{"id":2504,"date":"2018-09-30T22:05:33","date_gmt":"2018-09-30T22:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=2504"},"modified":"2018-09-30T22:05:33","modified_gmt":"2018-09-30T22:05:33","slug":"kitchen-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/kitchen-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitchen Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kj\u00f8kkenet<\/strong> (the kitchen) is like the heart of a Norwegian home.<\/a> When the clear autumn skies are turning dark \u2013 and the nearest restaurant feels a little bit too far away and pricey \u2013 it\u2019s great for familie og venner<\/strong> (family and friends) to gather around spisebordet<\/strong> (the dining table).<\/p>\n

Traditionally, matlaging <\/strong><\/a>(\u201dmaking of food\u201d, cooking) was done by the husmor<\/strong> (housewife, plural husm\u00f8dre<\/strong>). Nowadays, of course, both men and women take turns preparing middagen<\/strong> (the dinner) \u2013 even if each hjem<\/strong> [yem] (home) is different.<\/p>\n

Compared to the ones in other countries, Norwegian kitchens are quite romslig<\/strong> (roomy). \ud83d\ude42 Although some people do have their dining table and stoler<\/strong> (chairs) somewhere else, it\u2019s very common to eat one\u2019s m\u00e5ltider<\/strong><\/a> (meals) in the kitchen\u2026<\/p>\n

A kitchen in Norway typically has a kj\u00f8leskap<\/strong> (fridge, literally \u201dcooling cupboard\u201d) to conserve matvarer<\/strong> (foodstuffs), a fryser<\/strong> (freezer) to keep things like ice-cream from melting, skuffer og skap<\/strong> (drawers and cupboards) to store tools, a kj\u00f8kkenvask<\/strong> (kitchen basin) with spring<\/strong> (faucet\/tap) to get vann<\/strong> (water), a kj\u00f8kkenbenk<\/strong> (work top\/kitchen counter) to prepare food, and a komfyr<\/strong> [komFEER<\/em>] (electric stove\/cooker) to heat the food\u2026 And yes, Norwegians too get lazy and buy a mikrob\u00f8lgeovn<\/strong> (micro wave oven)! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s prepare some poteter<\/strong> (potatoes). You\u2019ll need a potetskreller<\/strong> (potato peeler) to skrelle<\/strong> (peel) them and maybe a kniv<\/strong> (knife) and a skj\u00e6rebrett<\/strong> (cutting board)\u2026 Del dem i to eller kutt dem i skiver eller firkanter.<\/strong> (Split them in two parts or cut them in slices or squares.) Put them in a gryte<\/strong> (pot) with kokende vann<\/strong> (boiling water), add salt<\/strong> and stir with a sleiv<\/strong> (ladle). (Remember to turn off kokeplaten<\/strong>, the hotplate, when they\u2019re done!)<\/p>\n

You can also steke<\/strong> (fry) them in fett<\/strong> (fat) on a stekepanne<\/strong> (frying pan), rive <\/strong>(shred) them on a r\u00e5kostjern<\/strong> (shredder), bake<\/strong> (bake) them in ovnen<\/strong> (the oven) with the krydder<\/strong> (spice) of your choice, or mose<\/strong> (mash) them with an elektrisk visp<\/strong> (electric whisk) in a bolle<\/strong> (bowl).<\/p>\n

When you\u2019ve eaten, place the tallerken<\/strong> (dish), gaffel<\/strong> (fork), kniv<\/strong>, skje <\/strong>(spoon), glass<\/strong> (glass), mugge<\/strong> (mug), d\u00f8rslag<\/strong> (sieve), grytelokk<\/strong> (saucepan lid) etc. in oppvaskmaskinen<\/strong> (the dishwasher). Finally, clean the duk<\/strong> (table cloth) with a fille<\/strong> (cloth)\u2026<\/p>\n

Of course, a lot of the fun in a kitchen comes from doing stuff sammen<\/strong> (together). Why not use your next kitchen session to practice your Norwegian?<\/p>\n

Starting in October, this blog will appear only once a month. Stay tuned for new posts about Norwegian language and culture!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Kj\u00f8kkenet (the kitchen) is like the heart of a Norwegian home. When the clear autumn skies are turning dark \u2013 and the nearest restaurant feels a little bit too far away and pricey \u2013 it\u2019s great for familie og venner (family and friends) to gather around spisebordet (the dining table). Traditionally, matlaging (\u201dmaking of food\u201d…<\/p>\n

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