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Nordic Cuisine quiz

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Which fish is dried to make Norway's Lofoten stockfish?

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  2. 2 Medium

    Which salt gives Finnish salmiakki its name?

    Answer: Ammonium chloride

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  3. 3 Hard

    What do Norwegians lay under pinnekjøtt ribs to steam them?

    Answer: Birch twigs

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  4. 4 Easy

    What colour marzipan covers a classic Swedish prinsesstårta?

    Answer: Green

    Why: It was first called grön tårta, green cake, and was renamed because Sweden's princesses were said to love it.

  5. 5 Medium

    Into which hot drink do Finns put pieces of leipäjuusto cheese?

    Answer: Coffee

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  6. 6 Hard

    With which sauce do Danes serve stegt flæsk?

    Answer: Parsley sauce

    Why: Danes now often eat it on election nights, a pun on valgflæsk, election pork, the word for lofty campaign promises.

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