Last weekend I was invited to the Raptus festival in Norway and every night they served traditional Norwegian food for us.

The first and third night I was so excited about the food. It all tasted great and I was having a blast. The cured meat was a dream, the potatoes were unusually delicious, the fish was like nothing else and they had the best butter I've ever tasted.

But on the second night they served us raspeballer and I was so confused and upset. The potato balls tasted like soggy cardboard and the meat was so salty it hurt my gums, and I usually eat food so spicy Indians tell me to take it down a notch. And I wasn't alone. The other guests had to excuse themselves too, except the one American who loved it.

So sorry Norway, I like your food overall but I'll never be a fan of raspeballer.

Sauce: https://satwcomic.com/potato-shaped-like-a-potato

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[–] 31 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Norwegian here, absolutely hate the stuff! Your description is spot on from my experiences.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

    Seconded. Never liked raspeballer myself.

    It's worth noting that it should be made with pork rinds (Alternatively bacon) inside

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  • [–] 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child)

    I'm an American-born Indian. Before the whataboutisms ensue, I heartily understand that the countries of my heritage and nationality have much to be criticized for. I live in Northern Europe now, to join my wife from there.

    The native "cuisine" of the cultures in this region is damn near insulting.

    You all don't have to eat like this.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago

    sounds almost like the Acadian dish "Poutine RapeΓ©" (not to be confused with the Quebecois dish "Poutine" aka Cheese Fries with Gravy).

    Poutine RapeΓ© is a big potato dumpling made with salted pork and onion inside a mixture of grated potato (with most of the starch removed) and cooked potato. Form into balls the size of two fists and boil until the ghosts of your ancestors tell you they're done. Delicious!

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    Whoa, cool stuff. I'd like to add the link to my community's Webcomix collection if that's okay?

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    I wish I could draw stuff like this lol, just sharing one of my favourite under apprciated web comics. Im sure the creators of it would have zero issue with you adding a link given they encourage fan art of it.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    Ah, thanks for replying! Even if you're just a fan and link sharer like myself, hehe.

    We don't have a Norwegian / Nordic webcomic on the list yet, other than Sweden's Poorly Drawn Dinosaurs so I'm excited to add this one. I'll try to round up some of the best of these and make an introductory post over at EGN.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago
    [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    Huh, I'm surprised that so many people in the thread don't like raspeball. I am not native, but my partner is and his grandma makes the most delicious raspeball. The whole family looks forward to it every year, they eat it a few days after Christmas. Too salty and cardboard sounds like it was badly made.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago
    [+] -9 points 7 months ago

    Since potatoes originated from South America, they really can't be a traditional food to any European.

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