Americans Try Norwegian Christmas Food

See staff at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo try traditional Norwegian Christmas dishes.
Se ansatte på den amerikanske ambassaden i Oslo smake på norsk julemat.

[@Foxnos]

"The bacon is good" That's lutefisk in a nutshell.

[@اتَّكَلْنامنهعلىخُصٍّالاتحادقو]

+Foxnos JA HAHAHAHA, jeg vet ikke hvorfor jeg innbiller meg selv at jeg kommer til å like det hver gang mamma mekker til, men ender altså med at jeg prøver å holde tilbake fra å spy enhver gang jeg putter det i munnen.

[@Foxnos]

+trolololol lololol Spiste det for andre gang i forrige uke, moren min sa det enkelt og greit at jeg ikke burde prøve å like lutefisken, men alt tilbehøret rundt. Ikke det at lutefisk smaker noe..

[@MarkRose1337]

+Foxnos I still look forward to trying it some day

[@اتَّكَلْنامنهعلىخُصٍّالاتحادقو]

Foxnos sant sant, men jeg får en automatisk oppkast-reaksjon med en gang det rører tungen min hahaha.

[@MosoKaiser]

+Foxnos Welcome to Finland! Here lutefisk is traditionally served with just white gravy... My folks aren't huge fans of it, so I've actually never tried it, and don't exactly have a huge urge to. Reportedly the fish is so bland that basically the only taste comes from the gravy.

[@honestsignalz]

Even the US Government has turned into Buzzfeed? lol -Austen

[@tytube3001]

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[@FilipMcGee]

How on earth did you come over this video Vadim? haha

[@honestsignalz]

FilipMcGee I was doing some cultural research about Scandinavia for a new episode I'm doing: Swedish Hockey Player. Came across this. Check out a video called "Swedishness" :) -Austen

[@gnawershreth]

+Honest Signalz Nah, the title isn't "YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AMERICANS TRY NORWEGIAN FOOD!!!"

[@felefun]

Great video, but you should have served the food with the traditional side dishes, that's when the magic happens! :) This is like serving Thanksgiving turkey without the mashed potatoes, stuffing and gravy. That would be pretty sad as well! :)

[@darktwistedlady]

Agreed! Pinnekjøtt without kålrabistappe, that's just sad.

[@tress212]

+felefun While I agree, lutefisk is horrible no matter what. And I love seafood! But lutefisk... that's jelly with fish/soap taste. Ew.

[@Trollhammer0210]

+kattentress That would be the Lye :D Also Lutefisk is yummy

[@tress212]

+Tom Miller I know it's the lye :P And no it really isn't lol. I have tried so many times with the best intentions and each time I'm like "...yuck!". Ruining perfectly good fish like that ;)

[@felefun]

+kattentress My trick with lutefisk is to kill off the somewhat foul taste with huge amounts of mustard sauce and bacon. That makes it kind of enjoyable. But not my favorite dish from the Norwegian christmas cuisine.

[@reenaazu]

"You look so sad . But you're dead" I died of laugher idk why (sorry for my bad English)

[@idahval]

Hvilke stakkars mennesker er det som spiser raspeball til jul?

[@jonasdalbakk7927]

Den måten du satt settningen sammen, fikk meg til å le xD

[@MeekalDr]

+idahval they are life

[@btjh1855]

+Mike Z Vi kallar dei komler her eg bur.. :-}

[@mathiasegeland-eriksen9909]

+Balder Theodor Haugsgjerd her og

[@susanpedersen5184]

+idahval Tenkt på akkurat det samme!! Jeg har ikke hørt om en nordmann som spis raspeball i jula...!!

[@wolfyboy]

"Is this fish or jelly?" ...yes.

[@Alex-wt7sv]

"You look so sad. but You're dead" That's Sounds like a Evil Maniac speaking.

[@TheFlyingCorpse]

And where is the most hallowed of all Norwegian Christmas dishes, Grandiosa? :)

[@MeAndMira]

+TheFlyingCorpse at Rema 1000

[@ot0m0t0]

+Neo aka Mr. Cillessen Lool

[@feliix628]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@oNorw]

pinnekjøtt for life

[@wibzie]

ribbe 4 life

[@perjanni9771]

Så sant

[@olavgiil]

Haha

[@safira2342]

nam xD

[@Wormweed]

Sau smaker så grusomt, og lukter enda værre når du tilbereder den. Nesten på samme nivå som flykræsj å surstrømning.

