If you are in a larger city in Norway, you will likely find one or more of the following matbutikker<\/strong>: ICA, Meny, Coop, Rimi, Rema 1000. \u00a0While buying mat<\/strong> in Norwegian matbutikker<\/strong> is relatively comparative to the U.S. in terms of cost (relative to other \u00b4costs of living\u00b4), matprodukter<\/strong> that are not common in Norway will of course be dyrere<\/strong> (more expensive). \u00a0Items that you will be able to find relatively easily are kalkun<\/strong> (turkey) either at a matbutikk<\/strong> or a slakter<\/strong> (butcher), s\u00f8tpoteter<\/strong> (sweet potatoes), and\u00a0traneb\u00e6r<\/strong> (cranberries). \u00a0You will have difficulty finding frozen pie crusts for sure, as well as gresskar pur\u00e9e<\/strong> (pumpkin pur\u00e9e) and certain urter<\/strong> (herbs) that you may enjoy in stuffing or some other matrett<\/strong>.<\/p>\n I was looking for stories from Americans who have made Thanksgiving dinners in Norway and I came across this blog. \u00a0It\u00b4s about a woman who has to make Thanksgiving dinner for her Norwegian husband and family (who have never eaten it before) and she really has no idea what she\u00b4s doing, but everything turned out awesome. \u00a0And….they had an eating contest-hard to imagine with a small Norwegian family, but very funny. \u00a0Check out the blog here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Although Norwegians do not typically celebrate Thanksgiving, many American families with Scandinavian descent include things like lefse<\/strong> (or maybe lutefisk<\/strong> or fenel\u00e5r<\/strong>) in their Thanksgiving meal. \u00a0My family always has lefse at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter actually. \u00a0It\u00b4s just kind of a dessert that ends up on most holiday dining tables.<\/p>\n Happy Thanksgiving whether you are in Norway or anywhere else in the world.<\/p>\n takk<\/strong>-thank you<\/p>\n takknemlig<\/strong>-thankful<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Perhaps you have spent a lonely Thanksgiving away from your family, maybe even out of the country. \u00a0Fear not, if you happen to be in Norway for some reason during Thanksgiving and you are not with your family or other Americans, you can still enjoy a feast close to those we love here in…<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2011\/11\/images-8.jpeg\")