What’s in the Cellar?
You guessed it – potatoes! Barrels of potatoes – new and fresh from the Autumn harvest. Farmor grows enough potatoes to last the family through the long winter and to the next harvest. Potatoes are eaten at nearly every middag (dinner). No frying, roasting, or mashing required – potatoes are enjoyed for their natural flavour in Norway. They are boiled with their skin on to keep in all the potatoey-goodness. Normally, the potatoes are skinned as you eat them and are fantastic with fårikål, reinsdyrstek and kjøttkaker (lamb & cabbage, reindeer steak and meatballs).
It’s the greatest feeling being able to run downstairs and gather farm-fresh, new potatoes for dinner – there is nothing more tasty than home-grown potatoes.
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Today herding reindeer is synonymous with the Sami culture. It is recently thought that the Vikings were the first people to herd reindeer.
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Towards the water in a beautiful pocket of leafy oak trees is the Byneset Church.
I have been back in England for a week and am already missing the wholesome Norwegian vegetables! twice I have bought goods (admittedly pre-packed from a supermarket) The broccoli had not been refrigerated and had started to rot in its own juices and I cut into an onion that was rotten inside too!
I notice the food generally (obviously there are exceptions) is delicious in Norway – particularly the vegetables and also all dairy products too – I often joke Norway must have super cows
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from L-Jay:
I must admit, it was a challenge for me to adjust to the food here in Norway. I wasn’t used to eating so much dairy and salami…lol. The bread was much more robust too. But you could always tell that the vegies where real (in Oz they have lots of hydroponic vegies now). Real vegies have more crunch to them – they just feel more healthier to eat. Pumpkins are in the stores are the moment. I’ve been waiting for these to come (I’ve wanted Lilu to try some) – of course, it’s the sign of Halloween. Looking forward to reading your stories when you return
I can’t believe you made me hungry for potatoes! But I do remember when I was growing up, my mother always served boiled potatoes too. She put a little butter and parsley on the top. It looks like you have enough potatoes to feed an army!
I always boil my potatoes in their skins too, unless they’re super huge ones that’ll take forever if not cut up. Like Becky, I miss the lovely fresh produce in Norway too. Norwegians may not be famous for their cuisine (and let’s face it, it is quite boring in a lot of respects) but there’s a lot I miss, including reinsdyrstek. I bought 2 tiny Caribou steaks a while ago and they cost me £6 each (around kr70 I believe). Considering that things are supposed to be much cheaper here, I was stunned! Now I understand that we don’t have Caribou here but even so….