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

lorlor: 16th Feb 2009 - 19:53 GMT

um hi im doin a prject on norwegian food and i need some info!!!!!! :)

~Marisa~: 25th Feb 2009 - 02:03 GMT

I am related to the king of norway.... i think its Harold... haha im jus cool like that! ^.^

Luke1972: 27th Feb 2009 - 10:41 GMT

That pic has made me soooooooo hungry my stomach is digesting itself.

Darq Krusaider: 3rd Mar 2009 - 22:20 GMT

What kind of cheese is in Norway? i remember having some but i cant remember what its called...some help please?

Johanne: 4th Mar 2009 - 21:27 GMT

Brown cheese (brunost) maybe? Norzola or "Key Cheese" (nøkkelost)..?

Where im from in Norway we eat Hot dog with lefse and bread. and emh crisped onion (sprøstekt løk).

billie: 11th Mar 2009 - 22:00 GMT

that hogdog made me hungrey you can get a hold of me at billiepotter77@yahooo.com

Franny Wentzel: 12th Mar 2009 - 17:40 GMT

Speaking of Norwegian cuisine...

The Wisconsin Employees' right to know law, in defining "toxic substances", specifically exempts Lutefisk.

Don't believe me?

www.legis.state.wi.us/statutes/Stat0101.pdf

anon (S0106001d72aa8437.va.shawcable.net): 14th Mar 2009 - 19:02 GMT

March 14, 2009
Hi, I am married to a Norwegian and have lived in Norway (Bergen) for 9 years. Someone had a question about why it is so expensive in Norway. The cost of living is extremely expensive as it is a Socialistic Government, where everyone should be entitled to the same benefits. Someone has to pay for it, hence the taxpayers. Minimum wage is approximately $35.00 per hour (Cdn) The taxes are extremely high, however the benefits are fabulous. It is a very hard system to adapt to. Almost all of the Canadians and Americans that I met while living overseas have moved back to North America. It is a beautiful country to visit (if you can afford to go) but us North Americans have a really tough time adjusting to their system. Hope this has helped some of you. I am not knocking Norwegians, just providing some insight as to why it is so expensive. Love Norway, 2 of our 4 children were born there.
Good Luck from 7mountains

Jill: 22nd Mar 2009 - 19:38 GMT

Hei allesammen! OK, firstly, Pølser is pronounced (Puhhhl-seh-rr). They sell them at the gas stations instead of greasy nachos and chips, although we have those too, the hot dogs in Norway are really good. Sort of like a costco dog only no steroids in the beef. So if you're a vegetarian, you're sooo out of luck. Anyway, also, the girl in the photo is adorable cute, whoever commented on her hair and whats up with how she's HOLDING her hotdog, eh, dood, we are all different, OK? I personally like her hair and thats how I hold my hotdog too, because you pick that tip up after you spill on your really expensive wool coat as you are standing in the freezing and I mean freezing weather whilst your husband is filling up your car with the last of your savings! OK again, I exaggerate.. but.. its expensive but you just have to go and experience Norway. You will no doubt fall in love with us! Go to Finn.no and click around on the houses and look for east telemark Skien, thats where our family is from..

OK back to the hotdogs.. Holding it, we covered that.. -its just better, the sennep and løk don't get on your hands, coat, car, etc.! I was going to say if you don't know what that stuff is, it's danish fried onions and a sweeter mustard than they have in the states, and it is pretty good for a gas station snack. The little cafeterias all have pølse med brød too, so you are so good to go if you find almost any gate kjøkken. (street kitchen)..

