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Gamalost is a quite hard, crumbly cheese with a very low (1%) fat and high (over 50 %) protein content, and it is said to be extremely healthy - the Vikings believed it had medicinal and healing properties, and some people claim that it can replace Viagra... The smell of the gamalost is *quite* intense, and I must admit I haven't managed to get close enough to the cheese to actually sample it - but the flavour is said to be very sharp, rich and intense. This is apparently not a cheese for wimps...!
Gamalost is quite popular among elderly Norwegians - but I don't know any youngish people that actually eats the smelly stuff. Eaten on bread with butter, add sour cream and perhaps some lingonberry jam if you'd like. You might come across this cheese if your hotel breakfast buffet is very well stocked - otherwise, if you're feeling somewhat brave, buy a small piece in a supermarket and give it a try...!
Most gamalost is produced in the village of Vik in the county of Sogn and Fjordane - where a gamalost - festival is arranged every year, celebrating this traditional cheese. Legends have it that the gamalost is produced by stuffing a piece of ordinary cheese into an old sock, and burying it in manure under a barn - the cheese is ready to be eaten when it crawls out by itself...;o) Leave a Comment Theme: Local
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Stockfish, fish that is dried on racks (called "hjell") outdoors, is produced along the coast of Northern Norway, and in Lofoten in particular. Most stockfish is made from cod.
The fish is split and then hung to dry for around three months, without salt - around 80 % of the water in the fish will evaporate. This is done in winter, when the temperatures are cold and the air crisp and clear.
Stockfish is a very good source of protein, and the nutritional values for 1 kilo of stockfish are about the same as for 5 kilos of fresh fish. The stockfish is in Norway most commonly used to make "lutefisk", a traditional dish often eaten around Christmas time. Stockfish is Norway's oldest export product, used in foreign trade as early as around 800 AC. Much of the stockfish of poorer quality ends up as dog food.
In many supermarkets in northern Norway you'll find "snack packs" with small pieces of stockfish, which many locals (and adventurous tourists) munch on - the smell is not particularly pleasant, so it's advisable to avoid eating stockfish before going on a date... :o) Leave a Comment Theme: Seafood
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 Healthy dish, 10NOK only. by YokuMoku
You can also buy this cheap made-in-Norway mackerel as a gift for your friends back home. But if your friends grow up in the beef culture, you better make sure first if they like to eat fish. Otherwise, they will not eat this mackerel.
Best brand to buy: Stabburet
Price: 10NOK, 170 gram
Ingredients:
Mackerel fillet (70%), tomato paste, vegetable oil, sugar, salt, antioxidant.
Energy: 283 kcal per 100 gram Leave a Comment
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If you don't have access to Urnes raspberry syrup, you can buy frozen raspberry from Rema supermarket and blend it with sugar and a little bit of water. The taste is more or less the same. Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: US$11-20 » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than averageAddress: Urnes, Norway
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The Norwegian Brown Cheese is made from whey - most water from the whey (which is a by-product from making ordinary cheese) is boiled out, and what's left is shaped into a compact, brownish cheese that tastes quite sweet and caramel-like. Many varieties of brown cheese are made, by mixing in cream or goat's milk - or both. If the brunost contains much (or only) goat's milk, the flavour gets sharper. Prim is a soft, mild, spreadable brown cheese.
The brunost has been popular for over 300 years - and it's still found in most Norwegian fridges - annual production is approximately twelve million kg, or almost three kg per Norwegian...! When Norwegians living abroad are asked what they miss the most, brunost is (sadly) a quite common answer, and I'm pretty sure that several tons of brunost have been smuggled into countries all over the world.. :-P
The brunost should always be eaten in very *thin* slices - and never be cut with a knife, a cheese slicer (invented by a Norwegian, and another typically Norwegian product) is essential. (See my shopping tips for more info)
Brunost is eaten on sandwiches, waffles or pancakes - it can be used in cooking, and tastes great in various sauces. Brunost is probably the most "Norwegian" of all foods, and should of course be tried during your visit to Norway.. :o) Leave a Comment
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If you visit Norway in July, you will have a great chance to taste Norwegian berries. They are not so cheap, but it is worth the experience. Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than average
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 Norwegian strawberry stall by YokuMoku
The strawberry season in Norway starts in July. You can buy fresh sweet-to-the core Norwegian strawberry at market squares and grocery stores such as Rema, Rimi, ICA, Mega, etc. However, if you buy the strawberries from the grocery stores, you must be careful. First, check if the strawberries sold are from Norway, not Belgium or the Netherlands. Second, check if these are today's strawberries. Since Norwegian strawberries are sold ripe, one-or-two-day old strawberries can be very mushy and rotten already. Usually "old" strawberries are discounted, but if you buy them, you really miss the freshness of "new" strawberries.
