Hurra for 17. mai!

[Steinar]

God grunnlovsdag!

(It's the national day of Norway today. It is celebrated by eating hot dogs wrapped in flatbread made with potato flour ("lompe") and putting flags everywhere.)

[zoidberg]

wOOp wOOp!!!       

[magentus]

Let's celebrate with some of Norways (non-Black metal) best!

[styx]

congrats (or what ever should be said)!!

[Etherealicer]

[kirk13]

Sounds like a great way to celebrate!

[Reinier]

Cøngråts!

It's also our queen's birthday and my wife & I have been together for 14 years today.

[magentus]

Cøngråts!

It's also our queen's birthday and my wife & I have been together for 14 years today.

Happy Birthday Queen, and Happy Anniversary Mr and Mrs Reinier 

[zoidberg]

Cøngråts!

It's also our queen's birthday and my wife & I have been together for 14 years today.

Happy Birthday Queen, and Happy Anniversary Mr and Mrs Reinier 

+1   

[Kev D]

Cøngråts!

It's also our queen's birthday and my wife & I have been together for 14 years today.

Happy Birthday Queen, and Happy Anniversary Mr and Mrs Reinier 

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+2 congratulations 

[Grant Lamontagne]

Happy everything to everyone!

Def

[Sea Monster]

So in reading about syttende mai I discovered that a parade that celebrates the day was started by a guy called  Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, who was born in Bjørgan. (  ) (He named his son    Bjørn Bjørnson....)


Despite this clear and obvious disadvantage, somehow he won a nobel prize for poetry   

[JP]

The winning poem: bjorgan born bjornson bore Bjorn bjornson of bjorgan.

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[Sea Monster]

 

[Sakpan74Gr]

Congratulations! What historical event are you guys celebrating?

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[Steinar]

Congratulations! What historical event are you guys celebrating?

Thanks for the congrats from everybody! The date marks the signing of the Norwegian constitution in 1814. So, in other words, it's Constitution Day, not e.g. Independence Day. 

Quick rundown of the history: Norway was founded around 900 CE, was hit very hard by the Black Plague starting in 1348, eventually becoming a Danish colony. In the aftermath of the Napoleonic wars, Norway was given to Sweden as spoils of war. And here comes the constitution, which was part of the political maneuvering at the time. Ironically, it was pretty progressive, styled after the French and American constitutions. Sweden allowed Norway independence 1905-06-07, then we imported a Danish prince married to an English princess to kickstart a new royal bloodline, and here we are. And yes, the new king was approved by popular vote. I don't know how many monarchies have been founded democratically.

[kkokkolis]

God grunnlovsdag!

(It's the national day of Norway today. It is celebrated by eating hot dogs wrapped in flatbread made with potato flour ("lompe") and putting flags everywhere.)

I would gladly celebrate the Norwegian National Holiday with hot dogs.


In our National Holiday (wich has a sister since 1941), we eat salt cod with garlic dip. Delicious and deadly.





I would like to know what other nations eat on theirs. I know US citizens eat turkey on Thanksgiving, but what do they eat on 4th of July? And the French on 14 Julliet? And the rest of the world?

I don't know how many monarchies have been founded democratically.

The first Greek monarchs weren't 't founded with a referendum (we had two bloodlines, 1st with the Bavarian Prince Otto, after the murder of the Governor Kapodistrias,  the second with the Danish Prince George, after a revolt against the autocratic Otto), but we had 7 referendums for monarchy, 1920, 1924, 1935, 1946, 1968, 1973 and 1974. The earlier were adulterated and for monarchy, the two last ones were against (there were two because the 1973 was during a Junta and it had to be confirmed).

[Steinar]

Ooo, battered cod with garlic looks yummy! (Is it salted, dried, or only salted?) (Yes, we do eat salted, dried cod in Norway too, we don't ship all the bacalao to Portugal.)

[Reinier]

I would like to know what other nations eat on theirs. I know US citizens eat turkey on Thanksgiving, but what do they eat on 4th of July? And the French on 14 Julliet? And the rest of the world?

We used to celebrate Queen's Day (on 31 August or 30 April) from 1891-2013. National snack was this, an orange tompoes:



Since we have a King now we celebrate King's Day on 27 April. National snack is still the tompoes I guess, but supermarket chain Jumbo has tried to replace it with this (and quite successfully):



No idea how to call it in English but it's called a Jumbol. Because it's a ball (bol) and it's made by Jumbo. That makes Jumbol

[kkokkolis]

It is salted (and desalted in water before frying) and it looks dry to me. But it is juicy after frying. You are the experts, I'll saw you a picture about how it looks when we buy it.