[@baibaihuginn]

I see a lot of people talking about the Lye Fish' consistency here. The problem with Lye Fish is that people think it's supposed to have the consistency of jelly. This dish is Northern Norwegian in heritage, and no one from that region is used to having it that way. The gelatinous consistency is a result of southerners making the dish innacurately, serving it, and that wrongful representation becoming part of our culture/horror stories. Lye Fish is supposed to have a quite firm texture to it, no taste of lye, and a clear taste of the dried fish it is made of. One of the better culinary christmas traditions in my opinion. //Baibai

[@solanskotnes6652]

Hei Baibai

[@JaranDalsbo]

+Baibai & Huginn Hei baibai! :D

[@sigveod635]

+Baibai & Huginn De e jo baibai og huginn jo! :D

[@mona123chicken3]

Forventa ikke å se dere!?!?

[@kanta4444s]

heiaa

[@morts89]

Raspeball er vel ikke akkurat julemat. I Stavanger er vel det en tradisjon å spise det hver Torsdag.

[@espenjohnsen7460]

I am from Norway! The pinnekjøtt is the best christmas food i can get

[@mathiasegeland-eriksen9909]

+Espen Johnsen yes

[@eirikmagnuslarssen4242]

+Eppa78 Definitely.

[@julie5972]

Sant 🇳🇴

[@j.v2170]

Eppa78 ne ribbe

[@siljemygland7571]

om du ikkje mener at pinnekjøtt er godt og bortkasta penger, så er det fordi du kjøper dei i butikk med mer bein enn kjøtt.

[@Spretzjnjikhow]

To all the Norwegians claiming that nobody eats this here: I guess you are southerners huh? anyone else would be enlightened enough to realise that even if you don't eat it personally or within your local region, it still exists.

[@neogeo1670]

Easterners*

[@hanshie7864]

@@alpertoap jeg kjenner ingen på Vestlandet som spiser noe av dette greiene heller. Ribbe er greit men asså hva søren var det hode der for noe!

[@FriendlierFetus]

@@hanshie7864 Du kjenner garantert ikkje nokon ekta Vestlendinger viss dei aldri har fortalt om smalahove. Korleis er det eigentleg mogleg å leva i Noreg utan å ha høyrt eller sett det?

[@hen8rik]

@@FriendlierFetus Enig.

[@molo4612]

almost no norwegians eat sheep head. Most norwegians eat pinnekjøtt

[@amaliesliv8115]

True

[@sigveod635]

+FuzzyMonki and ribbe.. :)

[@nikolaistrand8746]

Fuzzy monky Det er for di smala hova er Vossa mat

[@Wormweed]

Pinnekjøtt tastes like shit! Sau er ubrukelig til mat

[@erica2980]

+Wormweed går bra, ikke alle kan være kompetent i matlaging. Du kan gjøre noe annet fornuftig.

[@TemperaMagenta]

Any other Norwegians here that are surprised by the number of Norwegians that don't know of these dishes? I thought most of these where well known around the country? Just out of curiosity, you guys that haven't heard of this food, where in the country are you from?

[@tommyhvalberg]

TemperaMagenta Probably Oslo-rats, those peasants

[@frankbg1]

I enjoy Lutefisk, Pinnekjøtt and Ribbe, but raspeball is like eating glue. The three first dishes are lovely with the right trimmings.

[@zeregaa]

i'm a norwegian and i've eaten most of these, the only thing i havent tried is Rakfisk i think

[@astahegland497]

I’ve heard of about half of the dishes and I’m from kristiansand in Sørlandet

[@tommyhvalberg]

@@alpertoap Ahahah, har ikke noe imot Osloværinger! Kommentaren var kødd, pekte mot stereotypen om at Osloværinger ikke kan noe om norsk kultur og tradisjoner.

[@chefdingo]

I love potato dumplings! If it tasted like dough then it wasn't made right, and it should be served with butter at the very least. According to my grandpa, my great grandmother (who was from Norway) would put a piece of bacon or side pork in each dumpling.

[@codename9824]

Michael Rustebakke that’s sounds really nice!

