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Food & Drink

Norwegian food is dominated by seafood. Here is a typical salmon salad.

Like other Scandinavian cuisine, Norwegian food varies from traditional salted and dried dishes that recall the days before refrigeration, through to modern ‘New Nordic’ fine dining.

Unsurprisingly given the long coastline, the country produces a lot of fish for consumption. The export of seafood is one of Norway’s biggest industries.

There’s a heavy emphasis on using the best raw ingredients that are in season. In Norwegian supermarkets, you’ll see strawberries, blueberries, cloudberries and so on promoted heavily when they are in season.

Norwegian candy on sale in a store. Photo: David Nikel.

Lørdagsgodt: The Dark Story Behind Why Norwegians Eat Sweets on Saturdays

David holding bag of Smash. Photo: David Nikel.

Smash: Norway’s Most Addictive Chocolate Snack

Posh restaurant in Norway

Norway’s Best Restaurants (Updated for 2024)

Suksesskake: Norwegian success cake recipe

Suksesskake: Norwegian Success Cake

Blocks of Norwegian brown cheese, or brunost.

Introducing Brunost: Norwegian Brown Cheese

Illustration of a bowl of trollkrem.

Trollkrem: Introducing the Norwegian Lingonberry Mousse

Norwegian waffles and strawberries.

Popular Food Festivals in Norway

Man holding a Norwegian cinnamon bun in Norway.

You Must Try These 11 Foods in Norway

Lingonberries in hand.

Introducing Lingonberries: A Scandinavian Staple

Bacon pølse in bread from Narvesen in Norway. Photo: David Nikel.

The Norwegian Pølse: All About the Humble Hot Dog

Norway block of brown cheese.

Where to Buy Norwegian Brown Cheese Outside Norway

Kransekake, the Norwegian celebration cake.

Kransekake: The Ultimate Norwegian Celebration Cake

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