Tag: food
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11 Tips to Eat and Drink in Norway on a Budget
Norway can be expensive, and whether you are a tourist here or living here, you might need tips to save money when eating and drinking. I have lived in Norway for 15 years, these are the tips I can give you to eat and drink on a budget. 1- Drink tap water Tap water is…
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Norwegian Cuisine cannot be the Worst in the World, right?
Image found on Wikipedia – smalahove TasteAtlas Awards 2022 ranked 95 countries from best to worst cuisine. Surprise surprise, Norway makes last spot, therefore becoming the worst cuisine in the world according to TasteAtlas. Is it really that bad? Who did Norway lose against? Let’s look at something else first. Which cuisines did Norway lose…
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Why do kids in Norway get such bad food?
My child was a bit over 1 year old, and we had our first parental meeting with the barnehage pedagogical leader, a person with high authority in a Norwegian barnehage. “You child will have great difficulties to learn to speak” she said. I was horrified. I am neither a health personnel nor an expert in…
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My Recommended 10 Best Restaurants in Oslo
French people love food. And I am no exception. I love all food, from Norwegian to Pakistani, from reindeer to vegetarian, from fish to mezza (small dishes from the Middle East, usually eaten in high number in one meal, and shared among all the guests).Oslo offers a wide range of restaurants for all tastes. Here is…
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New Year’s Resolutions: Norwegians vs. Immigrants
So, which promises did you make to yourself for 2016? Be a better spouse, a better parent, a better son/daughter? Stop eating peanut butter at night while you’re on a diet during day time? Eat more greens, hit the gym every second day. Become tall and beautiful. Try to keep a girlfriend. Wait. Try to…
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How to be a Happy Immigrant in Norway?
Credit image: Shutterstock license 1. Accept things and people as they areAccept that this is another country with its own culture. Sure, half of what Norwegians do is new and strange to you, but for them that is the norm. It is the same all over the world: people do things in a certain way…