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Noma, an ode to food

March 22, 2019 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

Lovely Copenhagen, why it took me so many years to visit you?
Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen wasn’t even in my travel plan(I am a hopeless planner), but some very cheap Ryanair tickets somehow made it happen.
Noma, on the other hand was in my plans since forever, but seemed mission impossible.
What happened was simple, my better half was registered in the waiting list for Noma and just two days before the trip we got the notification that there was a table for 4 available. Luckily my travel buddies are as passionate about food as me, so table for 4 was immediately(read after exchanged 5895378994 messages on messenger) booked.
I made a 3 hours break from my 2019 commitment of not eating fish, hoping Universe/ Karma or whatever it is out there will understand me.
Noma experience was as amazing as I hoped and so difficult to share or talk about. I’ve been trying to write about it for days, but the words felt cold and pale.
I died and went to food heaven, as Ingrid would say, this briefly sums it up.
We were greeted with a delicate cup of tea at the entrance and a cheerful, loud and warm welcome once we entered the dining room.
Ejona
Tea
The first dishes were fresh and delicate, I felt like I was tasting the ocean.
Fresh Norwegian scallop
Fresh Norwegian scallop
Seafood platter: carpet clam, venus clam, mahogany clam, razor clam
Seafood platter: Carpet clam, Venus clam, Mahogany clam, Razor clam
Then the flavors became more complex, and the temperature & textures followed. The ocean met the shore, and it was so good.
Cured fresh water perch, medium rare blue shell mussels and crab salad stuck with me most.
Marinated sweet shrimp
Marinated sweet shrimp
Gray shrimp cooked with sea lettuce
Gray shrimp cooked with sea lettuce
Cured fresh water perch
Cured fresh water perch
Medium rare blue shell mussel
Medium rare blue shell mussel
Medium rare blue shell mussel
Medium rare blue shell mussel
Medium rare blue shell mussel
Medium rare blue shell mussel
Sea urchin & molded barley
Sea urchin & molded barley
Sea urchin & molded barley
Sea urchin & molded barley
Cod bladder simmered with quince
Cod bladder simmered with quince
Salt cod pie
Salt cod pie
Cod tongue schnitzel
Cod tongue schnitzel
Beach crab gel and pinecones
Beach crab gel and pinecones
Boiled brown crab on flatbread
Boiled brown crab on flatbread
Hot smoked, then barbecued arctic king crab
Hot smoked, then barbecued arctic king crab
Hot smoked, then barbecued arctic king crab
Hot smoked, then barbecued arctic king crab
Crab salad
Crab salad
Desserts were magical ❤️
My favorite, salted & dried berries from summer was as heart healing as a walk in the forest. The flavors, ohh so many flavors in that small pot, reminded me of the forest too, rich and raw.
Salted & dried berries from summer
Salted & dried berries from summer
Chocolate code skin
Chocolate code skin
Cardamom scented sea star
Cardamom scented sea star
Herbal & fruits tea
Herbal & fruits tea
At the end of the tour, Fajsal, one of the sous-chefs, who happened to be a fellow Albanian showed us around. It was lovely to know more on how the food we enjoyed was made, the philosophy of Noma and its wonderful working culture.
Noma team
Noma team
Rene & the team
Rene & the team
With my friends & two fellow Albanians of Noma team
With my friends & two fellow Albanians of Noma team
When we entered the restaurant, I was joking with my friends that this will be the end of food as we know it, and it really was. Thankful that modern chefs like Rene & his team are putting all their energies and talents to bring dishes that are truly works of art, while also advocating for a sustainable food industry, supporting local farmers, fishermen and producers.
Thank you, until next time ❤️

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