Vestland Street Food

5 dishes in Norway

5 street foods from Vestland, Norway: Hansa, Smalahove, Pinnekjøtt, Raspeball and Skillingsbolle. Each one has its own page with the story behind it and what to look for.

Street foods of Vestland

🍻 Hanseatic Lager · Bergen Brewed Hansa Hansa's name is a direct nod to Bergen's centuries as a Hanseatic League trading port, brewed in the very city that made the name famous. Hansa Bryggeri has brewed in Bergen since 1891, and its beers remain closely tied to the city's identity along the fjord-side wharf. The brand still produces Bayer, its original dark… Christmas Market · Sheep's Head Smalahove Tradition says to start with the ear and the eye, the fattiest parts, because they're best eaten while still hot. A sheep's head is salted, smoked, and dried, then boiled or steamed for hours until the meat falls tender. It's served whole on the plate with mashed rutabaga and potatoes, traditionally… Steamed Over Birch · Salted Lamb Ribs Pinnekjøtt The dish is traditionally steamed over a bed of birch sticks laid in the pot — pinnekjøtt literally means 'stick meat.' Salted and dried lamb or mutton ribs are soaked to rehydrate, then steamed for hours over birch twigs until the meat pulls easily from the bone. It's sold at Western Norway's Christmas… Farmhouse Boil · Potato Dumpling Raspeball (Komle) This dumpling goes by a different name in nearly every valley of Western Norway — raspeball, komle, klubb, and ball all describe the same dish. Grated raw potato is mixed with flour and a little barley or wheat, formed into large balls sometimes wrapped around a bit of salted pork, and boiled for over an hour. It's served with… Bakery Window · Cinnamon Bun Skillingsbolle Its name comes from the skilling, the small coin it once cost, and Bergen bakers treat it as a local speciality, competing over who makes the best. A soft, buttery yeasted dough is rolled with cinnamon and sugar, coiled or folded, and baked until golden, often finished with a sugar glaze. Bakeries across Bergen and the rest of Norway…

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