amazing how many thai-chinese-vietnamese-sushi places you can find in Oslo.
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30 October 2011
 the wonderful bún at Lille Saigon 1 (not to be confused with their competitor Saigon Lille Cafe up the street–a splitting of ways apparently caused by some nasty divorce). but really, what could go wrong when you combine rice vermicelli, pickled carrots & daikon, fresh cucumber, fried onions, bean sprouts, peanuts, tofu fried with lemongrass, and sweet/spicy fish sauce? nothing. Lille Saigon 1 23 October 2011
 One of the highlights of my trip to Portugal was a visit to Antiga Confeitaria de Belém, considered the mecca of portuguese egg tarts. Normally you can get custard tarts in any Portuguese snack bar by asking for “pastéis de nata”, but the best ones are to be found at this bakery, served warm out of the oven, and specially called pastéis de Belém. An excellent description of this Portuguese institution/legend can be found on Leite’s Culinaria. 
14 September 2011
Only in Norway could caustic soda be advertised as something to cook your fish with (“luting” being the verb for making “lutefisk”–a dish commonly served at Christmas, no less).  good for cleaning, removing paint... and cod An apt description by a Norwegian-American named Dave Fox:
14 August 2011
yes, oslo is one of the most expensive cities in the world, and people often (1 USD = 5.5 kroner) |
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