To the man commenting on no ice in the drinks, (duh, you have to ASK for it, as most Norwegians like their colas non diluted .. so they chill them and serve them ice cold. Its like a cold beer, they don't put ice in that, either. Nor do I! :o But of course you can ask for it, silly, just say ICE PLEASE? And they'll bring you a bucket of the stuff. Believe me, we have plenty of ice in Norway.
It was so funny when I got back to America in 2005, I noticed the water bread milk BUTTER (don't get me started) was all better in Norway. The water out of the tap is like alhambra on tap. The Butter is so yummy, you can't describe it. Bread is so much better in Norway I can't even tell you. There is a special dark german type that is trendy right now, (ha, yep I said trendy).. but the basic .70 cent loaf of Knipe is the best stuff. You slice it thin, and make a sandwich open faced and it fills you up and is low in fat and high density in fiber and all kinds of good stuff. I miss the bread!!! My mouth is watering. My favorite food in Norway is Pinnekjøtt.. which is a bit like what Americans make on St. Patricks day, Corned beef and cabbage, although even that is an American tradition as in Ireland, that isn't served much on St. Paddys... isn't life grand?? We are all different.
Norway is the most beautiful country I think I've ever been. It is so close to Denmark and Sweden (my family is from Sweden, so I went a lot).. and there is something for everybody. The only way to know Norway is to live there a few years, the longer the better. I suggest to everybody to go to Norway for a visit. You don't need to go to the super expensive restaurants to have great food either, I mean, tourists get trapped into expensive places, and yes, it's pricey most of the time, but how often do you go out to eat on a weekly basis? And, the food is excellent. If you luck out and find a fav spot as I did many times.. you can always eat well and healthy and truly, you cannot find a better place to get fresh eggs, milk, chickens without steroids, (they are so tender and young and smaller, and no toxins.. its like kosher chicken and they're really reasonable). The Elk stew is pretty good, as is the meatballs with brown sauce, over potatoes. Sure, it's good the first hundred times you order it but after that it gets boring so you have to venture into other items, smoked pork chops with scalloped potatoes, ceasar salads, spinach salads with greek feta, black olives and purple onion.. you just tell them what you want and they'll make it for you. At least that was my experience, and I also made alot of stuff myself whilst living there. I also met so many people from all over the world that enlightened me and opened my mind to other cultures. I had the best time in Norway, and the worst time in Norway. I have come to realize that we are all different, and am so glad I was exposed to so many truthful, nice, trustworthy people.
It takes ten years to get to know a true Norwegian, and ten minutes to know an American... I heard that time and time again, and.. maybe there is a thread of truth in that statement? I don't know... but I love Norway, Denmark and Sweden, and Germany isn't too bad either! I went to all these places and England regularly, and had a blast. Everything is closer and easier to get to, and the living is grand. You just have to adjust to the lack of conveniences we have in America, learn to walk a bit more, and don't be afraid to go without makeup once in a while, and don't be insulted if people don't meet your eye, or look directly at you.. this is their way of being polite, in America we are a bit more invasive in the personal space. In Norway, they respect your personal time and space, and are careful not to offend. Lets all learn from this! :D Ja, vi elsker Norge! Mange Venlig Hilsen fra USA..

Michelle : 6th Apr 2009 - 01:46 GMT

Heyy Heyy are the foods good there????? jk lol you probably dont know what that means

JoeyD: 11th Apr 2009 - 02:56 GMT

WOW ...... I wonder how many of those that guy here in san jose ( Joey Chestnut ) can lock down in 15 minutes.

Kyli: 19th Apr 2009 - 06:33 GMT

Hi..I have a very good friend I met in Texas she was an exchange student from Norway I have known her for 11 years now. I have been to Norway 3 times and it never gets old. I LOVE NORWAY. Summer 2008 I took my husband to see it and he enjoyed it alot. Yes Norway is so much different than the US but in a way it's alot better there. They eat healthier and walk more where we are lazy and drive and eat out all the time. We have changed our eating habits and have been eating better since last summer and we feel better. Salami is the BEST there OMG if you ever go they have amazing bread.I always bing some home with me. And Candy yes people that live there love the Candy and I love the Little Piece of Norge the best choc..EVER. I miss Norway can't wait to go back next Easter for Holiday as they would say..Thanks Hope anyone who goes has a great time it's a beautiful country with high prices but it's worth it,

K

Kyli: 19th Apr 2009 - 06:37 GMT

Gotta Love NORWAY :)

K-dog: 22nd Apr 2009 - 00:43 GMT

What is the name of the Norwegian cheese that is kind of like swiss cheese, but without the holes? I think it starts with an "N"? HELP?!

K-dog: 24th Apr 2009 - 19:26 GMT

No, its got the word knuckle in it...like Knuckle-isk or something. Sorry i'm not good with the spelling. Right now, I'm trying to look for it online. By the way, nice picture Rune! It looks like you don't like the taste very much :(

S from Norway: 26th Apr 2009 - 16:47 GMT

When we translate the letter 'Ø' in eg. our names, we write 'oe'. It is pronounced kind of like when you say those letters together at the same time. My father used to say it is pronounced a little bit like the 'o' in 'worried'.

The cheese you are looking for is'Nøkkelost' (nøkkel=key, ost=cheese).

K-dog: 1st May 2009 - 19:50 GMT

That's right, thanks. Thats one less item for me to worry about. I appreciate it S!

