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Dinner is usually served around 5pm. Coz shortly after we gotta head out to milk the cows. But when you have no cows to milk, dinner is served around 7-8ish pm.
Unlike Singaporean dinners where you've got 4-5 dishes, 1 meat, 1 fish, 1 veggie, 1 soup, Norwegian dishes have only 1 main dish. With it's accompanying side dishes which is usually some vegetables and potatoes. Side dishes are very specific. A certain main dish goes only with particular side dishes. Rules rules and rules!
I only managed to get a few pics of the dinner, coz i couldn't possibly go around each dinner snapping away at the food. So here are just a few of the traditional Norwegian dinners.
Fårikål (okay, pic is from google). One of the first Norwegian dinners i had. It's mutton or lamb in cabbage stew, cooked in a big pot and served with potatoes. Traditionally eaten in autumn. Fårikål is a national dish and even has a Fårikål Day in October.
Pork ribs. The pig's bred and killed on another farm on Gimsoy. Not the regular pork you get which comes from a slaughter house where the pigs are stressed and freaking out like crazy. Which results in very juicy and tender pork. *yummy*
Lamb. As usual, goes with sides of mixed vegetables (mixed vegetables can be bought from the supermarket, comes in carrot, broccoli and cauliflower), potatoes, tyttebaer jam and some brown sauce for the meat.
Kjøttkaker. Meat cakes. It seems that all Scandanavian countries have their own version of meat cakes/balls. Well here, it's eaten with potatoes, mashed peas and tyttebaer jam.
Bacalao. Made from salted cod, olives, tomatoes and onions. There's tonnes of tomato paste in there as you can tell, very strong tasting. Eaten together with flatbrød (flatbread, you can see a little piece of it at the top of the plate)
Lapskaus. This is a stew with diced beef, potatoes, onions and different root vegetables. Traditionally eaten together with flatbrød.
Lutefisk. It’s a traditionally Scandinavian and is eaten during Christmas. The season lasts from autumn to about early spring. Lutefisk is actually codfish treated with lye. The result is a rubbery fish which is almost tasteless. It’s eaten with fixed side dishes, mashed peas, bacon, potatoes and a sauce made from sour cream, mayo and mustard sauce.
Of course there's Norwegian Salmon. Wrap it in foil and stick it in the oven, then serve with vegetables on the side and potatoes.
Unlike Singaporean dinners where you've got 4-5 dishes, 1 meat, 1 fish, 1 veggie, 1 soup, Norwegian dishes have only 1 main dish. With it's accompanying side dishes which is usually some vegetables and potatoes. Side dishes are very specific. A certain main dish goes only with particular side dishes. Rules rules and rules!
I only managed to get a few pics of the dinner, coz i couldn't possibly go around each dinner snapping away at the food. So here are just a few of the traditional Norwegian dinners.
Fårikål (okay, pic is from google). One of the first Norwegian dinners i had. It's mutton or lamb in cabbage stew, cooked in a big pot and served with potatoes. Traditionally eaten in autumn. Fårikål is a national dish and even has a Fårikål Day in October.
Pork ribs. The pig's bred and killed on another farm on Gimsoy. Not the regular pork you get which comes from a slaughter house where the pigs are stressed and freaking out like crazy. Which results in very juicy and tender pork. *yummy*
Lamb. As usual, goes with sides of mixed vegetables (mixed vegetables can be bought from the supermarket, comes in carrot, broccoli and cauliflower), potatoes, tyttebaer jam and some brown sauce for the meat.
Kjøttkaker. Meat cakes. It seems that all Scandanavian countries have their own version of meat cakes/balls. Well here, it's eaten with potatoes, mashed peas and tyttebaer jam.
Bacalao. Made from salted cod, olives, tomatoes and onions. There's tonnes of tomato paste in there as you can tell, very strong tasting. Eaten together with flatbrød (flatbread, you can see a little piece of it at the top of the plate)
Lapskaus. This is a stew with diced beef, potatoes, onions and different root vegetables. Traditionally eaten together with flatbrød.
Lutefisk. It’s a traditionally Scandinavian and is eaten during Christmas. The season lasts from autumn to about early spring. Lutefisk is actually codfish treated with lye. The result is a rubbery fish which is almost tasteless. It’s eaten with fixed side dishes, mashed peas, bacon, potatoes and a sauce made from sour cream, mayo and mustard sauce.
Of course there's Norwegian Salmon. Wrap it in foil and stick it in the oven, then serve with vegetables on the side and potatoes.
posted by Farmer Sam at 4:25 PM
2 Comments:
ha ha that's the fish in my sink with the teacups .. !! nice tea cups eh ? circa 2 months before arrival of our dishwasher!
Doesn't the pork ribs look like Chinese "siew yoke"?
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