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Some Norwegian foods and dishes:
akevitt: the national drink, distilled from potatoes, often flavoured with caraway or other aromatic seeds and spices, matured in oak casks, drunk icecold in small quantities
ansjossmør: butter with chopped marinated sprats
bacalao: klipfish simmered with onions, potatoes, tomatoes, paprika, garlic and olives
bankebiff: beef sautéed in butter, simmered in bouillon, served with diced potato
bayerøl: medium strong dark beer
benløse fugler: fried rolled slices of veal or beef stuffed with forcemeat, served with gravy, potatoes and vegetables or salad
betasuppe: thick meat and vegetable soup
biff à la Lindstrøm: minced beef, beetroot, potato, vegetables, shaped in patties, fried, served with fried onions and piquant cream sauce
biskopskake: cake with almonds and raisins
bløtkake: rich layered sponge cake
bokkøl: strong dark beer
cardinalsuppe: diced ham soup with noodles and cream
ertesuppe: pea soup with bacon, pork and onions
fenalår: cured, smoked or salted leg of mutton, dried and hung
ferske reker: unshelled prawns, usually served with lemon, toast and butter
fiskeboller: fishballs in white shrimp sauce
fiskegrateng: fish soufflé
fiskekabaret: assorted seafood and vegetables in aspic, served with bread, butter and mayonnaise sauce
fiskepudding: flaked fish in white sauce with potatoes and vegetables
fisk på fat: fried or baked fish in sauce or sour cream
fiskesuppe: fish soup
flatbrød: thin barley or rye wafers
fleskepannekake: pancakes with pork
fløteost: cream cheese
fløtemysost: mild sweetish cheese made from cow's milk whey and cream
fløtevafler: waffles with cream and cloudberries or jam
fritert flyndrefilet: deep fried flounder fillets, usually served with boiled potatoes or chips, cucumber or mixed salad and a herb-flavoured mayonnaise sauce
fårikål: mutton or lamb in cabbage stew with potato dumplings and black peppercorns
gammelost: pungent strong extra mature semisoft blue-veined grainy cheese made with skimmed milk
geitost: pungent goat's milk whey cheese
gløgg: grog made with cinnamon, raisins, almonds, ginger, cloves, cardamom, other spices and fruit juice
gravlaks: salt and sugar cured salmon, stored under pressure in the dark, often served with salt and a dill and mustard sauce or with sliced potatoes in a white sauce
Gudbrandsdalsost: mild slightly sweet cheese, made from cow's and goat's milk
hjortetakk: type of doughnut
Hoffdessert: layers of meringue and whipped cream, topped with chocolate sauce and toasted almonds
hvalkjøtt: whalemeat, popular in Northern Norway
hveteboller: sweet rolls with cinnamon and raisins
høns med ris: chicken and seasoned rice
italiensk salat: sliced ham, apple, potato, onion, carrot, peas in mayonnaise dressing
Jarlsbergost: mild semi-hard cheese with holes, slightly sweet
julekake: Christmas cake with raisins, angelica, candied peel, cinnamon and butter, sometimes with beer
juleribbe: roast spare ribs, usually served with sweet and sour cabbage stew and boiled potatoes (Christmas dish)
kaffekringle: coffee flavoured bread ring
karbonade: patty of minced meat, sometimes in pastry
kjøttpudding: minced meat casserole
klipfisk: dried salted cod
kokt torsk: poached cod, usually served with cod liver, boiled potatoes, lemon and melted butter
kokt ørret: poached trout, usually served with boiled potatoes, hollandaise sauce or thick sour cream and cucumber salad
korintekake: raisin cake
kringle: pretzel, yeast cake with raisins and frosting
kryddersild: soused herring with spices
krumkake: sweet wafer
kumle: potato dumpling
kålruletter: cabbage leaves stuffed with minced meat
landgang: a half french loaf smørbrød with several different toppings
