Brown cheese is technically not a cheese, as it's not made from curds. When making cheese, some poor Norwegians boiled down the whey after removing the curds, and that is the basis for the brown cheese. As you saw in the supermarket, there are different verisions of brown cheese. You choose "Fløtemysost", which is a very mild version made from cows milk. Some types are made from a mix of cow and goat, while others are made from pure goat milk. One serving tip is to put it on warm toast together with some jam. "Leverpostei" is quite popular with kids, which is one reason why they put pictures of kids on the label. I prefer to eat it on good bread with pickled cucumbers and black pepper.
@@pep456 If you want a pure goat cheese you can try "Ekte Gjeitost" (translates to "real goat cheese"), which is in a blue packaging. I personally prefer a blend of goat and cow milk, generally just called "Gudbrandsdalen" or "G35", that is in a red package. The name is the same as the valley where it originated. All of these are from the brand "Tine". Other brands might have different packaging.
@@NavnUkjent i have tried brown cheese and absolutely loooove it but i tried the version you named. I remember we didnt found in the supermarket one with pute goat which is weird..is the taste very different?
@@pep456 Where are you located? The selection will vary between different stores (and countries). Here are the brown cheeses that are available for delivery in Norway from one of the online shops - oda.com/no/categories/1283-meieri-ost-og-egg/142-ost/151-brunost/ It's been a long time since I had a pure goat cheese, as I prefer the blend. I recall it having a sharper and less creamy taste than the blended version.
hahaha, there's an explanation for that, MrViking :D In Russia many people eat those foods too. And I'm sure Finns, Swedes and Balts eat them as well. Moreover, some of ethnicities in Russia even have rakfisk / surströmming analogues.
@@aspir133 general caviar and paté maybe, but not mackerell in tomato juice. That's unique to Norway as far as I know. The pink caviar of cod in tubes are also not common elsewhere but Sweden and Norway.
The face part of the ''Leverpostei'' has just always been like an ''tradition'' in Norway. They represents the brands core values, charm, playfulness and a ''twinkle in the eye''.
You should also try Nokelost (cheese), Stratos Chocolate, Lefse (potato pancakes) w/ fresh crushed strawberries just to name a few. Lol now I am hungry.
A few notes from a Norwegian: (probably telling you things you already know) - That mackrel in tomato sauce goes very well with mayonaisse. Try it ;) - The Jarlsberg is you chose is aged, so it has more flavor than the standard one. - Freya got it's name from the Viking godess of Love. - We put salt in everything because everybody lives along the coastline and grow up with the taste of the salty sea water spray on our lips. - The person who invented Smash was evil. She is in hell now. (Hell is a place in theTrondheim area.) - Tørrfisk in the norwegian idea of beef jerkey. Healty snacks, but not all norwegians like it.
ok so i jut gotta tell u that u are wrong abt the freia one. i was at the factory and they litarly told us the whole story abt the factory- idk where u heard that it got its name from freya but thats a lie mah dude-
I'm going to Kongsberg next month and I did like your channel very much! Keep doing these content! The pizza that you tried in this video is from local supermarket, right? Did you eat some pizza from local pizza stores?
There's plenty of great smaller pizza restaurants in Norway, but stay away from the bigger chains like Peppes or Dominos. I've heard good things about Jonas B pizza in Kongsberg, but they are quite popular so I couldn't get a table last time I was there.
the kids on the liverpaste cans are a tradition from before oil. It was meant to showcase the health of he children eating it. For adults there are maaaaany other liverpastes to explore here. in norway Macrill in can with tomato saus, we call it "fly krasj" or "Linjefeil hos nsb." it looks like a trainwreck does it not? Add coarse black pepper, on rye or grov kneip... Damn... that shit is good. few "snake cubumer" slices on that thing... maybe go all out and add extra a crapload of thinnest slices know to man, Frossen pizza. Prøv dr oetker fire oster. legg på det du har i lkøleskapet som topping fem minutter for endt steketid :)
@@ivarnordlkken8082 if you like "brown cheese" that is good for you i suppose, but nothing grinds my gears as much as having visitors that destroy my jarlsberg/norwegia by leaving brown spots on em with the same slicer! Yuck
Been to Norway, it was wonderful except the train ride over the mountains. Went to Sweden too. Only for a very short time. It was twenty years or so ago. I got addicted to a citrus drink and got as many back to the States as I could. I can’t remember the name of it but it was everywhere so I didn’t go thirsty. I would love to go back for a long stay. Freyja (Swedish spelling) is my cats name. No put down Freyja but I couldn’t remember or find the name of the cat that pulls Her chariot. I wouldn’t be surprised if Norway closed Her borders with the way the US is treating Us. I would think there would be a mass exodus out of here. I loved my time spent there! I need to learn the language. My ex didn’t even attempt to talk Norwegian. I think that it is rude not to try, after all We were the visitors!
