{"id":2398,"date":"2017-11-21T13:00:16","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T13:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=2398"},"modified":"2017-11-21T13:19:34","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T13:19:34","slug":"norwegian-candy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/norwegian-candy\/","title":{"rendered":"Norwegian Candy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sopper?<\/strong> There\u2019s a lot to find in a Norwegian godtepose<\/strong> (candy bag)\u2026 (Photo courtesy of Edda fabler at Flickr<\/a>, CC License.)<\/p><\/div>\n

Er du en s\u00f8tmons?<\/b> (Do you have a sweet tooth?) In Norway, the nearest sm\u00e5godt<\/b> (sweets, candy) is never far away. Even small bygder<\/b> (towns) usually have some kind of kiosk<\/b> (pronounced \u201dsh<\/i>osk<\/a>\u201d) or butikk<\/b> (shop) where you can buy\u00a0s\u00f8tsaker<\/b> (sweets) to f\u00e5 opp blodsukkeret<\/b> (\u201dget up the blood sugar\u201d) or simply create some kos<\/b><\/a> in the dark and chilly vinter<\/b>. But beware of Karius og Baktus<\/b> (watch out for the explanation below)!<\/p>\n

Kj\u00e6rt barn har mange navn<\/b> (\u201dthat child which one is fond of has many names\u201d = we find many names for those we love). Since Norwegians are so fond of sm\u00e5godt <\/b>(\u201dlittle goody\u201d), it\u2019s called a lot of things, including snop<\/b>, knask<\/b> and godterier<\/b>.<\/p>\n

L\u00f8sgodt<\/b> (\u201dloose goody\u201d) is exotic to people from Japan and some other countries. Instead of buying pre-packed candy, you mix your own pose<\/b> (bag) of favourite sweets, which you pick from open boxes using a small spade<\/b> (shovel). You then weigh your bag on a vekt<\/b> (scales), and prisen du m\u00e5 betale <\/b>(the price you have to pay) is decided by the vekt<\/b> (weight \u2013 yes, that\u2019s a word with more than one meaning! \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 <\/span>)<\/p>\n

Hva skal jeg velge? <\/b>(What should I pick?) Here are some pieces to consider for your kveldskos <\/b>(evening kos<\/i><\/b><\/a>) or l\u00f8rdagsgodt <\/b>(Saturday sweets \u2013 many families have this tradition, and lots of kids would wish that every day was a Saturday!)<\/p>\n