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The Norway Chronicles

Stories about Norwegian culture, food, and history, with an emphasis on the more current era.
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Brunost: The Legendary Norwegian Cheese That Isn’t a Cheese
Brunost, aka Geitost, aka Gjetost, aka Raudost. And those are just the Norwegian misnomers.
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Remi A. Olsen
The Russ: The Scourge of Norway’s Constitution Day
Introducing the Russ and their year-long high-school graduation celebration. Also: Our first “letter to the editor!”
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Remi A. Olsen
Matpakka—The Omnipresent Norwegian Lunch
Packed lunch taken to the extreme.
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Remi A. Olsen
Fiskeboller And Hvit Saus
Fish balls and white sauce, and the concept of husmannskost.
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Remi A. Olsen
Brun Saus And Kjøttboller
And also potatoes in a can.
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Remi A. Olsen
Janteloven—The Laws of “Us” Vs. “You”
The Law of Jante is more of a guideline, but it’s deep-rooted.
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Remi A. Olsen
The Norwegian Waffle
And we’re talking both the baked goods and the idiosyncrasy of language.
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Remi A. Olsen
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