Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
EATING WELL, SAVING MONEY
Striking a balance between eating well and staying solvent in Norway requires a clever
strategy - too many travellers spend their trip eating fast-food meals in order to save
money (pizzas, hot dogs and hamburgers at petrol-station convenience stores can very
quickly become a habit). To get around this, remember that most Norwegian hotels and
some hostels offer generous buffet breakfasts ensuring that you'll rarely start the day on
an empty stomach; if you take full advantage, you'll need only a light meal for lunch.
Many restaurants have lunch specials - usually a pasta dish or a salad - for relatively
reasonable prices. Otherwise shop in supermarkets, Norway's last bastion of moderate
prices. Aside from the usual packaged foods, some supermarkets have delicatessens
where you can pick up salads or grilled chickens. These delicatessens also sell smoked or
cured meats that make an excellent filling for a sandwich or roll. If you buy your bread
from a bakery and the rest of the items from a supermarket, you'll end up saving bucket
loads of krone over the course of your trip. Major supermarket chains that you'll find
across the country include Rimi, Spar, Co-op and Rema 1000. If you're by the coast, fish
markets are often well priced and those that receive large numbers of tourists usually
have a range of ready-to-go snacks, such as fish balls or takeaway platters of salmon and
other fishy wonders; few stay open long after lunch.
Some hotels lay on lavish dinner buffets in the evening - they're generally expensive,
but excellent if it's your main meal of the day. Another key is to think in krone and avoid
converting the Norwegian price into your home currency, otherwise you really might wind
up emaciated.
Food & Drink Glossary
bacalao
cod (see also
torsk
)
bankebiff
slices/chunks of beef simmered in gravy
bidos
traditional reindeer stew (Sami)
brisling
sardine
brus
soft drink
dagens rett
daily special
dyrestek
roast venison
elg
elk or moose
