Norwegian

[English]

Terms in Norwegian 1991-2000 of 2001

vinmonopol

/VEEN-moo-noo-pool/
[Norwegian]

A state-owned wine and liquor store.

vinterreddik

[Norwegian]

"Winter radish." Black radish. A root vegetable with crisp white flesh and a coarse black skin used in northern and eastern Europe rather like horseradish, grated into sauces, or in the same way as ordinary radishes, in salads, soups and stir-fries. It can be quite bitter and certainly hot.

vintersopp

[Norwegian]

Velvet shank mushroom

voksbønne

[Norwegian] plural voksbønner

Wax bean

vørterøl

/VURT-eh-rurr/
[Norwegian]

A dark, sweet, non-alcoholic beer.

vrakfisk

[Norwegian]

Wreckfish or stone bass, a type of grouper cooked like wrasse and used in soups or cut into steaks or filleted. It may grow as large as 2 m (6 ft) in length and it is found in both the Mediterranean and throughout the Atlantic. Wreckfish are inclined to follow bits of flotsam and jetsam floating on the surface of the sea.

waxdick

[Norwegian]

The osetra sturgeon, which produces dazzling ash-grey pearls of caviar with a nutty flavour.

wienerbrød

/VEE-nehr-brur/
[Norwegian]

Danish pastry. The dough is made with yeast and laminated with butter. Danish pastries were originally made in Vienna but the chefs spread across Europe taking the recipe with them.

wienerschnitzel

[Norwegian]

Veal cutlet in breadcrumbs.

ytre filet

[Norwegian]

Veal sirloin