Typical Norwegian Food

Peter: 3rd Nov 2005 - 20:34 GMT

heh. so what do you guys call "hot dogs" in norway... "hot dogs"?

Norway.: 3rd Nov 2005 - 23:47 GMT

Hello Peter.. We call hot dogs, dicks... in norwegian (he he) Im only kidding.. ;) PØLSER is the name for hot dogs in norwegian. The letter "ø" you don't have it in your alphabet..

groovehouse: 4th Nov 2005 - 00:38 GMT

PØLSER, that's what we had during Constitution Day celebrations when I visited many years ago! Great pic!

Peter: 4th Nov 2005 - 16:00 GMT

so, when you pronounce it, what does the letter "Ø" sound like?

Troy: 1st Dec 2005 - 00:48 GMT

im doing a project on norway and i need a food to do so what do yall eat there all i can find is fish stuff.

Peter: 9th May 2006 - 19:47 GMT

apparently, its Pølser, or perhaps brown cheese... though i still wanna know how to pronounce an "Ø"...

Brian: 9th May 2006 - 21:53 GMT

The letter "ø" sounds just like "eu" in French, if that helps.

elaine: 10th May 2006 - 08:47 GMT

i have had it, it's strong, you have it in thin slices.
also good is all the seafood. assuming you like seafood.

Rune Willem: 13th Jun 2006 - 19:05 GMT

Yes.. i am afraid that visitors to Oslo Norway and other places in Norway will be very chocked about our prizes here in Norway. Here is some examples: A beer in glas = 14 dollars pr half a liter,a beer in botle = 16 dollars. On shot of whiskey(4 cl.)= 17 dollars. Dinner for two in Hard rock cafe Oslo = 132 dollars.(depend what you eat, but this was one of the cheepest food) Cover charge in a bar = 16,50 dollars. All over Oslo the prizes is almost the same... but you "might" find cheeper places to go.. but thats way out of centrum... and you have to take a cab there.. cab fare minimum charge is = 22 dollars..( a prize you have to pay even if you only going 1/2 km..

Børge: 7th Oct 2006 - 15:43 GMT

The funny thing about norway is that people have through time lived seperated by natural borders like mountains, forests and our fjords. This has created alot of different cultures throughout this country in ways of food, dialekts, humour and other things.

My family comes from the mountains in mid-norway near the swedish border and we have a long tradiditon making so-called lefsa, its strongly recommanded.

Osloman20plus: 12th Nov 2006 - 00:45 GMT

Hey, that isn't very much typical food where I come from anymore... Oslo.. Ok, we have hot-dogs still, but "nor"kebab (a mild, crappy version of real kebabs)/shis kebab and vietnam/thai/asian etcetera foods, and general international cuisine, have started to take over for that crap fast food.. This picture was not good, sorry. Kind of sickening

anon (c-75-72-222-226.hsd1.mn.comcast.net): 22nd Nov 2006 - 00:07 GMT

my mother makes klub, potato like dumplings... with syrup.. any thoughts?

anon (c-75-72-222-226.hsd1.mn.comcast.net): 22nd Nov 2006 - 00:10 GMT

borge. lefsa is big here in Minnesota, lot of history of scandinavians here, yaaa you betchya,,,,

Spunkee: 7th Dec 2006 - 03:36 GMT

i am doing norway in my foods class... i need a recipe for each meal of the day and the typicals foods.. help?

Rune Willem: 26th Feb 2007 - 17:07 GMT

Spunkee... Dude, if you're deare to tell me your e.mail add.. then i can email u a few recipe of some main food recipee of typical dinner or lunch dishes..

Rune Willem: 26th Feb 2007 - 17:11 GMT

Anon.. saw your comment on lefsa.. do u eat it a lot in your stat of Minnesota..? is there alot of norwegians there... or people with some connections to this scandinavian country..

Would you recomend this state for summer vaccation? alots of goodlooking girls in your town... ha ha.. :)

Alexandra: 15th Mar 2007 - 18:40 GMT

Hey everybody. My name is Alexandra and I from Canada,Toronto. I have project about Norway,but i found not so many information about food.So what food do u prefer? and what do u think about fast food?
thanks

Marianne: 10th May 2007 - 14:22 GMT

I AM from Norway, and we do NOT eat pølsa(hotdogs) so mush.. or, i dot not eat it so mush!!

mydland,deborah: 25th Jun 2007 - 02:43 GMT

we are having a mydland reunion and are supposed to bring a norweigan dish mail any norweigan recipes to debbsellshomes@cox.net

From Wisconsin: 28th Jun 2007 - 17:57 GMT

I was in Norway last Christmas, Had stick meat lamb (I didn't like it at all). The Polsa was awesome! I cant find a dog like that here in Wisconsin. I also like some sort of middle eastern wrap type thing I had in Bergen. Rice pudding was very interesting. Akevitt was good. I ate so much with the family we were with at Christmas dinner. The bread soup was good too. sorry no names for the food but that is my 2 cents. Best wishes to all Norwegians!

