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- Taste delicious Norwegian classics at Danebu Kongsgaard’s onsite restaurants. The Kongsgaard Restaurant offers a 3-course meal daily to guests with a changing menu depending on ingredients and what is in season. The Peisestuen Food & Wine Bar is a great spot to enjoy a casual lunch or stop by for a coffee. In addition, the hotel offers “theme evenings” where guests can participate and have a food tasting. Enjoy the best Norwegian cheeses and beer at Danebu Konsgaard.
- Enjoy a culinary heritage experience at Danebu Kongsgaard. When the hotel opened in 1950, the first meal was oxtail soup, trout, and reindeer. This unique meal set the course and is still the inspiration for what is served today. The soup along with the trout and reindeer is still served today and guests can be transported to a different time with the historic dishes.
- Indulge in the region's four national food treasures: Reindeer, Kurv, Rakfish, and Stølssmø. Kurv is a cured sausage meat that is normally cooked alongside traditional Norwegian dishes. Rakfish is fermented trout, an abundant amount of this fish is found in the lakes of Aurdal. Lastly, Stølssmø is butter that is made by hand in the summer by farms in the mountains. The butter is made in the traditional way, and visitors love to taste the pure creaminess of it. These delicacies can be found throughout the town for guests wanting to try something new.