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!
Knowing what will keep your baby warm in Norway is common knowledge passed down from mother to mother…
Picture from FacebookCurling is one of the more obscure events in the Winter Olympics, but is still one of the many events where Norwegians seem to excel.
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.
The Norwegian smålens goose, or smålsensgås, is a heritage breed of Norway. Our smålensgjess arrived on the farm in September 2011.
The bunad is a traditional Norwegian costume worn by both men and women. It can either come from established rural traditions or have a more modern design inspired by historical patterns and cuts.
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Runes were the written language of the Vikings.
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?