Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Noma: Time And Place In Nordic Cuisine

If you are somewhat interested in the world of fine cuisine and gastronomy, you might have already heard about Noma or even seen the cookbook. I keep coming back to this book even after almost two years since it was first published. It has lots of beautiful photographs and recipes – do not assume you can easily re-create the dishes at home though. Noma was recognized as the best restaurant in the world by the San Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurant awards three times in a row now (since 2010). Head chef Rene Redzepi helped re-inventing Nordic cuisine, which is all about purity, simplicity, and freshness as well as increased use of seasonal local products. I have not been to Noma yet unfortunately, but fellow food blogger The Skinny Bib has and if you want to see more dishes and read about his experience follow this link. Many of you who are following me on Twitter or Instagram might know that I have developed a huge interest in food and the world of gastronomy in general, so there might be more entries in the future about all that.





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12 comments:

  1. The dishes at Noma always look so beautiful, elegant and fresh. I really want to go but I think, despite relying a lot on foraged herbs and vegetables, that it's not particularly vegetarian-friendly... I too am slowly becoming more and more obsessed with food and cookery. Oh, and food photography - sometimes I think it's more interesting to look at than people!

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  2. It looks really interesting...and the food delicious...love this post..I love gastronomy as well..I just find it so inspiring.

    hugs
    Andy
    The Black Label

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  3. Nowness.com did a video feature about the staff meal at Noma. It is super beautiful and I'm sure you'd enjoy it: http://www.nowness.com/day/2012/6/12/2197/noma--staff-meal

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    1. oh thanks a lot for the link! I check Nowness way too little unfortunately...

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  4. such lovely book <3
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  5. Such exemplar food photography! I love food blogs, but I'm unfamiliar with restaurants as I rarely go out to eat there. I'm sure the recipes in this book are great but the pictures alone make it more amazing!

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  6. I bought this for my father and me to enjoy. Thanks for the suggestion.

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  7. Great book! Thanks!:)

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  8. Me and my father went to Noma last year, it was quite an experience. Although some of the dishes were way too aesthetic for my taste I still enjoyed it to the fullest! Interesting concept, yet still elegant and simple.

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    1. Oh nice, I'm jealous! I'm planning to go next year hopefully...

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  9. Wow, this food just looks absolutely amazing, I can't imagine how wonderful it must taste. Completely gorgeous photos.

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