lapskaus: thick stew of diced fried beef with potatoes and onions (brun) or diced salted boiled pork, potatoes and root vegetables (lys), traditionally eaten with flatbrød
lefse: thin potato pancake with cheese or brawn
lumpe: thick potato cake
lungemos: minced pork lung and onions
mandelstenger: almond cake
medisterkake: small minced pork and veal patty
medisterpølse: minced pork and veal sausage
multer: cloudberries, usually eaten with whipped cream
mysost: brown goat's milk whey cheese
mølje: cod liver and molasses
neslesuppe: nettle soup
normannaost: sharp blue-veined cow's milk cheese
nypete: rosehip tea
nøkkelost: semi-hard cheese with caraway seeds or cloves and salt
nøtteterte: layer cake with nut filling
omelett med frukt: omelette with bananas or pineapple
pinnekjøtt: pork cooked over birch or juniper twigs
pinneribbe: salted and dried mutton ribs steamed over birch or juniper twigs, served with boiled potatoes and mashed swede
plommegrøt med fløtemelk: plum purée with cream
plukkfisk: dried cod or haddock cooked in white sauce
potetkake: potato pancake
potetlappe: potato pancake
prinsessekake: marzipan-covered sponge cake with whipped cream
pultost: soft, sometimes fermented, cheese with caraway seeds
rakfisk or rakørret: salt cured and fermented trout stored under pressure, served with small potatoes, sour cream and flatbrød
raspeballer: potato dumplings
rekesalat: prawns, apple, celery in tomato or mayonnaise dressing
rekesuppe: prawn soup
ridderost: semi-hard cheese with nutty flavour, eaten young or mature
risengrynslapp: rice pancake
riskrem: creamed rice with a red berry sauce
rull: roast beef marinated with spices
rype: ptarmigan with cream sauce and cowberries
rødgrøt: fruit pudding with cream
røkelaks: smoked salmon, often served with scrambled egg
rømmegrøt: sour cream porridge with butter, sugar and cinnamon
seibiff: fillets of coalfish (pollack) fried with onions, served with boiled potatoes and vegetables or salad
sildeboller: potato dumplings filled with minced salted herring, onion, bacon and flour, served with melted butter and pickled beetroot
sildesalat: pickled herring, potato, beetroot, apple, egg, onion in cream and beetroot dressing
sjømannsskjell: mussels simmered in white wine with onion and parsley
skalldyrsalat: seafood salad, mostly mussels and prawns, but also lobster or crab
skillingsbolle: cinnamon bun
smalahovud: sheep’s head singed, salted and smoked then boiled (you eat the cheeks, tongue and eyes), served with mashed swede, potatoes, aquavit and beer
smørbrød: open sandwich with a variety of toppings (pålegg): meat, fish, prawns. egg, cheese or salad
snitte: small smørbrød
snøfrisk: cream cheese with 80% goat milk
soddesuppe: barley broth with vegetables and meatballs (elk or moose)
spekemat: smoked, salted or dried meat (beef, mutton, pork, reindeer) with scrambled egg and chives and flatbrød
spekepølse: smoked, cured sausage of different meats
spekesild: salted herring, served with boiled potatoes, onion rings, pickled beetroot and often cabbage or mashed swede
spekeskinke: smoked, cured ham served with thick sour cream and boiled potatoes
stektgeitekilling: roast goat kid
stokkfisk: unsalted air-dried cod
størjesalat: tuna salad
sursild: pickled herring
sylteagurk: pickled cucumber
sylteflesk: pressed spiced rolled pork
søsterkake: sweet bread with raisins and cardamoms
tilslørte bondepiker: bread and butter pudding or apple crumble with chocolate topping and whipped cream
tjukkmjølk: thick soured milk, often served with fruit
torsketunger: cod tongues served with melted butter
Trondhjemsuppe: dessert with barley grains, raisins, prunes, cinnamon, sour cream, blackberry juice
viltsaus: cream sauce with game bouillon
vørtekake: spice cake
vørteøl: non-alcoholic sweet beer
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