[@elisegundersen34]

Omg i am from Norway and i hate almost all of that stuff (just ribbe and pinnekjøtt Thats Nice)

[@sebastianmydland8029]

Ja, jeg også @elise gunnarsen

[@prospect8245]

Ser ut som de fleste norske her mener det samme XD

[@bigsnus5192]

Over halvparten av oss i Norge spiser ikke disse tingene uten om pinnekjøtt

[@kristineandersen6762]

+Elise Gundersen same, I hate fish, especially lutefisk.. yuck! pinnekjøtt is delicious though :)

[@susanpedersen5184]

+Elise Gundersen Ribbe and pinnekjøtt for life!!!

[@Uffdadoc]

So I was expecting "on behalf of the U.S. Embassy in Oslo I want to apologize for mocking a host country's cuisine and acting like an arrogant guest." Yeah, that would have been what a good guest would do.

[@s1382]

While that was fun some of the tastes were misleading. For example no one in his right mind would eat a raspeballe (dumpling) without melted butter or bacon pieces on it. It has no taste on its on. The same goes for the pinnekjøtt. Like another commentater mentioned, without mashed rutebaga as a side its just sad. But I'll give them the sheeps head. Even I balk a little at that. But I've heard the meat is delicious and very tender.But I hope they all get a chance to be at a traditonal Christmas dinner, either out on the town or at home. Thats when the fun really starts. God Jul!

[@oliver7710]

Also, the lutefisk should have been prepared differently. I am only gonna assuke tha they did NOT get grandmothers in to make this food, if anyone can prepare these dishes properly, it is them!

[@zwagzer]

Smalehove e sykt godt

[@nikolaistrand8746]

+HallvardGold Ja ikke sant!! :-)

[@kristineandersen6762]

+s1382 excuse me?! pinnekjøtt has no taste on its own? I respectfully disagree, there's a reason there's like zero side dishes for pinnekjøtt.. you don't need it.

[@zwagzer]

+Kristine Andersen Helt enig, spesielt røkt pinnekjøtt

[@Antares2]

I like the guy who said ribbe is better than pinnekjøtt. Couldn't agree more :) God jul!

[@nitbot]

+Antares Ribbe master race

[@hemmli99]

+Antares Infidel!

[@btjh1855]

+nitbot NEI PINNEKJØTT FOR THE WIN!

[@socom88man]

+Antares Couldn't agree less :) God jul!

[@Tom-Pendragon]

IT NOT EVEN FUCKING SNOWING IN OSLO. GOD FUCKING DAMN IT

[@tokega]

+Tom Pendragon It's been raining here in Copenhagen this evening and went I went ouside it smelled like spring. That's just wrong!

[@bamsebomsen]

+Tom Pendragon Come up to Tromsø and get some, we have too much already.

[@yka430]

+Tom Pendragon I feel you. I live in Kuopio finland and two days ago i had made peace with the fact that there is only about 1cm of snow, you know just enough to make the landscape white. Next day i look out the window and BAM it's like september out there.

[@olanordmann2743]

+Tom Pendragon Bærgæn har aldri snø. Kl. 14:00 22.12.2015, 7 grader og selvfølgelig regn. Og ja, vi har gjeller.

[@devin2109]

Det er første gang for meg at det ikke er snø om julaften. Det er drittt

[@sebatr0509]

If you didn't like pinnekjøtt, you didn't taste the right pinnekjøtt...

[@zeregaa]

Pinnekjøtt

[@ikdahlv]

i'm from norway and ive only heard about like 2 of these

[@yeppeunsalam]

Da er ikke jula di bra

[@ikdahlv]

Peter Griffin joooooo XD

[@juliusalexander2275]

+ikdahlv Alt det som ble nevnt på videoen er utrolig populært. Men lutefisk er noe en ALDRI skal spise!

[@ikdahlv]

Julius Alexander jeg smakte lutefisk en gang, og jeg holdt på å spy haha

[@juliusalexander2275]

+ikdahlv Det smaker utrolig vondt! Var på ett sted i Valdres der man kunne smake alm type ost og all type fisk. Lutefisk og Pultost er det verste på denne jord! haha

[@solowebmaster3483]

Why is everything in Sweden so nice and beautiful? I feel like its the perfect country.

[@pinguinobc]

+LionheadBunny And how is this relevant to the video?

[@erikmcawful5177]

+pinguinobc Probably just a troll that wants to annoy Norwegians.

[@solowebmaster3483]

+Erik McAwful omg i maybe was high when posted this comment i thought in title it said sweden for some reason, now i see its norwegian and i still like it Norway is a nice country too

[@erikmcawful5177]

Better than Sweden, that's for sure. ;)

[@rgs4x]

My Grandma was from Norway. Their deserts are the best!

