Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
for words like
skummet
for skim,
lett
for lowfat,
sød
or
hel
for whole,
filmjölk
forbuttermilk). Grabadrinkable yogurtandgolocal bypouringit inthe bowl
and sprinkling your cereal over it. The great selection of breads and crack-
ers comes with jam, butter
(smør),
margarine (same word), and cheese
(ost).
And you'll get cold cuts, pickled herring, caviar paste (in a squeeze tube),
and boiled eggs
(æg
—
bløt
is soft-boiled,
kokt
is hardboiled); use the plastic
eggcupsandsmallspoonsprovidedtoeatyoursoft-boiledeggScandinavian-
style.
The brown cheese with the texture of earwax and a slightly sweet taste is
called
geitost
(“goat cheese”) or
brunost
(“brown cheese”). Popular in Nor-
way, it's not really a cheese—it's made from boiled-down, slightly sweetened
whey—and it's more often made from cow's milk. Try to develop a taste for
