On the Norwegian Christmas Eve table ... How do we celebrate Christmas in Poland? Although we experiment more and more willingly - looking for new recipes for Christmas Eve, we are still faithful to the timeless, irreplaceable tradition. Necessarily 12 dishes, including: notch, Greek fish, herring, borscht with dumplings, cabbage with peas, cabbage with mushrooms and, of course, irreplaceable dumplings. Norwegians, despite the differences in the Christmas Eve menu, are also enthusiasts of what is traditional and painfully Norwegian. What appears on the table on Christmas Eve?
On the Norwegian Christmas Eve table ... taste the lutefisk ...
Are you in Norway for Christmas Eve? You will certainly taste lutefisk, the so-called soapfish. The tradition associated with this fish dates back to 1555 - it was described by Olaus Magnus, a Swedish priest. It is nothing else than dried cod, which usually comes from the Norwegian Lofoten Islands. The secret lies in proper preparation, which takes several days. Well-dried fish must first be thoroughly immersed in water, then it is macerated in sodium lye for a few days. Finally, we immerse the fish in water again and change the water at least three times. Time-consuming work, but worth it - w Norway's lutefisk is really fun huge popularity.
On the Norwegian Christmas Eve table ... Juleribbe - meat Christmas Eve in Norway ...
Norway i Norwegian Christmas Eve is all about meat on the table. Exactly – pork. Juleribbe, this is one of the basic, Christmas Eve dishes. The Christmas pork ribs are the real star Norwegian Christmas. After cutting the skin, bake the whole thing in the oven. The meat is usually served with potatoes, special sauce, blueberry jam or sauerkraut. The choice of accessories depends only on us.
Pork meat and delicious mulled wine.
What to drink appears on the Christmas Eve table? In Norway, people often drink special, appropriately spiced Christmas beer. This drink appears not only during Christmas Eve itself, but also throughout holiday season.
Regardless of what appears on the table and whether we spend Christmas in the flow Norwegian or Polish what matters is the presence of family and loved ones. And that's what we wish you this Christmas...
Be sure to read: Christmas in Norway - best wishes!
