This season we will be bringing you selections of her recipes and cooking tips. Some are bizarre, others are hilarious, some are considered forgotten works of genius, and others have become standard festival meals in Norway.
The Bunad with molded wool, embroidered cuffs and silver stitching is still not complete without its silverwork.
I never thought a tombstone would make me smile and say ‘how cute!’ But you just can’t help yourself when you see one like this. It is even in 3D. I think it is a wonderful idea to have something such as this carved on your tombstone that represents your life. A site like this [...]
Kardemomme by (Cardamom City) is a book and a play written by the late Thorbjørn Egner. It is set in a fictional city with a camel, a lion, palm trees and a comical cast that suspiciously look like country Norwegians with bad mustaches. It is certainly filled with Norwegianess from the songs, characters and storyline [...]
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!
Even though the males are called bulls and the females cows, the muskoxen are more closely related to sheep than cattle. Make no mistake, though – this is not your average cuddly ba-ba-blacksheep! A grown animal can be 2,5 m long and weigh up to 400 kgs, and their long curved horns mean business.
Flower Show Series: Arctic Botanical Garden Selection – Tromsø
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A traditional Advent Calendar is made with an orange and cloves.
Norwegians are starting to get adventurous with cooking on the barbie.
Large wooden racks called hjell are for drying fish.