Fårikål is a signature dish of Norway; we have verified places to eat it in Oslo. Lamb chunks layered with cabbage, whole black peppercorns and a little water, simmered slowly until tender, served with boiled potatoes. Start with where to eat Fårikål in Oslo.
Fårikål · Oslo
Lamb chunks layered with cabbage, whole black peppercorns and a little water, simmered slowly until tender, served with boiled potatoes. The national dish, simple by design.
Fårikål has been celebrated annually on Fårikål Day on the last Thursday of September since 1972, when Norwegians began voting it the national dish in a poll run by the magazine Nationen. The mutton-and-cabbage layered stew dates to medieval Western Norwegian farm kitchens, when autumn lamb slaughter coincided with the cabbage harvest. The Oslo tradition is built around the seasonal autumn arrival of fresh-killed sheep from the Telemark grazing pastures.
Where to eat in Oslo:
- Asylet
- Engebret Café
- Stortorvets Gjæstgiveri
Where to eat Fårikål in Oslo: the editor picks