Hva Spiser Du Til Frokost? What Do you Eat for Breakfast?

Breakfast is considered an important meal of the day in Norway. A 70% majority eat a daily breakfast, and only 5% of the population report that they never eat a morning meal. According to godt.no, Norwegians eat the following foods for breakfast at least once a week:

83% – bread or roll with various pålegg (sandwich toppings)
50% – eggs
20% – cereal, oatmeal or yogurt

Browse this album of foods that you’ll find on a typical Norwegian breakfast table.

brunost / Gudbrandsdalsost – brown cheese, also known as cheese from the Gudbrand Valley
jordbær – strawberries
hvitost – white cheese
grovt brød – whole-grain bread

grovt brød – whole grain bread 
appelsinjus – orange juice 
majones – mayonnaise 
skinke – ham 
brunost – brown cheese 
Jarlsberg – Norwegian Swiss-style cheese 
multer – cloudberries [this is in the big bowl with the orange substance in it] 
spekemat – cured meats 
gravlaks – cured salmon 
syltetøy – jam 
kokt egg – hard-boiled egg 
tomat – tomato 
svart kaffe – black coffee

Rugbrød – rye bread 
sylteagurk – pickles 
leverpostei – liver pâté 
svart kaffe – black coffee 
brødskive – an open-faced sandwich 
skreirogn/kaviar – smoked caviar spread 
egg – egg 
hvitost – white Norwegian cheese 
skinkestek – ham lunch meat 
jus – juice 

frokostblanding – cereal

Brunost / Geitost / Gudbrandsdalsost / Fløtemys – various brown cheeses made of whey from cow’s and/or goat’s milk.

Grovt brød – coarse / whole grain bread 
brødskive – a slice of bread (this term is also used for open-faced sandwich)

kneippbrød – whole wheat bread 
agurk – cucumber 
ost – cheese 
leverpostei – liver pâté 
smør – butter 
ostehøvel – cheese slicer 
brunost – brown cheese

smørbrød – open-faced sandwich 
smør – butter 
havarti – havarti cheese 
hvitost – Norwegian white cheese 
rugbrød – rye bread 
agurk – cucumber 
kokt egg – hard-boiled egg

smør – butter 
havarti – havarti cheese 
rugbrød – rye bread 
syltetøy – jam

speilegg – fried egg 
smør – butter 
hvitost – Norwegian white cheese 
rugbrød – rye bread 
bringebær – raspberries

Te med melk – tea with milk 
frokostblanding – cereal 
jogurt – yogurt 
bringebær – raspberries

grøt – porridge 
havregrøt – oatmeal 
kanel og sukker – cinnamon and sugar