The Viking larder

Step into the kitchen at the Hviding Farm in the year 980. A self-sufficient mini-community that, in the time of Harald Bluetooth, stood in the village Gammel Hviding by the Wadden Sea. Here, the coastal landscape provides the household with herbs and berries, while meat, milk, eggs and cultivated vegetables come from the farm’s animals and cabbage garden.

A Viking meal created together

The lady of the house welcomes you with a small cup of mead in the grand hall of the chieftain’s farmstead at Hvidinggården. Afterwards, she takes you on a short tour of the farm and its gardens. Here the preparations for the day’s meal begin, as we forage for flavour – wild, edible herbs that will enhance our cooking.

Back in the kitchen, the hearth is lit, ingredients are prepared, and a mouth-watering aroma begins to fill the air as pans and pots sizzle over the open fire.

You are in for a cosy few hours, where foraging, cooking and communal dining come together to tell the story of Viking food culture. Participants work in small groups on different cooking tasks before we gather to serve and enjoy the dishes in the longhouse hall, all seated together at the high table.

Variations in the Viking kitchen

This workshop can be adapted to suit your interests, with a focus on, for example:

  • Baking: Sourdough, wild yeast, ancient grains. Baking in an oven, on a pan or on hot stones.

  • Sausages: Made completely from scratch.

  • The cabbage garden: Foraging and vegetables – available in late summer and autumn.

  • Superfoods of the Viking Age

  • Dairy: Butter, cheese, soured milk and more.

  • For the sweet tooth: Mead, cakes, sweet porridge.

Optional mead tasting

You can add a mead tasting to your workshop and approx. 20 minutes will be added to the overall experience. The mead tasting is DKK 75 / EUR 10,34 per person (from 18 years).

Practical information

  • Duration: 3 hours.
  • Group size: Minimum 8 and maximum 25 participants (including children) per workshop.
  • Language: English or Danish.
  • Age: From 12 years. Please inform us of the age range of your group when booking. Optional mead tasting is for ages 18 and over.
  • Price: DKK 3,000 per group for the workshop + DKK 100 per person + admission.
  • Please note: The workshop takes place primarily outdoors. Wear practical clothing and footwear that can get dirty.
  • Booking: Please use the booking form at the bottom of this page.

Booking

Please use the booking form below.

If you have any questions, feel free to call us on +45 75 411 611 or email us at booking@ribevikingecenter.dk