Food in Norway
Traditional breakfasts:
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bread, usually whole wheat with spreads of cheese, hams, and jam. Milk is normally accompanied. Norwegian cheese, geitost, is most always on the table
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Norwegian athletes eat cereal instead of bread
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In winter: warm oatmeal porridge
Traditional lunch:
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Matpakke, healthy, open sandwiches wrapped in special paper have a spread of cheeses, ham, liverpaste, caviar, sardines, or egg
Traditional dinners:
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Boiled poatoes
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Kjottkaker: meatballs and gravy
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Lapskaus: meat stew consisting of meat, vegtables, and potatoes
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Thin and dry bread on the side
Traditional evening meal:
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Alike lunch, a matpakke is served
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With a salty spread (no jams or sweet things)
Facts about Norwegian meals:
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One-fourth of daily intake of food is at breakfast
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No cafeterias in Norway that provide the lunches; but students do still get their milk ration daily
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Dinner is served between 3pm-7pm
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After dinner, there is usually a "kaffe," which is more of a social event than a meal. The kaffe is all about the drinking of coffee
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Norwegians are huge coffee drinkers
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Evening meals are for kids with hobbies or sports that have to have an early dinner
Why do Norwegians eat this food?
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Norwegians eat matpakke because it is quick and easy to make and take on the go
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They drink coffee to get an extra boost of energy, the same reasons that Americans do
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Norwegians eat lots of stews and cooked vegtables since meat and vegtables are very common in stores, and they enjoy thier dinners warm
