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offer cheap ready-made sandwiches. If you're bored with sandwiches, some
groceries and most delis have hot chicken, salads by the portion, and picnic
portables.
The large meal of the Nordic day is an early dinner. Most Scandinavians eat
dinnerathome,andrestaurantdinnersareexpensivetreats.Alternatebetween
picnic dinners (outside or in your hotel or hostel); cheap, forgettable, but
filling cafeteria or fast-food dinners ($20); and atmospheric, carefully chosen
restaurants popular with locals ($40 and up). One main course and two salads
or soups fill up two travelers without emptying their pocketbooks. If pota-
toes came with your main dish, most servers are happy to give you a second
helping. Booze is pricey: A beer costs about $10 in Oslo. Water is served free
with an understanding smile at most restaurants (though in Denmark, there is
a charge for water if you don't order another beverage).
In Scandinavia, a $40 meal in a restaurant is not that much more than a $30
American meal, since tax and tip are included in the menu price.