Kyli: 5th May 2009 - 01:47 GMT

Hey what is the name of the company that sells the individual bulk candies i all the grocery stores in Norway I am trying to find a certain candy it looks like a bottle it's sour and it's pink and blue and it's soooo GOOD. If anyone knows I would appreciate it. The name is on the bags that you put the candy in...my email is kylirayvp2002@yahoo.com please email if you can. Thanks KYLI

Norsk: 19th May 2009 - 15:53 GMT

OH! You're thinking of Bubblizz? I love it! My favourite candy of all time! The company: Lutti

Susan from America: 29th May 2009 - 20:32 GMT

cough cough, I'm sorry. Did that posting mean 132 American dollars for dinner? I can't afford you guys. Sounds like an awesome place, but I can't afford your country.

Nordmann: 8th Jun 2009 - 01:41 GMT

You should really try lefse with butter, sugar and cinnamon.!! I love it! ;) can anyone tell me some things they've heard about Norwegians.? If you were gone describe a typical Norwegian, what would you say? Hehe..Think it's quite interesting;) it's true that Norway is quite expensive.. Met people who's been to all the scandinavian countries, apart from Norway. They all said they wanted to go, but couldn't afford it.. It's a shame really! Cause it really is a beautiful country!:) I'm from a place just outside of Oslo, called Bærum- and I love it!!!:D the æ is an other letter the English alphabet doesn't have.. It is pronunced like the 'a' in bad.. And the written transelation is ae. And the last Norwegian letter is the å. It is kind of pronunced like the first part of the 'o' in the word open.. (in American) imagine you pronunce open åupen.. Maybe someone else can explane it better.. It's written 'aa' ;)

K-dog: 29th Jun 2009 - 23:56 GMT

i would tell you that those scandinavian women can jump pretty high, based on the women's high jump in the olympics. they could probably jump on top of my tool shed's roof, which is about 8 feet high. IT'S RIDICULOUS!!!

K-dog: 30th Jun 2009 - 01:35 GMT

Actually from what I hear, Norwegians are sometimes reffered to as "square-heads," is this true? if so, why are they called this?

Jason: 29th Sep 2009 - 05:41 GMT

Hi y'all my stepfather was norwegian so we had lefse all the time I would eat it for breakfast or for a snack. In fact I could go for some right now but tis the season right around the corner for lefse. I usually just warm it up a bit and spread butter on it and then sprinkle it with sugar and then down the hatch and start another. Rosettes are like a cookie and they are really good also. I haven't tried lutefisk or been near it and I think I would have to be plastered before I tried it just because of what I ahve heard about it. Oh well good luck to all

Rune Willem: 19th Oct 2009 - 00:52 GMT

Att K.Dog

the cheese your¨re looking for dude,,, is Nøkkelost.. In english it would be something like "key cheese"

Bea: 11th Nov 2009 - 20:32 GMT

This article was or mostly the comments was very interesting to read, because right now I am an norwegian in California, I love California, and the prices, Omg, It is so cheap here, never experienced such low prices before. Norway is really expensive yes, but it is a beautiful conutry with a beautiful nature, and if you go to a grocery store you can always find cheaper alternatives, so then it si not that expensive. I have now been in CA for 3 months, and I have to say it is really hard to get around here, no public transportation and it is far to everything and it is so strict, norway is prettys trict compared to other european countries, but here it is rules for everything. I miss the norwegian candy most, cant find any good chocolate here, and cant find any salty licorice. The scandinavian candy should be sell in america, it is really unique and nothing can be compared to the cnady we have. Miss it so much!

Madeline from MN: 25th Nov 2009 - 02:44 GMT

I have norwegian heritage and i want to go to Norway.I also want to learn the language they speak in Norway.When I'm able to go I'm also gonna try the cuisine there.I'm also doing a project on Norway in my 7th our FACs class,so if you have info,I'd be glad if u could help me out by sending the info.My email is maddie1995@comcast.net.You gotta love Norway :]

GO NORWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :]

Kristine from GA: 11th Dec 2009 - 18:58 GMT

Love this site!! I am mostly Norwegien. Grew up making lefsa, thin and soft and warm!! made a lot of foods or goodies from Norway that my grandma would make. I would love to make as much of it as I can. I am from MN but in GA now and miss a lot the Midwest scandanavia stuff. we used to have a newpaper from Norway, never could read it but it was cool! Hey anything else that the Nordski's like I would love to know!! Thank you! Kristine

william from Oslo: 14th Dec 2009 - 19:26 GMT

I am going to america next summer, to Orlando, new york and to visit some family in Portland,Oregon. Do you know any secret secrets that I should visit. However the best norwegian christmasfood we eat is "pinnekjøtt", witch is a part of the lam.