@@jeffstevens156 I think you're mixing up something. Lilt was sold in the UK, not Scandinavia (except maybe some special import). It's now rebranded as Fanta pineapple and grapefruit. They may not be sold everywhere, but I believe they can ship anywhere. The citrus-flavours, uniquie to Norway at that time, would have been Solo (deep orange, orange flavor) and Urge (weird citrus mix, sold as Surge in the US but discontinued in the 90's). Then many brands of uncolored "sitronbrus" or "brus med sitronsmak" (sprite/7-up copies) and of course Scwheppes and Coca cola co has many citrus flavors. I can't think of anything else in Norway, that's not local/no-name brands or energy-drink types.
I've just noticed that Smash has gotten less expensive recently for some reason. "Toffin" and "m" by Freia on the other hand are still WAY too expensive IMO. Frustrating really, one is just those little chocolate covered toffee spheres and the other one is peanuts with a crunchy chocolate shell, and the bags aren't even that big! I don't get why they have to be so darn expensive?? Same with Opera Mints too, but at least they are imported from Denmark so it makes more sense for them to be expensive but still... The candy prices in Norway are ridiculous sometimes.
Also, like the Kaviar as you can eat only that on the bread ... but it is very very good when you combine it with boiled eggs, same with the Liverpate you can buy something more tasty ofcourse I ate one a couple of days ago that had bacon in it and it was sooooo good, but sometimes I only eat the type you had there but I also combine them with Norwegia cheeze ... and it actually taste really really good (ofcourse in my view).
Grandiosa was the first frozen pizza I remember growing up......it tastes like cardboard with cheese.....not a good pizza.....not even an ok frozen pizza......but people do buy it.....🥴
I know.. but you are right! Lots of people seem to like it a lot ☺️ so I couldn’t miss a chance to try it myself 😁 Very interesting taste! What’s your favourite Norwegian dish? 😉
Grandiosa tastes okay. The taste has never been anything special, in my opinion. It's always been a "safe" alternative, though. The original version of the Grandiosa is probably the least unhealthy pizza you can get in Norway, unless you include pizzas that are actually trying to be healthy (I don't know if those exist here). It's also the only pizza that has the "green keyhole" on it, which is a sign on many Norwegian food products that indicates that the product is a relatively healthy alternative among it's type of food.
I actually miss Norwegian Grandiosa 😉 I’m currently in Rome, can you imagine this? 😁 I can’t wait to have my Norwegian evening with Grandiosa pizza and a bottle of Coke Zero ☺️ but next time I’ll go for a different flavour 😉 Have a great day ahead 🤗
The Grandiosa is not very tasty. It's so much stuff you can buy, to make your own pizza as you know. It's away more fun to make your own food. But I go for the rest of what you showing. Smash thats a winner, 👍
I was told in the supermarket that that particular Grandiosa is a MUST to film 😁 So yes, I had to try it. I was curious what sort of pizza is sold 24 million per year in only 1 country 😉
@@AnnaGoldmanTravel yes I agree, you need to find out when it comes to the Grandiosa. I suppose this is about branding, why they keep on selling so much. 😊😊😊 . In the very old days herring and potatoes was a poor mans food. Keep up your good work 👍👍
@@markus6635 actually! It’s a very good idea to find out what makes Grandiosa so popular and successful. Yes, they have their advertising on the tv quite often in prime time, but I don’t think it’s the only thing which makes them so successful 😉 By the way, I like Norwegian herring so much ☺️ it goes well with lots of vegetables 😉 Thank you so much 🤗 happy Easter!
@@AnnaGoldmanTravel The reason is simple. Cheap - often on offer at 1/2 price and the world's simplest student food - and they are the largest customer group - You can supplement with extra cheese, jalapeno, chilli - and it is 100% upgraded.
