Comments on: Pålegg: Norwegian Toppings for Sliced Bread

By: Gert Engelenberg

Gert Engelenberg — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 07:45:55 +0000

I always find it interesting to see how much Norwegian and Dutch culture share. We both have boring lunches consisting of slices of bread with “beleg” (Dutch word for “pålegg”, basically translates to the exact same thing, but is also used for when an army of knights is laying siege to a castle or city for some reason, like “Het beleg van Leiden” (or any other medieval city, lots of “beleggen” (or “belegen”? But that’s used for cheese that’s been laying (liggen) around for a while) back then I guess…)

OK now I’m confused as well, have a nice day and a good lunch, god mat!

PS send some brunost this way please.

By: Holly

Holly — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 23:12:01 +0000

“While matpakke has been labelled the world’s most boring lunch (not a statement I agree with, of course), the world of pålegg is much more exciting.“
This, I agree with.

By: Gabriela

Gabriela — Sun, 23 May 2021 21:45:08 +0000

Hello Mathew, how have you been doing? I am working on a project about translation, and I would like to ask some things about this experience with this word. Did you take that picture on the supermarket or did you find it elsewhere? and I’ve read into a website that this word fell out of use! Is this true?

By: Mathew Paul Gundersen

Mathew Paul Gundersen — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 18:16:41 +0000

In reply to Akash. Thank you, Akash – be sure to let us know what your favourite variations are. :)

By: Akash

Akash — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 13:35:27 +0000

Yummy..!!
Great Post on Norwegian Toppings.
Thanks for sharing..!!