The local kitchen

Here are some local and tasty specialities:

• Potato dumplings ("komler") with salted meat and mashed swedes
• Trout and salmon from Ryfylke's rivers and lakes
• Halibut
• Fresh seafood
• Tender beef, lamb, pork and poultry
• Tasty game from the forests and moorlands
• Potatoes and vegetables
• Strawberries from Fister
• Apples, plums and pears
• Blackberries from greenhouses at Halsnøy
• Tomato preserves and fresh cherry tomatoes from the Ryfylke islands
• Suldal ham ("Suldalsskinke")
• Gong cakes (simple local soft cake baked on a griddle)

Food festivals

The Tomato Festival: first weekend of August at Judaberg on the island of Finnøya.

The Ryfylke Days: first weekend of June in Suldal.

The Norwegian Fruit and Salmon Festival: first weekend of September at Hjelmeland. Fruit and salmon market, tasty food, enjoyable activities, handicrafts and entertainment. Dancing in the evening, beer and wine.