Sunday, October 02, 2005

Come to Norway and enjoy our delicious food!


Smalahove (or smalehovud) is a Norwegian traditional dish, usually eaten around and before Christmas time, made from a sheep's head. The skin and fleece of the head is torched and the head is salted and dried. The head is boiled and served with mashed rutabaga and potatoes (Wikipedia 2005)

"Smalahove is a sheep-head. it is smoked, salted and fried. It tastes very good with potatoes and mashed turnips. The eyes are one of the best parts on the smalahove. "

"Smalahove is a Norwegian meal. It is smoked and boiled sheepheads. Not many people eat this in Norway, but some people have smalahoveparties and it seems to becoming more popular these days. Smalahove is eaten with potatoes and vegetables." (Norwegian food)

"Smalahove is the head of a sheep that is smoked for a couple of days and is served half. You eat all of it, incl. the sheep's eyes and tongue." (weird-food.com)