I am norwegian-american. (Maybe you guessed by my boys’ names… Bjørn & Haakon?)
Born and raised in America… but with norwegian blood.
We have family, and close friends living over there. And quite obviously… the tragedy in Oslo & Utoya – just one week ago – absolutely broke my heart.
Norway is such a peaceful country. A beautiful place full of mountains and fjørds and amazing people and wonderful food.
Not the kind of place you would expect a bombing and horrible shooting-spree to occur.
(Do we ever really expect that kind of tragedy?? But for some reason it shocks me more in Norway than even here on American soil!)
So, with Norway even more on my heart than usual this past week… I have often caught myself daydreaming of my favorite norwegian treats!
My heart is so full of love for that country and especially its people, and food is, well… a tangible expression of that love.
This little treat has been on my mind several times this week. If you familiar at all with Norway or Scandinavia, you have likely heard about/seen/tasted smørrebrød – norwegian open-faced sandwiches.
Usually spread with butter and topped with good things like brown gjetost (goat’s cheese) and jam, or shrimp salad and cucumber, and almost always beautiful… they are a staple at every norwegian table.
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