sweden is our biggest holiday. There are cakes and pastries and strawberries. And lots of drinking. We drink a lot of snaps, which is like gin, but without the juniper berries.
The MUNCHIES Guide to Sweden: Göteborg
In our opening episode, Ivar travels to Göteborg, Sweden’s fish capital, to put together a Swedish smörgåsbord with catch straight from the sea.
Fat Birds Are Easy Prey: Fulmar Hunting in the Faroe Islands
MUNCHIES goes baby fulmar hunting with local Høgni Mohr, who shows us how the people of the Faroe Islands scoop baby fulmars out of the sea and prepares them—beheading, torching, and all—for eating.
Iceland, I Love You—But Your Grocery Stores Are Weird
I came to Iceland expecting animals heads, and I found animals heads. But is that prune-flavored milk I see sitting on the shelf? And why is all of the candy overwhelmingly infused with licorice? Well, at least your skyr is delicious.
Chef's Night Out: Matt Orlando
We went to Copenhagen to visit Matt Orlando, the chef and owner of Amass who took us on a tour of his favorite places around town. Get ready for the holy trinity of new Nordic cuisine: brains, balls, and burritos.