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IT’S BACK TO Norway today (sadly, only on my blog). We began our travels in Trondheim, as far north as you can go before being in “Northern Norway,” We then continued to Bodø (officially northern but not very far), a charming small city. Then it was on to Sortland (really north). San Geraldo’s maternal grandfather was born about 45 minutes north of Sortland in the town of Bjørnskinn (which means “bear skin”). On every stop along the way, we had the great joy of connecting with San Geraldo’s extended family — through both his maternal grandmother (from the south) and grandfather (from the north). We’re already talking about when we can go back. Oh, and we ate.
The top photo is the first dish San Geraldo had at every hotel breakfast (before his jam with waffles). A huge pile of baked beans. Every morning. For 12 mornings. For me the only thing that could have made that worse would have been pickled beets.
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HOY A VUELTO a Noruega (lamentablemente, solo en mi blog). Comenzamos nuestros viajes en Trondheim, tan al norte como sea posible antes de estar en el “Norte de Noruega”, luego continuamos a Bodø (oficialmente norte pero no muy lejos), una ciudad más pequeña y encantadora. Luego fue a Sortland (realmente norte). El abuelo materno de San Geraldo nació unos 45 minutos al norte de Sortland en la ciudad de Bjørnskinn (que significa “piel de oso”). En cada parada del camino, tuvimos la gran alegría de conectarnos con la familia extendida de San Geraldo, tanto a través de su abuela materna (del sur) como de su abuelo (del norte). Ya estamos hablando de cuándo podemos volver. Ah, y comimos.
La foto superior es el primer plato que San Geraldo tomó en cada desayuno del hotel (antes de su mermelada con gofres). Una enorme pila de frijoles horneados. Cada mañana. ¡Por 12 mañanas! Para mí, lo único que podría haber empeorado las remolachas en vinagre.
Una noche en Bodø, llevamos los ingredientes para “banana splits” a la casa de los primos Andreas y Anette. Andreas y Anette nos sirvieron dos cenas increíbles. Los dejamos con sus tres hijos y una gran fiebre del azúcar.
¡Mi primera comida noruega (hecha en casa) en la casa de la prima, Elin, al norte de Sortland (la pizza fue increíble)!
Mi segunda comida noruega casera en la casa de prima Elin. Estofado de renos y alces. Me sorprendió la idea y lo bueno que era.
Trucha Alpina en el restaurante Sortland Mat & Vinhus.
Reno (no mío) en Mat & Vinhus.
Pescado y papas fritas.
Helado de queso marrón (brunøst). ¡Sí, en serio! Y es increible.
Helado de queso marrón y ruibarbo.
¡Tuve que comer el helado de queso marrón!
¡Tarta de lava de chocolate y más helado de queso marrón para mí!
Brunøst real (queso marrón), en caso de que te lo estés preguntando. En mi mañana gofres. Me encanta; cuanto más oscuro, mejor.
Trucha Alpina en el restaurante de Andøy Friluftssenter (centro de recreación de Andøy), que está a medio camino entre la ciudad de Sortland y la ciudad de Bjørnskinn.
Tarta de alce de San Geraldo en Fryluftcenter.
Almuerzo al sol fuera de la biblioteca pública en Bodø.
Tacos de pescado al estilo noruego.
Coca Cola “uten sukker” (sin azúcar) y San Geraldo uten comida.
Algunos de la familia maravillosa del norte, en Mat & Vinhus, Sortland.
¡Granjas de Malvaviscos! Pacas de heno y cebada.
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Amazing, the moose pie is so cute, I think I have had the brown cheese. There are hotdog carts in Anchorage that well reindeer sausages. (Yes I did.)
David,
I’m not a fan of game meat, it loved Elin’s stew. I wouldn’t do a reindeer sausage from a cart… at least I don’t think I would. I LOVE brunost!
Everything looks delicious! Love the moose pie with the pastry moose on top! Nice touch.
Debra,
Jerry had the moose pie the last time we were there, too, and loved it. Their presentation is almost as good as the taste of their food. We had so much exceptional food on our trip.
brown cheese looks like peanut butter.
Brown cheese might look like peanutbutter, but it taste totaly different. 🙂
Elin,
I need to find it here in Fuengirola in one of our Scandinavian markets. SO good. And thanks for teaching me the finer art of brunost!
anne marie
Like Elin said, it may LOOK like peanut butter but it sure doesn’t taste like it. A smooth, soft cheese with a rich, sweet taste. I love it. It is, however, good with jam!
Norwegian fish and chips are soooo good! And how I envy you the great weather you had. And the food – we really did get much of a chance to taste local goodies.
Willym,
We were lucky with the weather. Some dreary, rainy days in the north, but not bad. Sadly we missed summer-like weather in Sortland the week before.
Baked beans every morning, noxious gaseous clouds every evening?
Deedles,
Surprisingly, no, now that I think about it. THAT would have been the pits in our hotel rooms!
Baked Beans over ham (?) and with Mussels (?) gosh that looks so good except for the 12 mornings. and evenings.
Brown cheese ice cream Must have some now !
parsnip
forgot …….you saw the marshmallow farms ! ! !
I wish I had gotten more photos of the “marshmallows.” We were always in the car and it was often difficult to stop where they were. Some stacks really looked like random piles of marshmallows. Cousin Elin had a great stack at their farm but it was a long walk to them and the weather didn’t cooperate when we were at the farm.
You saw the marshmallows farms….. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Parsnip,
Oh dear god. No, those “mussels” were mushrooms. A traditional English breakfast. Baked beans and mushrooms are bad enough! I had never heard of cheese ice creams until moving to Spain. I have loved every one I’ve had.
All that delicious food is making stomach talk to me!
Jim,
We ate SO well. Great restaurants, great home cooking. We were spoiled.
Wow, thank you so much for sharing this trip with us. Those dishes look amaaaaazing.
Judy,
Thank YOU so much. I have been having a great time sharing and remembering the experiences and it means a lot to me that you’re enjoying it, too.
What is amazing is you always talking about food and keeping that fashion model figure, Jenny Craig wants to know. Looks like a great vacation.
Laurent:
Oh, yes, my “fashion model figure” (I love that description). Anyway, my slimness started off as skinny. Genetics were a part of it and then other things came into play. As I got older and did finally start to get a bit thicker, I got serious about working out. So, I do make an effort to stay in shape now. If I didn’t I’d probably still look slim except for a pot belly!
It must be a challenge to be vegetarian in Norway.
I liked the moose pie too.
Urspo:
I don’t think it would be difficult to be vegetarian. LOTS of fish and vegetables all the time. The meals we had at a cousin’s home in Bodø were both vegetarian and both excellent. I tasted the beautiful moose pie a couple of years ago. Still too gamey for me, but Jerry loves it.