Photo by Trygve Indrelid / Aftenposten The Ribbe (roast pork rib) is a classic on the Norwegian Christmas table. The rib, which is actually a whole side of pork rather than just spare ribs, is very rich and juicy and is therefore served with equally rich and juicy trimmings: Cowberry sauce, sauerkraut, potatoes, thick gravy, [...]
Their history is a mystery. It is an abomination to put raisins in and an abomination to leave them out. They are eaten for breakfast lunch and dinner. If you haven’t eaten one you cannot call yourself Norwegian. Their name just means ‘bun’ and they are a national icon. Welcome to the land of the [...]
I’m sure every nation has a country soup dish – Norway has Lapskaus. Lapskaus can range from a watery soup to a thick stew, it all depends on how you like it. Traditionally being made from last nights left overs, Lapskaus uses potatoes as a thick base with other hearty, winter vegetables and meat. The [...]
Even though I’m getting used to Norwegian food, every now and then I’ll discover the weird and the weirder. My family, (aka Moose), has some awfully strange eating habits. It’s very usual to have fresh chicken eggs on bread for breakfast… with caviar on top! Eggs with eggs, hmmm – this must be the Norwegian [...]
Today herding reindeer is synonymous with the Sami culture. It is recently thought that the Vikings were the first people to herd reindeer.
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.
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.
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A lonely mountain on the edge of the Finnmark Plateau.
Traditional Norwegian cuisine is based on natural resources.
21st January is soldagen (the sun day) when the sun officially returns to Tromsø.