The Norwegian butter crisis of 2011, when Norway ran out of butter.
In this video essay, I explore how a bizarre shortage turned into an international media spectacle, and what the coverage tells us about how the world sees Norway.
What happened during the Norwegian butter crisis, and how did international media cover the story?
A video essay about Norway’s famous brunost brown cheese. This cheese from Norway offers a unique taste sensation, more akin to caramel than traditional cheese, and is a staple in any Norwegian food tour. I encourage anyone to try this traditional Norwegian food with an open mind, as it’s delightful.
This is a disaster documentary and a true story of what happened when a truck loaded with 27 tons of Norway’s famous brunost brown cheese caught fire inside a Norwegian tunnel. Firefighter teams faced a formidable challenge, and it took four days until the fire had been put out. Repairs and updates to the tunnel after the incident has ended up costing the country over eight million dollars, and is still ongoing even after thirteen years.
Smalahove is a traditional Norwegian dish consisting of half a sheep’s head which has been smoked and then boiled or steamed.
In this episode of the Geekare Humanum podcast, Sindre and Renate discuss: Halloween traditions, great Halloween movies, Killer Klowns from Outer Space.
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I attended my second (and last) year of culinary school during the 2007-2008 school-year, when I was 17.
During the first year we had been taught a bunch of general skills in the food service industry. For the second year, we had to choose a specific field. Chef, waiter, or baker. I chose to become a chef.
Zealous Homo Sapiens from When An Introvert Speaks asked me some very good questions in the comments of my Answering 100 Interesting Questions post.
Merry Christmas, and a happy new year to you all!
I would like to gift you a bunch of links to Christmas and New Year’s Eve related posts I have made in the past.
Between October 2017 and October 2018, I posted one recipe based on something from pop-culture each month.
I have now decided to stop.
While I may still upload new geeky recipes every now and then, I will no longer have a schedule for posting them.
The schedule was responsible for a few of the better dishes, but also for the worst ones.
Underneath you will find links to all thirteen recipes.
Happy reading 🙂
October 2017 – Norwegian “Halloween Food”
November 2017 – “The Fitzsimmons Sandwich”
December 2017 – Rudolph the Red Roast Reindeer
I decided to make a mixed drink for this month’s geeky recipe, and it is naturally Halloween themed.
It is a slight variation on a mojito, with extra lime and mint leaves, topped with a frozen “brain” containing water and blackcurrant juice.
For a single glass, you’ll need to mix:
4 centilitres of lime juice
6 centilitres of soda water
7 centilitres of white rum
1 whole pot of chopped up mint leaves
We are quickly closing in on the month of Halloween, and I wanted to reflect that in this month’s geeky recipe.
The result is a beety bloodbath of a dish, a feast fit for any vegetarian vampire, werewolf or cannibal.
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(Serves 2 monsters)
1. Boil two large beets for 15 minutes, or just buy boiled beets.
2. Cut a small piece off each beet, so that they are flat on the underside, and can stand still on a surface.
3. Use a knife and a spoon to scoop out each beet into a bowl.
4. Take the pieces you cut off from the undersides and insides of beetbowls, and slice them into pieces. They should look like gory meat chunks.
5. Set aside two tablespoons of diced beets, and put the rest in a small pot.
6. Add 1,5 deciliters of water and a half tablespoon of vegetable bouillon powder.
7. Bring it to a boil, then mix it all together with a hand-held blender.
8. Adjust the taste with salt, pepper and a small squeeze of lime.
9. Serve the soup in the beety bowls, and decorate with the diced beet chunks you put aside earlier.
10. Watch out for vampires!
