Traditional New Years Dinner
Turkeys aren’t native to Norway so it is peculiar to me that a roast turkey dinner for New Years Eve is a tradition. (I guess if rice can become tradition, as in rice porridge, why not turkey too?) All the normal Christmas trimmings are included (because at New Years, Christmas is only half over in Norway) – potato, carrots, beans, brussel sprouts, tyttebær sauce and gravy. We were a little unconventional this year with roasting our potatoes and adding in roast onion and cherry tomatoes but traditions in Norway are traditionally easy going.
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The further ‘out of the way’ you go the more common it is to see folk cottages standing by the side of roads, along fjords or in a thicket of trees, minding their own business. 
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.
Many Norwegians know what they are doing when they pick wild mushrooms. This knowledge is passed down the family during mushroom hunting trips. The hard-core mushroom hunters go into the mountain wilderness for days to get the best finds.
Have never tried Norwegian food before but all the traditional meals you show here makes me feel that Norwegian food is very hearty (and has a lot of heart!)
The meal looks so inviting. I’m getting hungry again looking at your photos. And lots of veggies too.
Happy New Year!
Debbie
P.S. I just finished up a batch of Norwegian waffles. Yummy!
“…at New Years, Christmas is only half over in Norway.”
What do you mean?
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from L-Jay:
There are 20 days of Christmas in Norway. The first day of Christmas is the 25th of December. The last day is the 13th of January. So I’d say by New Years ‘Christmas is only half over’.
Turkey for New Years? I am usually so sick of it by then.