Marengs are just meringues. When they are toasted in Norway they are called ‘pikekyss‘ (girl kisses). These little cuties are not actually part of the Norwegian ‘Seven Sorts’ Christmas cookies. But that certainly doesn’t mean you can’t have them at Christmas!
This is our view to the west. After work the shore becomes alive with activity. Tromsøværing (the Tromsø folk) make the most of the afternoon sun with fishing, jogging and rollerskiing.
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In Norway, there are still Lefse recipes around from the 1630s! This is supposedly the traditional and original Hardanger recipe used:
By our favourite jetty is the cutest little boat shed. We often have picnics there in Summer. It’s nice to just drop by our favourite places in Winter to see how very different but very beautiful everything still is.
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Many English words actually come from old Norse language – brought by Vikings to England in medieval times. Here are some words you have probably uttered without realising you are speaking Norwegian!
The sun never goes down during this season but the mountains to the East are so high that the sun still has to raise above them in the morning hours and an artificial dawn-effect wakes the city.
On any celebration table in Norway you can always find a Norwegian layer cake (bløtkake). What better way to celebrate Norwegian Constitution Day than with fresh cream, wild berries and a little bit of sponge in between.
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mmmmm! You are making me so hungry now! I love the name for them there, so cute!
When I was a child in Norway, my favorite thing to do was to go to the bakery and buy a bag full of “luft”,(or air), as I called them.Oh,the memories!The ones that I buy here, in the States, just aren’t the same.
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from L-Jay:
I’m very intrigued how Norwegians create words out of the words they already have rather than inventing new ones. I know of a few modern ‘luft’s in the Norwegian language, now this is another one
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Who would have thought you could buy ‘air’…lol?