alex: 15th Jan 2010 - 01:44 GMT

i live in Arkansas
and in a few days i'm going to California for 3 monthes,i'm going there with my parents and my 3 older brothers,oh and i'm a girl.I was born in Norway,but i grew up in Arkansas,and after California were going back to Norway for 1 year!Were going to see my cousins and grandparents and even old friends of ars,cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Marie: 25th Jan 2010 - 15:26 GMT

I live in Norway, I'm Norwegian and I'm craving mac n' cheese! Yes we eat lots of pølser in Norway. You can find plenty of pølser stands in town and even in the suburbs (equivalent of a hotdog stand). I like American hotdogs, but somehow Norwegian ones are yummier. Norwegian families tend to make tons of hotdogs for birthday parties, celebrations (e.g 17th of May -the National day), dinners, etc. It's more of a fun food. Kids & adults love them alike! It's best with lomper (similar to lefse) but you can also buy it with the hotdog bun.
We have a plethora of mustard & ketchup (as well as other condiments) that we love to add to our hotdogs, especially dried onions and pickles.
I would say on the whole, out of all Scandinavians the Norwegians & the Danes consume a lot of pølser. And if you live in Oslo (where I live) you will find a lot of people in the city eating them.

jordan: 4th Mar 2010 - 16:17 GMT

PØLSER haha i win lol i know how to make the "Ø" symbol

Peter: 4th Mar 2010 - 16:41 GMT

you mean... like cut-and-paste it from the third comment in the above thread? lol...

Phil: 19th Mar 2010 - 20:12 GMT

Born in Fargo, lived in New Mexico all my life. Mom still makes lefse but down here they call them soggy tortillas. Great with beans cheese and green chili.Vikings will always rule the Earth.

chix/stix: 2nd Apr 2010 - 01:30 GMT

i live in Fargo! its the bomb! iv always wanted 2 go 2 norway. but my ma said all the have 2 eat was fish. then i didnt wanna anymore. lol

Martin: 7th Apr 2010 - 19:10 GMT

for you that want to go to norway, but can't because they can't afford the food, the best way is to make it yourselves. many fresh wares can be bought in the many supermarkets, and the recipes you can ask the people behind the fresh food drives for. this is of course a very odd alternative for tourists, but you can get a traditional norwegian meal for under 20 dollars.

brenden: 27th Apr 2010 - 20:36 GMT

im doing a project and all i find is fish food

Martin the Troll: 10th May 2010 - 19:27 GMT

I live in Perthshire Scotland.When I was a kid my norwegian father made meatcakes a lot. We always had Norwegian food now and then. Brown cheese,chittakake,(dont know if thats spelt correct) Lapscoss (kinda like lamb stovies) waffles,PØlsa (we say pulsa)but I would like to know if there is a specific traditational food for 17th may

terminator: 13th May 2010 - 14:26 GMT

Norwegians eat hot dogs with prawn salad on top of the sausage. Yuk! What a bunch of savages!

LTA: 13th May 2010 - 22:42 GMT

thts nasty
and um are strawberries really grown from norway?

Susan: 19th Jun 2010 - 17:45 GMT

I grew up in Brooklyn New York and my parents always shopped at a norwegian food store. They would buy fiskebollers, which is fish balls. The would also get middags polse. One smoked and one fresh. It was like a ring bologna and it was great. I still shop at a little norwegian food shop in brooklyn but the prices are high. My parents were born in Oslo and we ate like they did in Norway and I still do that today for my grandkids. They love lapskaus and fiskeboller and middags polse. It was good food..

Maria: 15th Jul 2010 - 17:37 GMT

Susan, what is the adress of the norwegian store in brooklyn? I'm moving from Norway to Queens for a year, and I would like to have some norwegian food once in a while.

kelly : 23rd Nov 2010 - 15:02 GMT

Please i want to know what types food norwegians do not like to eat ?

vakza: 23rd Nov 2010 - 18:52 GMT

Fine! Norwegian people look simple, warm, and strong.

Julia: 11th Dec 2010 - 18:00 GMT

Hi. I am doing a project on Norway and I would like to know more about Norway like its economy and its government. It would be really swell if you or anyone else could answer this.
Thank you!

