{"id":879,"date":"2011-03-01T03:50:50","date_gmt":"2011-03-01T03:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=879"},"modified":"2014-08-22T14:43:55","modified_gmt":"2014-08-22T14:43:55","slug":"norwegian-street-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/norwegian-street-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Norwegian Street Food"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u00b4m sure it seems odd to think about Norway as a place with a lot of street food. \u00a0Before I lived there, I didn\u00b4t imagine there would would be so many options, nor did I think Norwegians would be keen on street food. \u00a0Not the case at all! \u00a0There are plenty of options for street food if you are on the go. \u00a0Perhaps you are on your way to work or school, or on your lunch break. \u00a0Or maybe it\u00b4s 3am and you\u00b4ve left the bar saturated with alcohol and you want something to eat while you\u00b4re waiting for your taxi, the t-bane, or walking to your final destination.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can find both traditional and modern cuisine in the form of street food. \u00a0If you\u00b4re in the mood for something sweet, I would highly recommend <strong>vafler<\/strong> (waffles) topped with <strong>syltet\u00f8y<\/strong> (jam), <strong>b\u00e6r <\/strong>(berries) and-or <strong>krem<\/strong>. \u00a0You will not find syrup as a topping. \u00a0In fact, come to think of it, I\u00b4m not sure I\u00b4ve even seen syrup in <strong>matbutikker<\/strong> (grocery stores). \u00a0I\u00b4m sure it exists, but it is certainly not a popular <strong>p\u00e5legg<\/strong>(topping). \u00a0Another sweet item you will see in most convenience stores such as 7 Eleven or gas stations is <strong>softis <\/strong>(our equivalent to soft serve, but in my opinion, it is much better in Norway!). \u00a0You can order your <strong>softis<\/strong> plain in several flavor varieties, as well as with <strong>str\u00f8 <\/strong>(ice cream topping, literally sprinkles)<strong>, <\/strong>such as <strong>godteri <\/strong>(candy), <strong>n\u00f8tter <\/strong>(nuts), for example. \u00a0My personal belief is that all dairy items in Norway are far better than what you typically get in the US.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Another very popular item to buy if you\u00b4re on the go is <strong>sm\u00f8rbr\u00f8d<\/strong> (an open faced sandwich) with various <strong>p\u00e5legg,<\/strong> such as hard boiled egg, <strong>reker <\/strong>(shrimp), pesto and \u00a0<strong>kylling<\/strong> (chicken), or something of the sort. \u00a0Baguettes with similar fillings are common, as are calzones and hot food such as pizza, warm Chinese food, or pasta. \u00a0<em>Deli de Luca<\/em> is my personal favorite for buying these items.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By far the most common after-bar foods are <strong>p\u00f8lser <\/strong>(hot dogs) either plain in a bun or <strong>lompe <\/strong>(lefse-type wrapping) with some sort of <strong>saus (<\/strong>and maybe even bacon wrapped) and kebabs. \u00a0That\u00b4s right-kebabs. \u00a0My favorite kebab joint in Oslo is called <em>Bislett<\/em>. \u00a0In it, you can have <strong>kylling <\/strong>or <strong>kj\u00f8tt <\/strong>(which means meat, but in this case, beef) and they are typically filled with <strong>l\u00f8k <\/strong>(onion), <strong>mais<\/strong> (corn), <strong>paprika<\/strong> (peppers), and lots of saus, wrapped in a pita. \u00a0My favorite kebab joint in Troms\u00f8, in case you find yourself there in need of a gyro, is <em>Snappes Kebab<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Happy street food eating!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"233\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2011\/03\/vaffel_1214895886-233x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2011\/03\/vaffel_1214895886-233x350.jpg 233w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2011\/03\/vaffel_1214895886.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><p>I\u00b4m sure it seems odd to think about Norway as a place with a lot of street food. \u00a0Before I lived there, I didn\u00b4t imagine there would would be so many options, nor did I think Norwegians would be keen on street food. \u00a0Not the case at all! \u00a0There are plenty of options for street&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/norwegian-street-food\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[44596,44915,44354,43324,43076,45353,43993,45203,43638,11028],"class_list":["post-879","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","tag-7-eleven","tag-boller","tag-deli-de-luca","tag-kebabs","tag-norwegian-street-food","tag-plser","tag-smrbrd","tag-softis","tag-vafler","tag-waffles"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=879"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/879\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1816,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/879\/revisions\/1816"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}