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GopherT

GopherT

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nerdegutta said:
Do you know where from Norway they came from?


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They blocked your access so you and any other Norwegian won’t foil their marketing story and point out that the pies are actually German-style pies.

I’m sorry to say that the only good Norwegian food I’ve ever come across is canned salmon and pickled herring. Lefse is ok but a lot like flat breads from other parts of the world.

I left Minnesota so I wouldn’t have to look at another plate full of Lutefisk.
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cmartinez

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cmartinez

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GopherT said:
Near Bergen about 100-years ago.
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My brother lived several years in Bergen... he said that it rained more than 200 days per year in that place... he's since moved to Oslo, where his life is a lot less depressing... in fact, he's quite happy there
 
GopherT

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cmartinez said:
My brother lived several years in Bergen... he said that it rained more than 200 days per year in that place... he's since moved to Oslo, where his life is a lot less depressing... in fact, he's quite happy there
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My great grandfather and his brother both moved their families to Minnesota and their two sister each moved to Oslo. I never heard about the weather in Bergen but a move to Minnesota must have been a huge change for them.

How did your brother end up in Norway?
 
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cmartinez

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GopherT said:
My great grandfather and his brother both moved their families to Minnesota and their two sister each moved to Oslo. I never heard about the weather in Bergen but a move to Minnesota must have been a huge change for them.

How did your brother end up in Norway?
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He worked at the Mexican pavilion in Epcot for a year... where he met the love of his life, who was working at the Norwegian pavilion.. the rest, as they say, is history... and a couple of beautiful children... his oldest kid (about 20 years old, same age as my son) is a math wiz, and was interviewed in tv, with the prime minister asking him how he thought that Norway's education system could be improved... I'm real proud of all my family... it's been a long journey...
 
nerdegutta

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GopherT said:
Near Bergen about 100-years ago.
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In the early seventies, my father was stationed at Haakonsvern.

It was the largest naval base in Norway. I'm born and had my youth in Bergen. When he retired, we moved to the countryside, 1.5hrs drive south of Oslo. It doesn't rain that much in Bergen, one or two times. It starts in March, and ends in October / November. From November to February, it sometimes snows, but the snow smelts in a day or two. Bergen is at sea level, surrounded with big mountains. When the cold wet clouds come from the sea, it has to get rid of the water to get over the mountains, and then it rains. It was set a new weather record in Bergen this September. 5 days in a row with more than 20°C.

Norway's Prime Minister is from Bergen.

GopherT said:
I left Minnesota so I wouldn’t have to look at another plate full of Lutefisk.
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Lutefisk... What can I say. Either you like it, or you don't. I like it.

cmartinez said:
he's since moved to Oslo
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What does he do for a living?
 
GopherT

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nerdegutta said:
Lutefisk... What can I say. Either you like it, or you don't. I like it.
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I am surprised it is even still made in Norway. I thought it was an archaic way of preserving protein (fish) before refrigeration. I imagined Minnesotains were still making it because it was a pre-refrigeration memory of Norway that was maintained long after the tradition ended in their native country. (Like US Greeks and their “big fat weddings” from the 1800 Greece era. Modern Greeks don’t have such weddings in Greece - according to a friend from Athens).
 
GopherT

GopherT

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nerdegutta said:
How can you resist this...

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That is a modern take of Lutefisk using fresh or frozen cod as a starting point. It looks appetizing.

Traditional Lutefisk used salt-dried cod as the source of the fish. Lye solution was used to rehydrate it (to both rehydrate and kill any bacteria growing in it and dissolve any rotted sections in the fish during storage.

It is then washed extensively and cooked in a similar way. By the time the fish is salt dried, stored, rehydrated with lye, washed and cooked, the final fish feels more like genatin than fish. It lacks any flakiness or fibrous texture - it is just a gel.


Lutefisk History: It is also called lyefish, and in the United States, Norwegian-Americans traditionally serve it for Thanksgiving and Christmas. In many Norwegian homes, lutefisk takes the place of the Christmas turkey. In Minnesota and Wisconsin, you can find lutefisk in local food stores and even at some restaurants. It is a food that you either love or hate, and, as some people say, “Once a year is probably enough!”
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nerdegutta

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spinnaker said:
Coming from another person that lives in one of the most beautiful places in the world. ;) OK a bit cold and dark in the winter but still a beautiful place.
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Each season has it's charm:
Winter: snow, cold, dark. When the sun is shining in the winter, and it's -10°C it's perfect to be outside.
Spring: it's just like nature is waking up. The sun is getting warmer, snow is melting away, leaves are coming, and the bird. I like to sit and listen to the birds. Not seagulls. I hate them, they rats from the sea!
Summer: to walk outside in short sleeves shirt, stay up late with friends. Sailing!
Fall: nature is shutting down. Colder air, leaves turns from green to yellow, orange and brown, before the are caught in the breeze.

Yeah. It's pretty good. But we're not the only one with seasons.
 
spinnaker

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nerdegutta said:
Each season has it's charm:
Winter: snow, cold, dark. When the sun is shining in the winter, and it's -10°C it's perfect to be outside.
Spring: it's just like nature is waking up. The sun is getting warmer, snow is melting away, leaves are coming, and the bird. I like to sit and listen to the birds. Not seagulls. I hate them, they rats from the sea!
Summer: to walk outside in short sleeves shirt, stay up late with friends. Sailing!
Fall: nature is shutting down. Colder air, leaves turns from green to yellow, orange and brown, before the are caught in the breeze.

Yeah. It's pretty good. But we're not the only one with seasons.
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Nope but that is not the only thing Norway has. The fjords and mountain valleys look magical. Norway is on one of my top places to visit someday.
 
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