Norwegian

[English]

Terms in Norwegian 1131-1140 of 2001

lodde

[Norwegian]

Capelin. A small bony fish of Arctic waters, resembling smelt and with the same cucumber smell when fresh, and treated in the same way as whiting.

loff

[Norwegian]

White bread. White bread is not commonly used in Nordic countries.

loganbær

[Norwegian]

Loganberry. A large, tart cross between a raspberry and a blackberry.

løk

/lurk/
[Norwegian] plural løken

Onion

løksaus

/LURK-sowss/
[Norwegian]

Onion sauce

løksuppe

/LURK syeu-pehr/
[Norwegian]

Onion soup

lollo grønn

/LO-loh GRURn-ehr/
[Norwegian]

Green lollo rosso, which seems like a contradiction in terms. A few websites suggest that lollo rosso, a frilly red lettuce, was named after Gina Lollobrigida, or even her panties. One even goes so far as to say that Raymond Blanc refuses to include it on his menu because of this. Lollo Rosso has a heavily ruffled leaf with a light crunchy texture with a distinctive red hue.

lollo rød

/LO-loh rurd/
[Norwegian]

Lollo rosso. A few websites suggest that lollo rosso, a frilly red lettuce, was named after Gina Lollobrigida, or even her panties. One even goes so far as to say that Raymond Blanc refuses to include it on his menu because of this. Lollo Rosso has a heavily ruffled leaf with a light crunchy texture with a distinctive red hue.

lompe

/LOOM-pehr/
[Norwegian]

A griddle cake or flatbread made with a mixture of barley, rye and wheat flours or sometimes a thin potato bread or pancake.

lomre

[Norwegian]

Lemon sole. A yellowish-brown, thin, translucent flatfish which is not a true sole, though it has the same blunted shape.