Norway's Weirdest Dish

sheep's head

🥗Healthier: pork head

💰Cheaper: chicken

Pork head offers similar texture, while chicken is more accessible.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides healthier fats, while margarine is budget-friendly.

Portion up half a sheep's head per person.

Soak the smoked sheep's heads in water for 24 hours to remove some salt.

Remove the water from the heads after soaking.

Steam the heads in a pot for about two and a half hours, preferably with a grate in the bottom of the pot.

Keep the pot on a low temperature with the lid on, checking occasionally to ensure the water has not evaporated completely.

The heads are done when the meat is barely holding on to the bone.

Peel and boil however many potatoes you want.

For the rutabaga mash, use one rutabaga, one carrot, and one potato for about four people.

Peel and boil the rutabaga, carrot, and potato together until soft.

Remove the water and mash them with a potato masher.

Mix in about 1 dl of milk and taste with salt, pepper, and butter.

When eating the sheep's head, start with the eyes as they are best when warm.

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