@@lpdude2005 so true, Glenn! Upgraded pizza reminds me my student life a lot 😁 We used to make really crazy stuff to make that poor pizza better ☺️ By the way! I saw gluten free option of Grandiosa. What do you think, is it worth trying?
When I first visited Norway in the 1990s, I was told that one should throw away the Grandiosa Pizza, and eat the box. It would be better, they said. Over the years, however, people seem to have become quite nostalgic for Grandiosa, and in spite of the influx of more exotic pizzas, such as Peppe's, the Grandiosa still maintains a solid base of support. Even the crowned prince eats it...
@@AnnaGoldmanTravel i think is just because its cheap and simple. No one in norway is craving grandiosa😂 but its better if you leave it for a few more minutes. Great vid
Nostalgia sums it up pretty well. I also think the fact that it's a relatively healthy pizza, appeals to some people. The more exotic alternatives contain a lot more fat, salt and whatnot.
@@DillaryHuff true! ☺️ Also everything should be balanced. You can’t have pizza every day neither you can’t have only apples for a long time 😉 Happiness as well as Heath is all about balance 🤗
The salt on everything is a common Nordic tradition, that we share with sweden and Finland. All these countries has used salt for concervation. From old ages, salt dryed fish was considered a snack.
The goat cheese has been at room temperature for too long - into the fridge with it - then you get proper slices. You can buy Jarlberg in many stores all over the world - large exports to the US.
I thought so 😆 totally my fault, I was filming Brunost for some time in frond of the window 🙄 but now it’s fine 😉 Lucky States! I have never tried Jarlsberg before ☺️ but now I’m definitely getting it for my friends, I have plenty of cheese lovers who would absolutely love to try Norwegian cheese
@@AnnaGoldmanTravel Also, the first slice will never be nice looking, because of the wrapping paper fucking it up. The most popular one is the red one (Gudbrandsdalsost). At Chistmas they have a special edition one (Julebrunost) with a little cardamom. Personally that is my favorite.
@@thomasjefferson6225 I like how you're debunking the claim that the Cheese slicer is a Norwegian invention, through an account called Thomas Jefferson :P I don't know if it's a Norwegian invention, and I've never really cared. Some people also used to claim that the paper clip was a Norwegian invention, but that's apparently also not true.
When I visited Norway, I had no clue what to do with it. :D In Germany, we usually use a cheese knife (probably stole that habit from the French). I think cheese knifes look funny, like the tiniest sabre.
@@reineh3477 it's a common tool everywhere. I highly doubt that a Norwegian made it first. but i guess Norwegians gotta try to find pride anywhere possible considering how awful their country and culture is.
9:55 Accurate reaction if you say Kit Kat and Kvikk Lunsj are the same, only difference is, you might get a rock or stick instead of pillows, or what ever else is in arms reach
Norwegian put salt in things with coco because they think that it will bring the coco taste more. I am not that good at English, I am 11 and live in Norway.
I think most people use butter on the bread, and there are many healthy types of butter, just ask in the store. And crispbread is not the typical Norwegian bread, it is also Kneip bread, sourdough bread or sunflower bread. YOU should try Caviar with white cheese on, it tastes good. Something that is good is Herring with hard-boiled eggs underneath, and yes, mayonnaise is good with Mackerel in tomato, try it! Here in the house, it is very popular to make pizza yourself, you can buy ready-made pizza bases in the store, and at the same time you take what you want on the pizza. Is at least much better than Grandiosa!
I think we probably have an acquired taste for salt after centuries of curing meats and fish for preservation. Just a wild guess. Also salt and sweet is just a great combo in snacks. Milk chocolate and sea salt is dangerously good.
Actually Kvikk Lunch does not really taste as Kitt Kat, I like Kvikk Lunch better as it have a better chocolade or something like that .. but to be honest I have ate more Kvikk Lunch than Kit Kat so I suppose thats why. When it comes to those Chocolademilk things... I like the one from Q-melk ... it have much better and thicker flavor of chocolade that I like atleast :-) Also Grandiosa is .. well we call it pizza and yeah sure many eat that (some even for christmas .. can you believe it ?), I ate it when I was a kid but now as a grown up I really do not eat it ... atleast not much :-) and it was okey ... not fantastic, if I want a fantastic pizza I go to the local pub that makes great pizza's... but they cost more ofcourse.