[@taiversen]

Agree!

[@mullkimust]

+Robert S Where is she from now?

[@rgs4x]

+elias vestin North Dakota

[@mullkimust]

Robert S ah to bad "/

[@eirikmagnuslarssen4242]

+Robert S Heheh. Just make sure that you like butter. Lots of it.

[@iamcantaloupe]

Hi there, I am a full bodied Norwegian National I imported myself to the US in 1963, and grew up with all these Norwegian delicacies. You forgot to tell how these apparent Norwegian specialties came to exist. Norway is a country where the spring, summer ant autumn is really no more than 5 months of the year, the remainder 7 months are basically Winter. We know that almost no food stuff spoils in the winter. Look in the freezer and you know I am right. The expiration date may be off, but the stuff is alright to eat. That is the same conditions Norwegians found themselves in a few hundred years ago. They had no fridge, but the outdoors was cold enough. As a result the Norwegians invented, or perhaps developed foods that were edible - meaning they did not get sick from eating it. Some of those foods were mentioned in the piece, but some were left unnoticed. My favorite is Gammalost = Old Cheese. This is a basically Swiss type cheese made in the spring but unfortunately not consumed over the summer, and left to rot. The rotting process is relatively sterile because the cheese is left to hang in the air in the Stabbur over the summer. In the autumn when you discover the rotten and worm-infected cheese, most people throw it out, but some are hungry enough to tasted it, they found that it tasted good as long as they did not smell it. This became a Norwegian delicacy called Gammalost. Another Norwegian staple food is Fiskepudding. Fiskepudding is made by grinding fish of any type into a fine mush, bones, intestines and all. Then you add some butter and cream and bake a pudding out of it. It really tastes of nothing and has the consistency of nothing, but you get it for Friday dinner. It takes its name after the milk product that was added to make it palatable. Cream makes it Cream pudding etc, you can get Milk pudding an rømme pudding. Then there is Rømme which is cream that is soured and then fermented according to a specific procedure. This is a revered delicacy that only your parents get to eat, therefore kids want it, and don't know why it is so special. You did cover the Rake process which is special fermentation process normally applied to various types of fish. Thank you. Hans Jørgen Weedon.

[@brtf]

Norwegians usually dont eat any of this except for ribbe and pinnekjøtt.

[@colossus4219]

You're wrong

[@susanpedersen5184]

+Tommy Andrè That's true!!

[@ZORRO1665]

+Tommy Andrè The Norwegians eat  Lye Fish and sheep's head. Sheep's head is most popular on the west coast of Norway...

[@brtf]

i live in Norway, i know what i'm talking about.

[@ZORRO1665]

+Tommy Andrè Jeg bor på Vestlandet, so i know what i am talking about :-)

[@shoshidori]

"You look so sad. But you're dead." Make that man our ambassador, stat! ;-)

[@GROENAASMusic]

1:40 As a Norwegian, I totally agree.

[@rosakarlsen4668]

I love pinnekjøtt it's so good❤i'm from Norway

[@Ryan-nn1kl]

Can we just take a moment and question what was said @1:16. Like the way he just mentioned that so none shalant as if everyone knows what wall paper paste taste like.

[@ergiel]

+Nick D Starch. It's actually made of potato flour. Just buy some of potato flour, add water and there you go. No need to buy anything else.

[@gatekomplexmusic6267]

Yes you need the other thins we eat too, potato , surkål og slækk! Only thing that is well served here is the rakfisk and the akkevitt, (from Løten destilation) the best in Norway

[@torbjrnborge3259]

50% of the norwegians dont eat what you just ate ;) Merry Christmas :)

[@HebnesO]

+Torbjørn Borge more like 90%.

[@icinfin117]

+HebnesO Smalahove er det eneste av dette majoriteten definitivt ikke spiser.

[@trondmm]

+Cassandra Fín Javel? Har noen virkelig observert en cabaret innenfor Norges grenser siden 1983?

[@HebnesO]

Av de rettene, vil jeg bare si at 2 som majoriteten spiser, det vil si 90%+. Tror du misforstod min kommentar. Den tredje mest spiste vil jeg tippe er lutefisk, ettersom det er ganske normalt fra gammelt av. Ser også at Torsk ikke er med her i det hele tatt, noe som er på høyde med lutefisk mange plasser i landet. Uten å sitte med noe fakta, så er dette bare spekulasjoner fra min side av erfaringer jeg har fra det vidstrakte land... God jul.