Sarah from MN: 27th Jul 2007 - 13:01 GMT

Yes, in Minnesota we eat a lot of lefse. In fact, my hometown has a Lefse factory and it is good stuff! My family also makes it each year around Thanksgiving and Christmas time as that is the usual time of year it has been avaiable to us, in the factories. We also eat Krumkaka, Sandbachels, Rice pudding, Rosettes, Roumegrout and if you can get it past your nose, Lutefisk. Like I said though, these are usually just the Holiday season treats for us. Like them all except the last item...I won't even pass that at the table, but the rest of my family LOVES it.

Sarah from MN: 28th Jul 2007 - 17:56 GMT

I posted a second note following my first yesterday, but somehow it is not there. I said I realized I spelled Rommegrout wrong. Wanting to add that in my area the people go crazy over it, espeically the older folks. I remember working in the nursing home and Eli Syverson was getting in his last stages of life, it was hard to get him to eat, but the nights it was Rommegrout or Sunday Lutefisk he was there, cleaned up his plate and wanted seconds! There are only seven people left in my town that can actually speak Norwegian...wished they would have passed it on to the rest of us.

anon (cpe-72-129-0-54.socal.res.rr.com): 11th Nov 2007 - 01:21 GMT

Interesting notes on Norweigian foods. Can someone explain Akevitt; krumkaka; sandbachels and rosettes? Visiting Norway this February '07. Oslo to Kirkenes, to have a little Arctic adventure. Great experience for a Southern California gal!

Harry Onara: 29th Nov 2007 - 09:13 GMT

As long as they don't ask me to eat lutefisk, I'm fine...

NS: 30th Nov 2007 - 00:42 GMT

Hey guys. I have a report on Norway and was wondering like what the main typical dinner Norwegians have?

hux: 4th Dec 2007 - 14:18 GMT

hi guys, your comments about the typical Norwegian recipe was quite interesting. But I'ld really like to know if hotdogs are the only kind of fast food found around there? if not, what are the varieties that can be found there esp Oslo and Bergen

Peter: 4th Dec 2007 - 15:52 GMT

hux: i may be reaching here, but common sense would seem to indicate that hotdogs are probably not the only kind of fast-food available in oslo, or norway as a whole... im sure they have fast-foods of the commercial ilk that are seemingly in every city in the world...

busker: 13th Dec 2007 - 18:27 GMT

My grandmother is from Norway and lives in minneapolis and every time we visit she makes lefse. I have never tried it on a hot dog, we always put butter and brown sugar on them.

IC: 14th Dec 2007 - 14:36 GMT

Okay, just returned from Norway in September, visiting family. Yes, their hot dogs are popular and very good. There were several things that I had that were typical of the area Kopervik/Kvilhaug. They all seemed so simple but so good. My Dad is from Norway and I would like some recipes also if possible so I can make them for the holidays for him. He is getting up their in years and I would like to spoil him a bit. Any suggestions? Please mention you favorites and any others as sometimes we are unable to get the same ingredients here. Thanks!!

Alan Greene: 20th Dec 2007 - 19:15 GMT

I am searching for a meat dish that is pronounced (I think)
U-lefti-styk (phonetic spelling). What is it and where can I get more info?
Thanks

carol: 24th Dec 2007 - 07:14 GMT

anon (cpe-72-129-0-54.socal.res.rr.com): 11th Nov 2007 - 01:21 GMT
Quote from anon. who wants: "Interesting notes on Norweigan foods. Can someone explain Akevitt; krumkaka; sandbachels and rosettes? Visiting Norway this February '07. Oslo to Kirkenes, to have a little Arctic adventure. Great experience for a Southern California gal!"
OKAY, here is explaination of your questions:
1. Akevitt is the national drink of Norwya. It is a potato liquor like vodka.
2.Krumkake are cookeis in a cone shape, filled with whipped creme. very crumbly, hence the name.
3.Sandbakelser, are "sand tarts" which are almond flavored, very delicate and buttery, molded in a shell shape similat to madeleines of France, but thin and crunchy.
4. Rosettes, are fried cookies in the shape of a rose, finished with powdered sugar.
All of these can be found in the older Betty Crocker 1951 cookbook(if you can find a reprint somewhere) except the Akevitt of course which you can find at the liquor store, and drink after you come home from trying to find the Betty Crocker Cookbook. There are also excellent recipes on-line, just Google it.

