After making Telemark lefse I still had a lot of semolina left over, and my first thought was that I should make semolina porridge (semulegrynsgrøt or simply semulegrøt in Norwegian). Norwegians love their porridge, which I guess makes sense for a cold country. Apparently at one point Norwegians used to…
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Continue ReadingWaldorf salad, or Waldorfsalat in Norwegian, was first created by Oscar Tschirky at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York in 1893, however it became so popular in Norway that I now think of it as a Norwegian dish as well. In fact I don’t think I’ve ever eaten Waldorf…
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Continue ReadingWhile I was growing up my family spent every summer visiting my mother’s family in Telemark. And every summer I would be so excited to get to indulge in my favorite Norwegian food, including lefse with kling. Lefse is a traditional soft Norwegian flatbread made with flour and sometimes potatoes,…
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Continue ReadingScandinavians sure love their cinnamon buns, so it’s no surprise they have so many different variations of them. In Norway you’ll find kanelboller, skillingsboller, kanel i svingene, and kanelsnurrer – also called kanelknuter. These names are often used interchangeably, but kanelsnurrer and kanelknuter are usually slightly smaller buns twisted into…
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Continue ReadingFastelavn in Norway Many cultures celebrate the days leading up to Lent with a big feast or celebration like Mardi Gras, Fastnacht, and Carnival. In Norway and other Nordic countries this is Fastelavn. While the 40-day fast period of Lent largely lost significance in Norway after the Reformation, Norwegians have…
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Continue ReadingMy friend Lisa celebrated her birthday here in Bergen last week, and she kindly let me bake a cake for her birthday party (so that I could share the recipe on this blog). Lisa is allergic to nuts, and I quickly realized that most of my favorite Norwegian cakes contain…