[@jeannestark6293]

It’s 2019 three years later period could you guys enjoy more of that food for me? My actual biological grandmother was Norwegian! Sending you a hug in December 2019 skul

[@eilifantonsen1670]

Love this !!! :D Merry Xmas!

[@velk0mmen]

We don’t rly eat that in Christmas but ribs.... and pinnekjøt

[@BenRangel]

You can't serve sill and lutfisk on it's own. Needs some potatoes in the same bite.

[@demonicwaffles2107]

Im from Norway and I have never even heard about anyone eating a sheeps head

[@Maliett]

"I hope this is mushroom" :D

[@annabv55]

HolycrapLOL hun skulle bare ha visst😂

[@anderski01]

It tastes good with a lot of beer

[@a11an72]

Im from Norway and i've never tried sheepshead tho 😂😂😂 Im not THAT viking 🤔

[@kristineandersen6762]

Lol, samme her. Har aldri prøvd Smalahove, har ikke lyst heller.

[@neogeo1670]

Kristine Andersen you should try it. And the eye oh the eye actually tastes pretty damn good xD

[@ragghy]

It's so freaking good.

[@leffi4]

I died at "You look so sad.. but you're dead."

[@sanderostvold]

Just say'n, no one under 90 years old eats sheep head these days...

[@jonasdalbakk7927]

Oh now you're being silly. Even though it may not apply as a very popular dish, it still has its fair share of younglings that eats/has eaten Smalahove. So saying "no one under 90 eats sheep head" would be a very wrong statement. If you mean "no one" in the terminology of very few, then yes, your statement makes sense, but saying "no one" is wrong. There has to at least be some. It's bound to be,

[@sanderostvold]

+Jonas Dalbakk +Jonas Dalbakk Ja keg mente det som "veldig få". Heter det smalahove?

[@jonasdalbakk7927]

+Sander Gjertsen Østvold ja, hvis du mener sauehode så. :P

[@alex-017]

+Jakop Flatekval JAAAAAA! Endelig en fra VOSSSSSS! Er der vær sommer på Vosscup! (Eg e fra Bærgen)

[@pugmafia6524]

+Sander Gjertsen Østvold am 15, i eat sheep head

[@glyvrar]

Happy X-mas to all in USA ambassade in NorWay :-)

[@nikitabeautyidk5352]

Lik om du er norsk GOD JUL

[@recnepsgnitnarb6530]

"Gravlax, cured salmon. What it was cured of, we'll never know." - John Cleese.

[@misterStevePikk]

Ribbe > Pinnekjøtt

[@UlrikLinstad]

+misterStevePikk Second thaaaaaaat

[@nightmare9566]

+misterStevePikk Kødder du!?? De bitene i pinnekjøttet med RENT kjøtt i endene er bare.....himmelsk.....

[@oioi5149]

+sk0g CS:GO Productions 2k15 Helt enig! xD

[@UlrikLinstad]

Svor all day err' day

[@dzarko55]

Svoret er det eneste gode med ribbe. Pinnekjøtt, derimot... Godt å gnage på.

[@marensaevild1046]

I'm from Norway. Elsker Rasbeballer og sauehode

[@marensaevild1046]

Eg meinte smalahove

[@gregorycain3952]

I can't believe these people are paid employees of the USA State Department. They sound, describe and react like small children. WTH! I can safely say that a large percentage of the citizens of Norway would be shocked by the reactions of people in the Diplomatic service recorded here. Saying such banal and and stupid comments is beneath the important role these employees are charged with.

[@TheXeeman]

it's funny how we eat a lot of animals and get shocked at seeing the head. tells us how disconnected we are to where our food comes from

[@googlingnoodles9157]

Im norwegian and I have never tasted "smalahove", but most of the other stuff is good!

[@recnepsgnitnarb6530]

The food inflicted on Western Europe after the Vikings couldn't conquer Europe. Norse culinary revenge. I say this as being Norwegian.

[@GowliPlays]

The most common christmas dishes is "ribbe","pinnekjøtt" and "lutefisk" :)!