It comes from the Atlantic, not the Mediterranean sea. Greeks used to exchange raisins (we had the best varieties) with Vacalao or Bacaliaro as we call it here, from the British fishermen. So it was an abundant fish for the poors, who also had access to a lot of fresh fishes too (like sardines, anchovies, mackerels and mullets). I love this food.

[styx]

now i'm hungry

[pfrsantos]

It is salted (and desalted in water before frying) and it looks dry to me. But it is juicy after frying. You are the experts, I'll saw you a picture about how it looks when we buy it.


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It comes from the Atlantic, not the Mediterranean sea. Greeks used to exchange raisins (we had the best varieties) with Vacalao or Bacaliaro as we call it here, from the British fishermen. So it was an abundant fish for the poors, who also had access to a lot of fresh fishes too (like sardines, anchovies, mackerels and mullets). I love this food.

Wow! I thought only portuguese ate salted bacalhau. We have litterally hundreds of recipes with salted codfish. A few decades ago, our fleet in the northern sea was huge, we had tons of it brought to our country. We get a lot from Norway in recent years, too.

 


Check the images:

https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=AwrBT4civR1ZXhYAlE9XNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTExZzQ0YmY1BGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDVUlDMV8xBHNlYwNzYw--?p=bacalhau&fr=altavista

[kkokkolis]

I've been in Lisbon and remember the lovely bachalhau shops. I also remember the Porto wine (I love it, in my island we make the ancient Samos Muskat wine, which is white) and the smell of sardines on the grill (and the great Brasilian coffee). Actually I was eating fish from breakfast to dinner and when I felt I needed some aviarian or mammalian meat I had to go to a Brasilian restaurant in a port warehouse (that was excellent too).
When do you celebrate your National Holiday(s) and what do you eat then?

[Sea Monster]

Someone asked about national foods:




There are two fairly traditional ways to prepare it - One is cooked in a microwave for 2 minutes and 45 seconds (Regional preferences vary as the whether the pie should be cooked upside down, wrapped in a towel, or with a glass of water in the microwave...)

The other way is with a Pie Warmer, served in a brown paper bag, and eaten one handed whilst driving on the high way.



Look, some countries don't have rich histories dating back thousands of years* - Give us a break!





*Okay, Australia *does* have an ancient history - but ain't nobody got time to dig holes, fill them with coals and throw kangaroo carcasses in to slow cook all day...

[kkokkolis]

Scotland has a rich history (and some of the world's oldest fossils). And we are talking about national days' food, not just any food. But, anyway, I'm still relieved I see a pie in the pic and not a haggis.
When driving, it is always safer to keep your hands upon the wheel (and your eyes on the road, and let it roll, all night long).

[Sea Monster]

Scotland has a rich history (and some of the world's oldest fossils). And we are talking about national days' food, not just any food. But, anyway, I'm still relieved I see a pie in the pic and not a haggis.
When driving, it is always safer to keep your hands upon the wheel (and your eyes on the road, and let it roll, all night long).

Whoops, I should change my flag back - I'm in Australia.

Various marketing organisations have tried to make Lamb or Kangaroo our "National Day Food", but in all reality Australia Day traditional meal is probably sausage sandwiches ("Snag sangers" in the local Strine dialect)

Served on white bread, with onion and tomato sauce.


As for driving - Big ol' country, with lots of straight roads in the middle of nowhere. Assuming you've got decent wheel alignment, hands are optional for hours at a time 

[kkokkolis]

Now you're talkin'! It looks good, I bet it tastes good.


I love NY kosher hot dogs, German bratwurst and Czech kielbasa, now I want to go the long journey down under to taste this.

[pfrsantos]

I've been in Lisbon and remember the lovely bachalhau shops. I also remember the Porto wine (I love it, in my island we make the ancient Samos Muskat wine, which is white) and the smell of sardines on the grill (and the great Brasilian coffee). Actually I was eating fish from breakfast to dinner and when I felt I needed some aviarian or mammalian meat I had to go to a Brasilian restaurant in a port warehouse (that was excellent too).
When do you celebrate your National Holiday(s) and what do you eat then?

Man, we eat basically the same all year round. If something is good, why not enjoy it as much as possible?
 

Our national day is June 10, Dia de Portugal, Camões e das comunidades portuguesas (Day of Portugal, Camões and the Portuguese Communities).

Luiz Vaz de Camões, our most celebrated poet:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lu%C3%ADs_de_Cam%C3%B5es

We have some more traditional recipes for Easter, Christmas. Also there are several regions that have seasonal dishes made with local products. Lamprey, eel, mussel, suckling pig, goat, cheeses (Serra da Estrela, Serpa, Ilha...) and lots more, they all have food festivals and Confrarias (brotherhoods) that mantain and divulge the traditional ways of preparing and serving those products.