Norwegian

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Terms in Norwegian 771-780 of 2001

hane

/HA-nehr/
[Norwegian]

Cock. Rooster.

hardkokt egg

/HAR-kookt ehg/
[Norwegian]

Hard boiled egg

hare

/HA-rehr/
[Norwegian]

Hare, usually Arctic or mountain hare.

harestek

/HA-rehr-stayk/
[Norwegian]

Roast hare

harpeskjel

[Norwegian]

Queen scallop or quin. These are smaller and sweeter than pilgrim or great scallops and fished in deeper waters. They are more difficult to come by but, like the pilgrims, have white meats and red corals.

harr

[Norwegian]

Grayling

harricovert

[Norwegian]

French beans. Green beans (US: string beans).

hasselnøtt

/HA-sehrl-nur-tehr/
[Norwegian] plural hasselnøtter

Hazelnut

havabborr

[Norwegian]

Sea bass. A tasty white-fleshed fish, free of bone.

havål

[Norwegian]

Conger eel, sea eel. The crustaceans and fish which form its diet contribute to its own good flavour. It is usually sold in steaks. It has few bones and good firm flesh with excellent flavour. The neck end has a better ratio of flesh to bone so is better for cooking as steaks, whereas the tail end, which is bonier, makes a useful addition to soups and stocks.