[@elvarhelgi1055]

Im from iceland and ve heat the lamb heat on new years

[@AnnaBilstad]

who the heck eats cabaret in Norway anymore? I thought that was something that belonged in the 70's... Never seen it as a part of "Norwegian cuisine"

[@twoplustwocrew]

This is so funny. we just spent Christmas in Norway and fully understand all the surprises..!

[@blackrose2829]

In norway we eat, Lutefisk and Chiken and ribbe thats normal in norway

[@tonjemjaaland1158]

I am from norway and i have never seen any of these meals

[@rooroo1988]

Awesome watching Americans gripe about food they don't like

[@leah1068]

The only thing we actually eat is ribbe... and someone eats pinnekjøtt lol

[@movedchannels7982]

''It's so sad, but it's dead''

[@charlottebergstrom4003]

Have you ever tasted wall paper paste?

[@orthopaedist1]

Great video, great food. I must try it

[@sixpoundernix]

I'm Norwegian and I only eat #6 and #7, just like 98% of the rest does

[@TheAmmoniacal]

I like all these dishes, but for sheep's head I just eat the cheeks and eyes -- the rest is for the dog.

[@avalonrising8695]

I'm still hoping for a 2016 version, where you invite norwegian officials to try proper american christmas dinners with you ;D

[@EnokNvdal]

And a big have a great Happy Christmas to our american friends =)

[@anoli792007]

In USA maybe you called it Holiday but in Europe we call it as it is CHRISTMAS.PC level hard.

[@Antares2]

+anoli792007 Actually, since this is in Norway, we call it jul, or "yule" if you want the english version. Besides, it doesn't matter what you call it as long you enjoy it. God jul! :D

[@oligultonn]

I had fish, whale and puffin meat for x-mas. Not the christian x-mas I'm talking about the old nordic x-mas on 22nd of December when it's the darkest day of the year.

[@tonekyllingstad2073]

I am Norwegian and I dont know what the half part of the food is

[@VentusK]

can i try norwegian christmas food?

[@KayJay01]

I'm norwegian and I've only eaten Lutefisk, Ribbe, and Pinnekjøtt. Guess I'm not a true norwegian :(

[@robinhjertvik8190]

*Raspeball is not a Norwegian christmas food*

[@ralex65]

Lute fisk without white sauce? Anyway lute fisk is one of the things that I like in Christmas. For me the proper way is using oven, because other way it is loosing it's firm texture.

[@kristineandersen6762]

Pinnekjøtt is a million times better than Ribbe. Sorry to say but the Americans have bad taste. Pinnekjøtt is delicious!

[@janerikpaulsen]

Respect. That's more Norwegian cuisine than I'd ever dare taste.

[@erikmcawful5177]

+Calimariae You should try some of the non-weird food... the ones we're very much not famous for abroad. ;)

[@taiversen]

Ja det var morro nam Nam smatt smatt skikkelig godt altså 😂

[@SN-sw5dt]

I'm Norwegian and haven't heard lf most of them

[@bjrnjensen7074]

There are some Norwegian foods that I simply WON`T eat-and I am 100% Norwegian. Take lutefisk... never tried it, and I don`t exactly have a strong urge to try it this Christmas either. Seriously, the Portuguese have done a FAR better job with our dried cod- google "bacalao". I don`t like sursild/pickled herring either.. give me pork ribs + white sausages with potatoes, brown gravy, brussel sprouts, sauerkraut and some lingonberry jam and I`ll be more than happy. Greetings from Oslo!

[@briangriffin5701]

I like pickled herring just not at Christmas. 😁

[@FriendlierFetus]

Det må vera merkeleg å bu i Noreg, utan å ha kontakt med norsk kultur og tradisjon. Sit og et dansk flæskesteg på sjølvaste juleaftan.. Oslo.. Uffameg for ein plass..

[@bjrnjensen7074]

@@FriendlierFetus "dænsk flæskesteg"... ha ha- og hvem sier at svinet er DANSK?

[@FriendlierFetus]

@@bjrnjensen7074 Høyr no her, min "vend". Eg "siger" ikkje at svin er dansk, eg seier at ribbe, med alle tilbehøyra sine, er ingenting anna enn ein dårleg kopi av flæskesteg. Jeg ved godt, at norsk er svært at forstå, men Oslo er vel ikke så langt væk, ik?