Risa: 12th Dec 2010 - 05:01 GMT

WHAT IS THE TYPICAL DISH SERVED FOR DINNER IN NORWAY?

anon (mayville.pat.k12.nd.us): 28th Mar 2011 - 18:36 GMT

nooooooooooooooooooooo help me because i need every food in norway please

Peter: 28th Mar 2011 - 19:44 GMT

like, all the food in norway all at once? that would be A LOT OF FOOD :-0

MIke: 31st Mar 2011 - 19:16 GMT

My wife is from Bergen. When we visit her family we are treated to skottekakke, fiskeballe, fiskekakke, pizza, polsa, fiske soupe...in Bergen fish is a big food item. At christmas time they eat penneskotte which is smoked salted lamb ribs. Kalurabe (rhudabagga) is also served at Christmas time. For small meals and snacks, smorbror and open faced sandwich with deli style meat or shrimp...but my favorite: melkesckolate and Hansa!

daniel: 13th Apr 2011 - 23:56 GMT

Please tell me the recipe of a PØLSER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

daniel: 13th Apr 2011 - 23:57 GMT

How to make a PØLSeR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

daniel: 13th Apr 2011 - 23:57 GMT

Please tell me the recipe of a PØLSER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

daniel: 13th Apr 2011 - 23:57 GMT

Please tell me the recipe of a PØLSER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

daniel: 13th Apr 2011 - 23:57 GMT

Please tell me the recipe of a PØLSER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

daniel: 13th Apr 2011 - 23:57 GMT

Please tell me the recipe of a PØLSER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

daniel: 13th Apr 2011 - 23:58 GMT

Please tell me the recipe of a PØLSER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

kiera: 13th May 2011 - 01:17 GMT

what is a typical dessert in norway??? im doing an assignment on norway and it would be rely helpful if u could tell me lol ;)

sharni: 13th May 2011 - 01:20 GMT

norway is a great place the flag is amazing and so is morway i love norwayxxoo :)

sharni: 13th May 2011 - 01:20 GMT

norway is a great place the flag is amazing and so is morway i love norwayxxoo :)

Sandra: 24th May 2011 - 00:18 GMT

Can't you find any recepis using google? Well strawberrys in cream with sugar. lovly. or Rhubarb Pudding
Fresh dessert with the taste of summer.

1. Peel and cut rhubarb into small pieces.
2. Boil rhubarb with water and the brother of the sugar.
3. When the rhubarb begins to break down to take the pan from oven. Add and stir in cinnamon and sugar or more if needed (taste your way).
4. Put cornflour in a cup and stir together with a couple tablespoons of water.
5. Give pudding a quick boil while you stir the cornflour mixture.
6. Have porridge into a serving bowl. Sprinkle a thin layer of sugar on top.
7. Cool before serving.
8. Served with milk or custard.

500 grams of rhubarb
5 cups water
150 grams sugar
3 tablespoons potato starch
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Joan: 10th Jul 2011 - 11:15 GMT

I'm about finished writing a culinary travel guidebook about Norwegian cuisine (the 10th country I've covered so far in my EAT SMART series). I stumbled upon this thread just now, and love all of the enthusiastic posts. Wish I had known about "citynoise" earlier in my project. It would have been great to get your views on various foods and culinary practices in Norway. Check me out if you are interested: http://www.eatsmartguides.com
mvh

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kishan: 23rd Dec 2011 - 13:12 GMT

dear all,
i would like to send my son to norvay for his masters degree in computer engineering.
since, we are vegeterians, i would like to know, is there vegeterian dishes that my son can eat, mostly potato,cabbage,rice basec

Cheryl: 29th Dec 2011 - 20:02 GMT

I lived in Norway from 1969 - 1972 (my dad was stationed at the American Embassy in downtown Oslo). We lived in Bekkestua and I went to the Oslo American School there. I have to say that of all the countries I have lived in (add Japan and Holland), Norway was my favorite. The people are very friendly and I found them very easy to get along with. I found this thread because I was trying to research something I remembered eating when I was there, but was not sure on the spelling. Polser met lumper. Lumper were like flour tortillas and the polser were like natural casing hot dogs. We put this sweet mustard on them and rolled them up in the lumper. YUM! We also drank something called Donald Duck Brus. It was like a lemon-lime soda. Someone earlier asked about cheese from Norway that is similar to Swiss cheese. I remember eating a lot of Jarlsberg cheese over there. We would slice it thin and put it on top of a thin layer of rose bottle jam on flatbrod. Very good if you have never had it. And my father learned to make forikol (sp?). This was basically layers of cabbage, lamb, and peppercorns alternating all covered with water and simmered until done. I loved riding the trykk and all the skiing and ice skating we did over there. It was the best time of my life! I would so love to go back and visit some of the places I lived. I also have fond memories of family fishing trips in the Telemark region. Pristine water and untouched wilderness...it was beautiful! Some day....I will go back for a visit. Now to buy that lottery ticket and make some plans.... :)

Nina : 1st May 2012 - 16:05 GMT

i am doing a project on Norway and I need to make a menu about foods only produced in Norway. Can someone please help me? Is it true that you eat elk stake in Norway? I am a vegetarian so I don't know.
Thanks