I made some sort of Norwegian dish for my ex (she’s Vietnamese, comes into play later) that she really wanted and missed from when she visited Norway. It was a casserole consisting of potatoes, cream, pickled Herring, and ground black pepper. Like, I’m pretty sure that’s every ingredient that went into this thing. I’m not even sure if there was any cheese or salt.
I thought I screwed up somewhere because it was not good. She loved it because it was so bland and apparently I made it perfectly. I do not understand how she could go from eating food like bun bo hue to whatever the hell I made and enjoy it.
You dont need to euthanize the flavour of the ingredients by using a bunch of extra spices all around all the time.
Pickled herring already has a strong flavour, which with potatoes and cream will create a pretty smooth taste.
One of the most known Basque (north Spain) cuisines is cod, garlic, olive oil. That’s it! And it’s fucking delicious if done right (vacalao al pil pil if honest to search). A good steak is often seasoned with just salt.
I do enjoy heavy seasoned stuff, but sometimes enjoying the simplicity of non invasive flavours is cool too.
Brunost, brown cheese, which is something of an acquired taste. Cherry cheese. Tubed caviar, which is not the fancy gourmet dish you’d expect from the name. Offhand that’s what comes to mind about uniquely Norwegian stuff.
I’d give that brunost a go, couldn’t find anything on cherry cheese, and the tubed caviar sounds like something my girlfriend would absolutely keep on hand. I’ll have to keep an eye out for these things.
The tariff seems surprisingly low at 15% as far as I can tell, but I’m not sure Dear Leader’s current mood. That shipping looks as though it could add up quickly, especially compared to the price of actual product being mailed if we’re talking junk food! 😄
I don’t know what it says about me and my love for pizza, but your comment makes me want to try it even more.
I’ve tried many a bad pizza, but I’ve yet to find one inedible, and that makes me curious.
It’s definitely not inedible. It’s just incredibly bland. Like most other Norwegian cuisine, unfortunately.
I made some sort of Norwegian dish for my ex (she’s Vietnamese, comes into play later) that she really wanted and missed from when she visited Norway. It was a casserole consisting of potatoes, cream, pickled Herring, and ground black pepper. Like, I’m pretty sure that’s every ingredient that went into this thing. I’m not even sure if there was any cheese or salt.
I thought I screwed up somewhere because it was not good. She loved it because it was so bland and apparently I made it perfectly. I do not understand how she could go from eating food like bun bo hue to whatever the hell I made and enjoy it.
TBH compared to the rest of SEA Vietnamese food is often relatively mild
You dont need to euthanize the flavour of the ingredients by using a bunch of extra spices all around all the time.
Pickled herring already has a strong flavour, which with potatoes and cream will create a pretty smooth taste.
One of the most known Basque (north Spain) cuisines is cod, garlic, olive oil. That’s it! And it’s fucking delicious if done right (vacalao al pil pil if honest to search). A good steak is often seasoned with just salt.
I do enjoy heavy seasoned stuff, but sometimes enjoying the simplicity of non invasive flavours is cool too.
That’s kind of sad. Is there some Norwegian food that you would recommend? I don’t know if I’ve ever had anything specifically from there.
Brunost, brown cheese, which is something of an acquired taste. Cherry cheese. Tubed caviar, which is not the fancy gourmet dish you’d expect from the name. Offhand that’s what comes to mind about uniquely Norwegian stuff.
I’d give that brunost a go, couldn’t find anything on cherry cheese, and the tubed caviar sounds like something my girlfriend would absolutely keep on hand. I’ll have to keep an eye out for these things.
Where do you live? I understand the states have a big Norwegian community.
I’m East Coast between Philadelphia and New York. I think of the center north (Michigan/Minnesota) as where all the Scandinavians are.
I saw some things say Ikea stocked the Kelles Kaviar, but now they either don’t have it or they have some inferior house brand.
I can confirm Minnesota. The food people cook is about the same amount of blandness
At least “hot dish” got a nationwide spotlight during the election!
Happy to mail some stuff if you’re willing to pay for postage :) (and tariffs).
The tariff seems surprisingly low at 15% as far as I can tell, but I’m not sure Dear Leader’s current mood. That shipping looks as though it could add up quickly, especially compared to the price of actual product being mailed if we’re talking junk food! 😄
I was looking at Scandinavian Butik since they are in the overnight shipping range for me.
If you feel like making any recommendations, I’d grab a few things. I see they have brown cheese and the tube caviar.