The Salmon offers knowledge and delicious samples side by side.
Restaurant of the Month, Norway
An educational taste of salmon in the heart of Oslo Norwegian salmon is known and loved in all corners of the world, and the Nordic country is the biggest producer of Atlantic salmon in the world. But not everyone knows about the food’s journey before it ends up on the table. The Salmon, located in the Oslo harbour, aims to change this. By Alyssa Nilsen | Photos: Nancy Bundt
The importance of the ocean for Norway is not lost on the nation’s inhabitants. It is a country built on fishing, and fish export was the most important trade before oil was discovered. It is still the country’s 84 | Issue 127 | August 2019
second-largest export, and in the first half of 2019 alone, 506,000 tonnes of salmon were exported from Norway – an increase of five per cent compared to the same period last year.
The auditorium of The Salmon and the Norwegian prime minister Erna Solberg. Photo: Kilian Munch.