Cuisine of Rogaland

A master of short distances

When Charles Tjessem shall find ingredients for his champion dishes, he travels as short a distance as possible.

On the northside of Utsira’s harbour, there is a boat-house that clings to the edge of the rocks. Outside, the weather can behave like an old fashioned rather stern father, but inside in the Dalanaustet Utsira Building, a mother’s warm embrace awaits you.

The ever-growing history of fishing

When Norway started to be populated more than eleven thousand years ago, Rogaland was the very first place inhabited. People arrived here from a place known as Doggerland,
which now lies at the bottom of the North Sea. Fish was an all-important source of trade for these early settlers, and from which the history of fishing has grown substantially: today, half of the Norwegian trawler fleet is based in Rogaland.

Cuisine of Rogaland

Dine your way through Rogaland! Strawberries from Fister, tomatoes from Finnøy and delicious fruit and vegetables grown during the long bright summers are simply full of taste. The county’s numerous fjords are a store of myriad fish and crustaceans, and quality fish farms that specialise in producing sea urchins.

A master of short distances

Busy Bakers

The ever-growing history of fishing

Cuisine of Rogaland