The price for 100gr of strawberries is 7NOK/1USD. A basket of small-size strawberries weighs about 300gr and costs around 20NOK, whereas the basket with medium-sized strawberries weighs about 500gr and costs around 35NOK.
During the peak season, the price at the grocery stores usually drops a little bit. If you are lucky, you can find small baskets sold for 10NOK. These "cheap" strawberries are perfect for homemade jams and for freezing. Homemade yummy strawberry jam is in fact easy to make. You only need to mix the strawberry with sugar. That's it. You can use this heavenly jam for your waffel, ice cream, smoothies, bread, cakes, or just eat them the way it is...anyway who can resist this tempting strawberry jam?
In the first picture you will see a strawberry stall at the market square in Molde. I notice that the price of strawberries is more expensive in big cities. If you go to Aandalness, you can find slightly cheaper strawberries. Probably, the sellers think that the willingness to pay for people in the big cities is higher. In my opinion, it is not fair. With higher turnover, they should lower the price while still gain a substantial profit.
In the following pictures, you can see how red Norwegian strawberries are. Notice that the red color reaches the core of the strawberry, unlike the giant American strawberry whose core is white.
I hope you will have a chance to taste these heavenly treat. They are certainly not that cheap, but they are certainly worth the experience. You don't have to go to the exorbitant gourmet restaurants in France or Japan to taste the Norwegian strawberries. Leave a Comment Theme: Grocery Store/MarketPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than averageAddress: Market squares and grocery stores
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 Brown cheese? Pourquoi pas? by YokuMoku
In the picture you can also see Norwegian sweet ripe home-grown plums. These plums do not look very smooth and perfect because in general Norwegian fruits have less pesticide than their continental European and American counterparts. So, in sum, they are like girls with no make up and no plastic surgery, just true honest natural beauty.The plums are simply a sweet treat you should try when you come to Norway during the plum season. Leave a Comment Theme: Grocery Store/MarketPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: Any grocery stores
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 A treat from heaven! Sigh.... by YokuMoku
Another way to enjoy your hard-earned multer is to mix these cloudberries with sugar. Yeah, simple as that. Then you eat this jam with your bread or pancakes or ice cream or, well, if you are like me, eat it just the way it is. Nam...nam....Just be creative and improvise! Leave a Comment
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 Norwegian specialties you
should try by YokuMoku
From the top left, Norwegian shrimps, can be bought frozen at grocery stores or fresh from the boats at the harbour. Fresh here means cooked/boiled on the boat but not frozen. Frozen means cooked and frozen. The frozen is cheaper than the fresh one, even though, imo, there is no big difference in taste between frozen and fresh ones. The way to enjoy these tasty shrimps is to eat the peeled shrimps with mayonnaise and a slice of white bread. Sprinkle the shrimps with fresh lemon juice. Or you can just eat the shrimp the way it is because it is already tasty and salty without anything extra.
Next to the shrimp is Fjordland Komler/Raspeballer, a ready-made Norwegian specialty for two people, consisting of cooked potato ball, Voss sausage, salted lamb meat, and rutabaga. You only need to heat the food in a microwave or in boiling water. The price is 65NOK.
The other items are frozen whale meat 60NOK, Stabburet mackerel in tomato sauce 10NOK, multer or cloudberries 60NOK, Mollers Dobbel cod's oil with vitamin A and D 40NOK, Norwegian strawberries 35NOK per bucket, Gilde grill sausage 35NOK. The multer and whale meat are quite costly but it is worth a try.
You can pick up multer yourself in the mountain, but if you don't have a chance to go to a mountain with multer, frozen expensive multer from a grocery store will do just fine. Leave a Comment
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