Marengs
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!
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Table settings are very much a part of the tradition of serving cake.
A lonely mountain on the edge of the Finnmark Plateau.
The walking-street takes you from Central Station to the Royal Palace.
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!
Decorating Easter eggs is a big tradition in Norway.
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?