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Scan Magazine | Restaurant of the Month | Norway
an unaccustomed ear, this is actually the best part of the fish, and a local delicacy as iconic as reindeer or elk on the mainland. Served fried, it has a round and slightly salty taste. “While being eaten out as a necessity in harsher times, this is today's most celebrated part of the cod,” Larsen says, and continues to tell us the story how the tongue creates an industry of itself for the region’s younger generation. “I jokily say that it provides us with Norway’s only child labourers," she says. "Every year, the industry employs youngsters to cut the tongue off the cod. It is a great way for youngsters to learn more about the seafood industry in Northern Norway. They also gain important work experience at an early age. I used to do it, so did my sons, and I am sure the future generations will do too.”
nities, fishing, rock climbing and one of the world’s most renowned cold water surfing spots. It is therefore timely that Larsen also offers accommodation in some of the old fisherman’s cabins, rorbu as it is called in Norwegian. With charming fisherman’s cabins and apartments on offer, visitors can take part in their very own maritime dream with fishing rods from the doorstep, and a kitchen to prepare the catch. With that in mind there is little wonder why Larsen was so determined to return to her childhood home.
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Lofoten Islands – where dreams come true While great ingredients are crucial, so is the head chef. This is the person who creates the signature dishes that distinguish one place from another, and make people come back for more. At Fiskekrogen, this man is Johan Petrini. The Swede took over the kitchen three years ago, and Larsen cannot praise him enough. “He has added creativity and a new twist to the traditional dishes,” she says. We have thus established Lofoten, and more specifically Fiskekrogen, as a foodie heaven. However it is a heaven also in the word’s more general tense – a place to come to see nature at its most striking, with endless hiking and cycling opportu-
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