[@bjrnjensen7074]

@@FriendlierFetus Dette er et sånt "Hva kom først ? høna eller egget"-spørsmål.. for meg spiller det INGEN rolle om juleribbe opprinnelig var en dansk tradisjon, og så har vi importert den og evt "moderert" den. De fleste land låner mattradisjoner fra andre land, og vi tenker ikke så mye på hvem som lagde hva FØRST-vi bare spiser den. Samme med "kjøttkaker", de finnes i MANGE land, i ulike varianter. Heldigvis kan vi låne fra hverandre! -:

[@freddyberget7465]

Im a 15 years old norwegian and i drank Aquavit on christmas eve for my first time, and i liked it

[@robotnik77]

I'm an American Norwegian and I think I'd pick at that stuff, too. Lutefisk is nasty. Now, moose meat I like, and rømmegrøt for dessert, or rhubarb sauce.

[@AndersEinarHilden]

What, no funny scenes with lieutenant commander Greg this year? 8/10

[@barbiebeyer8945]

This was so refreshing to watch these special people trying to eat what's set before them. I laughed and watched it over and over. Thank you all for your work.

[@gardini100]

well brave people :)..i would not eat most of it ...but im sure im gone make a perfect roasted turkey with stuffing and cranberry sauce during the holidays :)

[@IcelandHotSpots]

See my channel for how to make traditional Icelandic sheep head soup. Throw away your bias and try it!

[@mysingingmonstersshow4167]

I am Norwegian and we don't eat sheep head. I will never eat a sheep head

[@Mads-hl8xj]

men pølser.. det går rett ned

[@isue062]

the Pinnekjøtt is supposed to be more pink looking? At least that's what ours look like. The one they had in this video was looking kinda white, with a lot of bone??

[@Ra1dMaX]

the chef that made that lutefisk should be ashamed of himself , if lye fish looks translucent and jelly like you should send it back and tell the chef that he has nothing to do in a kitchen The cabaret or aspic is not a christmas thing(i have seen it served like once in my lifetime) same with smalahove(sheeps head witch is more of a tradition around summer/fall and mostly a southwestern norwegian thing) and Potato dough(raspeballer). Only Pork ribs(ribbe) , Lamb sticks(pinnekjøtt), Lye Fish(lutefisk) and the mustard herring(sennepssild) are norwegian christmas traditions

[@siljemygland7571]

Va tråll er sennepsild? Og hvor er kompa?

[@MrChristopher0112]

Cool video, but as mentioned, it should have been Complete dishes, With the correckt extra,s , that,s making the dishes Complete, and right taste totally, "lutefisk" is great, when you have all the extra,s to make is taste correckt, and it,s also VERY important how it,s made, it should be a little hard jelly,ish. I did not like it before, but after Learning how to make it correckt, it ,s fantastic :)

[@annabv55]

Many of this things arent "normal" for a norwegian person to eat. No, we arent crazy

[@davidlarsen2580]

The most common Chrismas eve-dinner in Norway is "ribbe". Ribbe is "winning" in every area in Norway beside in west with areas like Bergen. These guys are brave, when they go for our "lutefisk". Because thats almost crime to see it's as food

[@JustHorseyMie]

The fact that you're an adult, working for an embassy, and you use the word "eugh/ewww"....

[@prospect8245]

I love ribbe though

[@JannzkyStudio]

The only people I know that eat most of that are lonely old people. Why no julepølse? Or medisterkaker? I have never eaten pinnekjøtt, but I wont eat something that made me think the dog crapped inside....that smell...

[@TheOwner8D]

The only common thing to eat out of these things is pinnkjøtt.. I don't like any of these dishes, I eat turkey on christmas eve.. (Just a disclaimer so american don't think we're crazy)

[@NeroNORirl]

We don't eat smalahove on christmas eve. Some families from Voss eat smalahove or pork legs one day between 25-31dec, but pinnakjøtt is on most menus there for christmas eve.

[@Pitanga990]

Really? smalahåve as christmas food? iam norwegian, most of these dishes ive never eaten. Never heard of anyone eating this crap at christmas. Only christmas dish in this vid that screams christmas and that we all eat is ribbe and Pinnekjøtt. rest is just nasty lol.

[@maaria]

i bet all the norwegians who's watching this, only know what Ribbe and Pinnekjøtt is, like the rest is stuff that looks nasty, and there's probably just 1% of the population who actually eats that😂

[@alf-olearntsen2697]

The only normal norwegian christmas food here is ribbe, lutefisk and pinnekjøtt. I as a norwegian haven't even heard of the rest except from the sheep head and aquavit....