Norwegian salmon

8-20-2010 Fri. hot, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with sauteed vegetables
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea | peach
DINNER --- sauteed cabbage, red pepper and zucchini in Thai coconut milk curry sauce | pan-fried new potatoes | broiled Norwegian salmon with mustard, ginger and scallion sauce | fennel and avocado salad | mojito

• Norwegian salmon has tender texture and more fat than those from Alaska. It is important not to overcook the fish, the ginger scallion sauce keeps the fish moist.
  

Water, water everywhere

6-21-2010 Mon. warm, sunny


BREAKFAST --- (on the train to Myrdal) coffee | boller
LUNCH --- (on the express boat from Flam to Bergen) open-faced sandwich with smoked salmon and vegetables
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- coffee
DINNER --- (at Escalon in Bergen) baby potatoes | salted cod | green beans | king crab | lamb cutlet | sole

Sognefjord

Sognefjord

Bergen harbor

seafood and vegetables in Bergen

• it is quite a journey from Oslo to Begern via Sognefjord, water everywhere and so is seafood.