Thank you so much for your comment ☺️🤗🤗 Well I never compared both chocolates to be honest with you. In Norway I’m having legendary Kvikk Lunch only 😁 Ill try the rest though 😉 thank you 🤗
Jarlsberg cheese is exported to many countries and many love the special taste not found in similar cheeses. The brown cheese shown in the video is not goat cheese. The real goat cheese is called Geitost in Norwegian. Brown cheese should be served cold from the refrigerator. Otherwise it will be hard to slice as shown in the video. The chosen brown cheese in the video is called Fløtemysost and is made of cow milk. This is the one with the most gentle taste and probably most suited to foreigners trying brown cheese for the first time. The most purchased one in Norway is probably Gudbrandsdalsost. It's made from both goat milk and cow mild and has a slightly stronger taste. This is the one the Norwegians love the most. Geitost is made of only goat milk and has a sharper taste. This version is loved by older Norwegians and those who like the stronger taste from goat milk. In Norway we usually eat brown cheese with Norwegian butter (the best variant is the pure butter called Meierismør). One way to eat this is to use toast bread slices and put butter and slices of brown cheese on them. Then the warmth from the toast will slightly melt the butter and brown cheese. Very delicious. Another way of eating brown cheese is with knekkebrød with butter and brown cheese. The most used knekkebrød is the Swedish brand Wasa (Husman and Frukost are the most used). A third and quite popular way is to use brown cheese with butter on Norwegian waffles. It's very tasty. Some even add strawberry jam on the waffles with brown cheese. It sounds weird, but is supposed to be a great combination. static.wixstatic.com/media/65b21e_072f7a1b57224533b460aa49b7f8460e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_740,h_416,al_c,q_90/65b21e_072f7a1b57224533b460aa49b7f8460e~mv2.webp The reason children faces are shown on the Stabburet liverpaste package is because the taste is so mild even children can eat it. It's liverpaste made for children. We have liverpaste with much stronger taste. Another reason is that the first boy used as a motive was the son of the Stabburet CEO and the tradition has been kept since then. The first boy is now 68 years old. Many Norwegians use liverpaste on slices of bread or knekkebrød with butter and sliced pickles. cdn.blogg.no/content/uploads/sites/533/2018/12/08163522/20170410_155452-2006418-11-1491856291661-n400.jpg Caviar is often eaten using slices of break or knekkebrød with butter and hard boiled egg slices. Then you add the caviar on top of the egg in stripes like this. www.matstart.no/oppskrifter/etter-skoletid/brodskive-med-egg-og-kaviar/
Grandiosa is a no go in my book. Just no. I would walk another mile for another brand. But that's me. Cheese in general is cut/sliced cold and consumed tempered. It'd much rather go for G35 brown cheese.Ask in the grocery or google G35 everyone may not know. G is goatcheese. 35 is % fat. G35. Some like mayo with G35.
The best browncheese is the almost chokolate color looking of goat milk. Very good in " Klubb and duppe" sauce with the chesse, milk and flour dumplings to go wih crispy pork " sideflesk".
Aww thank you so much 🤩🤗🤗🤗 Norwegian language you mean? No, I don’t 🙂 I’m temporary in Norway and will leave the country as soon as my contract here is finished 😉
Hi Anna, you're so funny! I guess you might get along with Helén Skogstad (check her out!). I must confess I absolutely love cripbread, especially with seeds. Greetings from Germany by a Southern Italian! Hei Anna, du er veldig morsom! Jeg synes at du kunne komme godt ut av det med Helén Skogstad (se på henne!). Det må jeg innrømme, jeg elsker knekkebrød absolutt, framfor alt med frø og kjerner. Hilsen fra Tyskland av en syditaliener!
@@ivarnordlkken8082 Sure, but it's not like Norwegians eat it in the same way as Mexicans. From what I hear, Norwegian taco is barely recognizable to a Mexican. I haven't tried "real" Mexican tacos though. Also, by that logic, Pizza is Italian.
I was a solder once, on tour of duty in Kosovo. While there, I was working with some Italian soldiers. They got to try Grandiosa. It was the only thing to eat other than military rations. I asked how they liked the pizza and was told sternly that it wasn't pizza! :D PS. There is a crisp you should have tried that I haven't seen anywhere else. Pig skin that have been fried and seasoned and sold as crisps. Its silly good!
