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Maaemo – a 3 Star Michelin experience in Oslo, Norway

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It’s not often I frequent Michelin restaurants abroad. In fact the first, and up until recently,  only one I’d visited is (the now defunct) Andreini in Sardinia which claimed 1 star at the time. This is in no way frugal, I know – but I’m a strong believer that spending money on experiences over material things brings longer lasting happiness, I felt this once in a lifetime experience was a no-brainer.

I’m no expert on Michelin ratings, but in my limited capacity I can quite confidently say the recent experience at Maaemo surpassed expectations and I can truly appreciate the effort, the ingredients and most of all passion and artistry that goes into every aspect of a 3 star Michelin culinary experience.

I feel exceptionally fortunate to have had the opportunity to visit Maaemo during my trip to Oslo, Norway. Having only added myself to the waiting list weeks prior to flying, I didn’t get my hopes up but they called me days before my trip to confirm a table for two (for myself and good buddy Tommy Finn) and whether I’d be interested. Usually a three month wait is not unusual, so to get a call after only 6 weeks there was no hesitation in my response. I knew we had to do this!

The experience began at 12.15pm on Saturday 17 December where we were greeted at the entrance and duly escorted to our table and served 19 dishes over the course of three hours. Each course was formally introduced by various waiters, cooks, chefs who would detail each (locally sourced) ingredient along with a brief narrative of the construction of the dish. I feel this helped to evoke a deeper experience and appreciation of the tastes.

The following are the courses served in order, from starters and snacks to mains consisting mainly of fish and shellfish, to delectable desserts.

A warm broth of cabbage and salted sheep

warm broth cabbage salted sheep

Caramelised Jerusalem artichoke, blood and lemon thyme

caramelised jerusalem artichoke blood lemon thyme

Cornet with roasted yeast and smoked vendors roe

cornet roasted yeast smoked vendace roe

“Lompe” with fermented trout and horseradish

lompe fermented trout horseradish

Raw razor clam from Nordskot with white currant and heather

razor clam nordskot white currant heather

Grilled mahogany clam from Nordskot with fermented kohlrabi

grilled mahogany clam nordskot fermented kohlrabi

Emulsion of raw Norwegian oysters from Bomlo, warm sauce made from mussels and dill

emulsion raw norweigan oyster bomlo warm sauce mussels dill

Langoustine tail from Misund, pine and caramel made of langoustine garum

langoustine tail from midsund

Lightly salted cod from the North, whey and parsley root

lightly salted cod from north whey and parsley root

Sourdough bread, freshly milled Norwegian heritage wheat and Maaemo butter

sourdough freshly milled norweigan heritage wheat and butter

Pickled biodynamic onions, fragrant rhubarb root and aquavit

pickled biodynamic onions fragrant rhubarb root and aquavit

“Rommegrot”-porridge of very sour cream, smoked reindeer heart, butter infused with plum vinegar

rommegrot porridge of very sour cream smoked reindeer heart and butter with plum vinegar

Reindeer from Finnmark, lingonberries, spruce and marrow from reindeer bones

reindeer from finnmark lingonberries spruce and marrow from reindeer bones

Frozen blue cheese with pickled black trumpet mushrooms

frozen blue cheese with pickled black trumpet mushrooms

Smoked juniper with fermented blackcurrant

smoked juniper with fermented black currant

Brown butter ice cream with coffee molasses and roasted hazelnuts

brown butter ice cream with molasses and roasted hazelnuts

Liquid waffle, mountain tea made from wild herbs found in Boverdalen

liquid waffle mountain tea made only from wild herbs found in boverdalen

Roasted bulgur wheat and dried strawberry,  brown cheese tart. Specially brewed coffee from Kenya.

roasted grains bulgar wheat and dried strawberry and brown cheese tart coffee kenya

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