Kokebøker for livet
Cookbooks still serve their purpose. Per tells us that it is the stories behind the recipes, the background knowledge and the additional information that captivate – and that he has a fondness for older cookbooks.
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In the media
The collection and the collector in podcasts, radio, newspapers and books.
Podcasts and radio
Herlig mat og verdens største kokeboksamling
Per tells of good food and fine ingredients, and of how he became a collector of over 15,000 cookbooks from around the world, from the 18th century to the present day.
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Articles
Verdens største kokeboksamling
About the Guinness World Record and the work of counting, filming, and registering the entire collection.
Laget fra bunnen av
Per writes about self-sufficiency and food made from scratch, and compares a new book on the subject with cookbooks from the war years.
The record
Encyclopedias
Per's book
100 år med kokebøker. Mat, historie og mennesker
Per's own book on Norwegian cookbook history from 1900 to 2007.
100 år med kokebøker. Mat, historie og menneskerSee the book in the collection ›