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You even enjoyed the herring, that's impressive! Some years ago I was visiting Namibia. I am very fond of chips, but each an every one of the chip-types had vinegar in it. Which is something that I don't like. I couldn't understand why all this vinegar?
☺️ I absolutely love trying new things 🙂 especially local food. Chips with vinegar? That sounds more like England 😁 any seaside there will serve you fish&chips and offer to cover your dish in vinegar 😁 Namibia! WoW! Sounds so cool! I would love to visit one day
@@AnnaGoldmanTravel the only Grandiosa i actually like is the Kjøttdeig og løk variant. but i recommend that you try one of the Dr. Oetker pizzas the next time you want to try something new, i think all stores have it, but not all stores have all the variants, Coop Mega often has a sale, 4 for 100kr or 20kr for each, they closed down my Coop Mega 2 years ago so i don't keep track of them anymore
They don't "like" it. They just don't understand the difference between good and edible. Ask them if they have ever eaten at a restaurant and if they "liked" it. Then ask what they would have said if Grandiosa had been served. When Grandiosa was launched, it was about 10+20 larger/heavier than comparable products, and that much cheaper. You got more for less money. And for some reason. that was enough for too many people.
Why do you buy pizza like grandiosa.. the only People that say that grandis pizza is good is grandiosa Company.. we have plenty of good food.. seeshels.. crab, sheep, salmon, codd, gjedde, steinbit.. brosme... ovnsbakt baconpostei... we have fresh kaviar... old peepol eat sild... grandis smaker papp...
For non-Norwegians, and mostly for Americans, keep in mind that Anna is originally from Russia. So, the caviar paste and other fish, might not be too different than foods she's used to. I'll try anything. But, some fish is too much for me....I'm sure the American candy company got the Kit-Kat idea from this Norwegian treat. That happens, often.
I am from Serbia and for me the most schoking food in Norway was "souerkraute", or sweet and sour cabbage. The rest was eatable 🙃, even Grandioza, especially if you add some extra cheese and ham on top.
Knekkebrød is not originally Norwegian but Swedish. I see a lot of non-Scandinavians saying that it is Norwegian but this is false. Also, historically there is a big difference in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and Finnish bread
Brunost actually means «brown cheese» brun means «brown» and ost is «cheese» if you didnt know. :) (yes i am Norwegian and if you wanna know more let me know)
Well, when you ask a Norwegian about the kid on the leverpostei you will get the evil Norwegian answer 😂. You know the strawberries on the strawberry jam jar indicating that there are strawberries in the jam!!! Well guess what leverpostei is made of😂😂
Apparently Norway has graduated to the same processed shit as in America. Not much better than my in-laws traditional foods like lutefisk, lefsa and rommegrot. At least it wasn’t made in a factory.
nono thats good knekkebrød nice :D ... and dont do that. call it brunost and no u are to strong on the brunost .... and the leverpostei pic was a competition for kids so they will eat it coz it was NOT popular with kids. so that was the vinner of the kids that sended in there pics so you pinnd one is rong sorry .. now u can just send in your pic and name and u will get your costom box.... fun fakt that pizza is the norm of x-mess and we call it granddis... salt is in everything coz we can (idont like it but yeah)
I can confirm Jarlsberg can be eaten on its own. I'd wind up having that whole wedge by the end of the day if I didn't feel like exercising any self-control. 😎
Don't know if you have watched the Smash advertising, but it actually says " Det skal godt gjøres å spise bare en " which basically means. " It will be a good job if you can eat only one "
Leverpostei is actually very nutritious contains vitamin A - you should not take vitamin supplements with A in addition if you like this over time. Children can upload their own picture to the producer - then they pull out someone who gets their picture on the box - change all the time.
WoW!! So it’s actually a picture of real kids? I believe the parents can upload those pictures, not the kids themselves, right? As far as I know kinder chocolate used to have a similar tradition ☺️ they used to change the picture of the boy on the packaging almost every season! It’s actually quite cool tradition ☺️
Guys this Mashandi is not from Norway because I am from Norway do you know how I know that because I have it at home so you better yes don’t shop it that where she shopit so heiJa so hi
The reason that leverposteien has a childs face is because it is a finer grinded versjon for kids. There is also a less fine versjon with the face of a teenager/adoult
