And that was pretty good tv!
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Iâve had seal flipper in Newfie-land, and ludefisk in Sweden. Canât really recommend either.
But in Bardufoss in mid-winter, I ate any Noggie food put in front of me - as long as it was hot!!
⌠and on the topic of Watson and hunting marine mammals, a Newfie jokeâŚ
Thereâs this baby sealâŚ
one evening he walks into a clubâŚ
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Donât know what is arrogant about âBeans and Fatbackâ, except that a foreigner mentioned it?
In fact âegg, beacon and beansâ (aka âCowboy foodâ) was a very popular breakfast dish on Norwegian ships when I first went to sea. (usually only served on Saturdays):
Yes as I mentioned earlier Hamburgers, Pizzas and Tacos are the most popular food among the younger generation of Norwegians.
This frozen pizza is regarded as Norwegian staple food by some:
Grandiosa pizzas are not hard to find in Norwegian supermarkets.
It has been on the market since the 1980s and is still made in Stranda. (were I believe you just visited)
You can also find thin crust pizzas in a number of authentic Italian restaurants all around Norway, if that is more to your liking.
PS> Iâm not a pizza entusiast, but the Cinque Minuti Restaurant in Ă lesund: https://5minuti.no/
serve a very passable âQuattro Formaggiâ pizza that reminds me of my favourite â4 kind of Cheeseâ pizza served at Cable Car, a Japanese Pub in Singapore: https://www.yelp.com/biz/cable-car-1890s-saloon-bar-singapore
âFriday Tacoâ has become a MUST for many Norwegian:
PS> Iâm not into that one, but I understand that a Mexican would have a hard time recognizing their national staple food if eating a Norwegian taco.
Iâm more familiar with Asian foods of ALL kinds and are happy to report that there are now Chinese, Indian, Middle Eastern restaurants and food shops all over Norway.
Even Japanese, Vietnamese and Burmese restaurants are found in most of the larger (by Norwegian standard) towns
It is a long step from the homogeneous population of my childhood, when seeing anybody other than North Europeans were very rare. Seeing someone with dark skin would cause a lot of curiosity and staring
Today the population is as diversified as most other European countries, with 16.8% now being immigrants and another 4% being Norwegians born of immigrant parents :
Source: Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents â SSB
PS> This does NOT incl. recent Ukrainian refugees on special permit, asylum seekers and those living illegally in Norway for whatever reason.
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What an amazing world. Mexican peasant food getting a fast-food American makeover, then becoming a staple in Norway. You canât make stuff like that up⌠
By the way, Iâd cross the street to eat a whale meat taco.
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That looks really good, in fact. I had whale steak while working in the Orkney islands in the late 90âs, along with harbor porpoise, which I didnât care for. With a citrus and raw whisky marinade, the whale was every bit as good as unaged red deer, and I was being fed by crofters, who were dirt poor and sacrificed financially so I could join them.
I can appreciate a scenic vista with cows grazing and still crave a big honkinâ ribeye in the exact same way I enjoy seeing whales at sea. Quite a few playboys and eggheads, scientists on Woods Holeâs ships, used to hate whales passionately while still enjoying watching them. âSexy megafaunaâ suck up a disproportionate amount of attention and more importantly, money, relative to their place in the ecology, leaving research for non-mammalian animals chronically poorly-funded. For my part I honor the Japanese- they WILL find a way to eat what they kill.
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I had canned whale (in Salt Lake City of all places in 1969). It came from Japan and had been canned in oil. Not fishy tasting but what i would consider to be like modern canned salmon.
Shouldnât we consider that what happens in Iceland stays in IcelandâŚor Icelandic Prisons?
Excuse me Greenland and Greenlandic prisons.
Your pic isnât âcowboy food.â Itâs an English breakfast.
A Mexican probably would not recognize an American taco either
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Would You try beef or pork tripes? Both eaten in PL and PH.
Oh sorry I donât have any pictures of the âCowboy foodâ that we ate on Norwegian ships in the early 1960s. (Taking pictures of the food you eat and post it on social media was not a thing then)
âFull English Breakfastâ was the nearest I could find. (Will look some more)
Q: How to find authentic Mexican Taco in the US?
A: Look for where the local living Mexicans eat.
If you are looking for any specific local varieties of Mexican food, places like Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston etc. probably have large enough Mexican population to offer what you crave.
PS> Donât know how authentic this one may ACTUALLY be: https://www.letstaco.com/
Found it. Picture taken by an old seaman that still make âCowboymatâ every Saturday at home:
Photo: Svein-à ge Lokøy Hansen
Comments from another old seaman:
Steinar Valdum Vekve
That Saturday breakfast at sea is nailed to the Cabeza forever.
Source: Redirecting...
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Many varieties of tripe dishes are popular in S.E.Asia and I have eaten it in many places and many time.
Here is the recipe for Chinese style Pig Stomach Soup, if anybody wants to try making this at home. (Specially popular as a winter dish in China)
PS> Snake Soup is a popular winter dish in Hong Kong:
BTW; Pig Organ Soup is a popular Hawker food in Singapore
:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKo8RspYQDQ
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Recipe for some dishes made with meat from minke whale: (In Norwegian only):
They also produce Whale Sausages which is a good snacks with beer:
Myklebust Hvalprodukter A/S own the whaler âKatoâ:
The minke whales are caught in the Norwegian Sea and processed locally here in Sunnmøre for the Norwegian market, or exported frozen to Japan.
He is enjoying Greenlandic hospitality and food for the time being:
Hope he like the national dish, Suaasat, especially the whale meat variety
Not first time this shipand âCaptainâ have been in trouble:
Also in Madrid, âCallos Madrilenos.â
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Not odd, but predictable how this original post evolved into what is is now.
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Natural progression, from fat âCaptainâ in jail, via Whale meat, âBean & Fatbackâ to Tripe in Madrid.
A day ago I actually posted the latest about the poor âCaptainâ suffering the indignity of being arrested for risking the life of his own crew and those on other vessel at sea for years.
That he had his own TV show at one time is NOT an excuse for crime.
PS> I still donât understand how âBeans & Fatbackâ can cause such excitement.
Is there a hidden meaning that I donât know?
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I donât know either. âBeans &Fatbackâ was a failed 1970s show on TV, about a pair of health inspectors named Beans and Fatback solving food safety crimes in the gritty back kitchens of New Orleans. Beans was from south of the border and Fatback was from Mobile and they hated each other but always worked together to catch the food safety perp. Think Starsky and Hutch meet Ratatouille.
I think it lasted three episodes before being cancelled.
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Aha!!! So it has NOTHING to do with traditional âCowboy foodâ then.
I should have guest it had something to do with American TV shows, Hollywood movies, or Country music. (Everything appears to end up with reference to that)
I Google it and found a lot of refr. to a Dutch band called âBeans & Fatbackâ .
Iâm not going to listen to all their albums to find out if there is anything controversial there.
(Being foreign there probably will be SOMETHING that is âanti-Americanâ)
Here I was, thinking that Heiwa was the densest guy on gcaptain.
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