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Fermentation Atlas

Norway

22 ferments from Norway, with how each is made.

22 entries listed here.

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FermentKindMain stepTemperatureSaltpH
Brunost (brown cheese) / mysost / geitostCheese15 min100 °C
GamalostCheese14–21 days10–13 °C
Lutefisk (boundary: alkali, not microbial)Other5–7 days9.8–10.9
RakfiskFish and seafood3–12 monthsup to 10 °C4–6 %6.4–7.2
SkyrFermented milk24 h3.7–4.3
JarlsbergCheese11 months4 °C
Norwegian farmhouse ale with kveik (maltøl, kornøl)Alcoholic drinksup to 12 months
Tjukkmjølk (Økologisk Tjukkmjølk fra Røros, PGI)Fermented milk24 h20–23 °C6.6
Barrel-salted herring (matured)Fish and seafood
FilmjölkFermented milk12–36 h20–25 °C
Gamle OleCheese
Gravlax (historical buried form)Fish and seafood
KraftkarCheeseat least 6 months
LångfilFermented milk24 h – 2 days18–22 °C6.7
NøkkelostCheeseat least 56 days
NorvegiaCheese
PultostCheese
RidderCheese
Rotted (traditional) cod liver oilOther
SnøfriskCheese
Sýra and blanda (Icelandic fermented whey and whey drink)Fermented milkat least 12 months
Tätmjölk (butterwort-started ropy milk)Fermented milk24 h – 2 days

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