carol: 24th Dec 2007 - 07:20 GMT

It's Christmas eve, and I'm up late making all the above mentioned things. Am right now ricing the potatoes for making the lefse. Oh, by the way, in Arizona where I live now, (grew up in Minnesota) I now use the lefse griddle mostly for making Mexican tortillas, and fajitas. YUM YUM. But tomorrow, actually, today, but later, we are having herring both kinds, pickled and creamed! YUM YUM YUM

Kristan Kvlt.: 2nd Jan 2008 - 08:07 GMT

Why is it so expensive in Norway compared to the States?

Amelia: 5th Jan 2008 - 16:01 GMT

Wait why is it sooooooooooo expensive there?

tracy: 7th Jan 2008 - 02:45 GMT

My grandmother is norwegian, we always have lefsa, lutefisk, and (not sure of the spelling) russ-pa-cock phonetic spelling? at the holidays. mmmmmmmm all except the lutefisk!

Fred: 18th Jan 2008 - 02:15 GMT

To Amelia: Difference of income. My brother works as a waiter on one of the ships between Oslo and Kiel (Germany). (Only) As a waiter he earns approx. USD 80,000 a year, you got an idea why now?

Fred: 18th Jan 2008 - 02:18 GMT

Forgot to attach the picture

Elise :): 26th Jan 2008 - 23:13 GMT

Hey, im from the northern part of Norway. lives in Alta.
I can't believe people actually know us for eating "pølser" as lunch :S
Personally, I've NEVER had a hot dog for lunch. Not once.
My family eat such as dinner :P
Lunch is more like a baguette at school and such :P Or just a slice of bread with Brown cheese on ;)

DA MAN: 5th May 2008 - 22:30 GMT

THIS PICTURE IS SICKENING:( what is with the hair?
what is with the way she eats the hotdog?
do Norweigans ever eat hot dogs

Janey: 3rd Jul 2008 - 20:17 GMT

For all the people doing reports on Norwegian food: I personally like Lefsa alot but thats just me. I don't live in Norway but my family is Norwegian and we have lefsa every Christmas (we buy it because it takes a while to make)
taylor&hearts: The traditional dress of Norwegian girls is called a Bunad. When Norwegian girls get confirmed their parents (used to) embroider their bunads with pretty flowery patterns (my grandma made me one last year) the patterns usually vary with the region your in.
Hope this helps! Norwegians Rock (and so does Norway, hopefully I can travel there soon :D)!!!

Ekimsknird: 16th Jul 2008 - 22:02 GMT

Yeah my wife and I went to Norway last summer (when the dollar was pretty close to the kroner) and we took out some relatives for pizza. Two large pizzas with 2 or 3 toppings each, 1 pitcher of beer a couple of coffees and ice cream. About $150 as I recall! And VERY small refrigerators - no ice in drinks. Blech! Pretty country though!

snappyhat: 26th Oct 2008 - 13:23 GMT

I come to Norway alot for work. Mostly around Aalesund, and Ulsteinvik. I really love this country and the people I've met. The hot dog is not a diet staple but is very available as a quick snack just about everywhere. I won't eat a hot dog, but that's only because I've seen them being made in the States. I have had Lefsa, and I like it alot, it goes with alot of the local dishes. I think some of the best food I've had here was Ox stew, and the milk in Norway is better than anything in America.

Terri from MN: 23rd Nov 2008 - 20:16 GMT

I miss my hometown at this season. They have a lefse factory right in the town which only operates a few weeks out of the year and they make the BEST lefse...I've tried to make it at home, and it just doesn't turn out right.

Ellen: 7th Dec 2008 - 23:44 GMT

We are selling lefse next Sunday and the money goes to Relay for Life.
so far I have made 150 lefses and plan on making more. We know we will sell as much as we can make.

anon (dhcp-67-158-36-181.bhfc.net): 19th Dec 2008 - 22:55 GMT

I'm loking for a futiman recipe - its a fried treat and you use cardiman