Syttende mai and cooking vocabulary

Syttende Mai

In 1814, Norway’s Constitution was signed in Eidsvoll, declaring its independence from Denmark, although full independence wouldn’t happen until 1905, as it entered into a personal union with Sweden shortly after the signing. The first official celebration of 17. mai (Grunnlovsdagen) actually took place in Denmark. At the time, the former Norwegian interim king, Christian Frederik was exiled to Denmark to serve as General Governor of Fyn (he would later serve as the King of Denmark). While there, he organized the first celebration of 17. mai in 1815.

In the 1820s, King Karl Johan actually banned the celebration of 17. mai for a number of years. He considered the celebration as a sort of protest to the union that Norway was in with Sweden. In 1829, however, there was a fight between some Norwegian demonstrators and forces of the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway, in (what is now known as) Oslo. This “Battle of the Square” led to King Karl Johan lifting the ban on the 17. mai celebrations.

Today, celebrations begin in many areas with speeches to commemorate notable Norwegians and laying of wreaths, in the morning. Later in the day celebrations include children’s parades; wearing traditional clothing (bunads) or wearing red, white and blue; eating hot dogs, ice cream, cakes, and drinking coffee. During the parades, the older children carry full-size Norwegian flags and the younger children carry smaller flags; the schools’ marching bands play, and people often sing “Ja, vi elsker dette landet,” (considered the national anthem) and the royal anthem, “Kongesangen.”

17. mai 2015 celebration video

As mentioned, part of the celebrations include eating cakes. Three cakes that are commonly eaten on 17. mai are bløtkake, suksesskake, and verdens beste kake. Here’s a recipe for suksesskake. See the last two links, under “resources” for recipes for the other two cakes.

Recipe Vocabulary

Verbs:

	English	Norwegian	English	Norwegian
1	Add	Tilsette	Heat	Varme
2	Bake	Bake	Knead	Kna
3	Barbecue / Grill	Grille	Marinate	Marinere
4	Baste	Pensle	Measure	Måle
5	Beat (eggs)	Piske	Melt	Smelte
6	Blend	Blande	Microwave	Varme i mikrobølgeovn
7	Boil	Koke	Mince	Hakke / Kverne
8	Braise	Braisering	Mix	Blande (sammen)
9	Break (an egg)	Knuse (et egg)	Peel	Skrelle
10	Brew	Brygge	Pickle	Sylte
11	Broil	Broile	Pour	Helle
12	Brown	Brune	Preheat	Forvarme
13	Burn	Brenne	Prepare	Forberede
14	Caramelize	Karamellisere	Refrigerate	Kjøle ned
15	Carve	Skjære	Spread	Smøre på
16	Chill	Kjøle (ned)	Sprinkle	Drysse
17	Chop	Hugge / Hakke	Steam	Dampe
18	Churn (butter)	Kjerne	Stir	Røre
19	Combine	Kombinere	Sweeten	Søtne til / Sukre
20	Cool	Avkjøle	Tenderize	Mørne
21	Cook	Lage mat	Thicken	Tykne
22	Cream (butter)	Vispe	Roast	Steke / Ovnsbake
23	Crush	Knuse	Sauté	Surre / Frese
24	Cut	Skjære	Scoop	Skje*
25	Dice	Skjære i terninger	Season	Krydre
26	Debone	Fjerne beinene fra	Serve	Servere
27	Deep fry	Fritere	Shuck / Peel	Skrelle
28	Dip	Dyppe	Sift	Sikte
29	Drain	Sil av	Simmer	Småkoke
30	Ferment	Gjære	Skewer	Spidde
31	Fillet	Filetere	Slice	Skjære (i skiver)
32	Flip / Turn	Snu	Trim (the fat)	Beskjære / Fjerne
33	Fold	Folde	Toast	Riste
34	Freeze	Fryse	Warm up (to lukewarm temperature)	Varme opp (til lunken temperatur)
35	Fry	Steke	Weigh	Veie
36	Grate	Rive	Whip	Piske
37	Grease	Smøre	Whisk	Vispe

Nouns:

	English	Norwegian	English	Norwegian
1	Almond	Mandel (en)	Honey	Honning (en)
2	Baking tray / Cookie sheet	Bakebrett / Stekebrett (et)	Ingredient	Ingrediens (en)
3	Baking powder	Bakepulver (et)	Ketchup	Ketsjup (en)
4	Baking soda	Bikarbonat / Natron (et)	Mayonnaise	Majones (en)
5	Barbecue sauce	Grillsaus (en)	Measuring cup	Målekopper (en)
6	Batter	Røre (et)	Measuring spoon	Måleskje (en)
7	Breadcrumb	Brødsmuler (en)	Mustard	Sennep (en)
8	Broth	Buljong (en)	Noodles	Nudler
9	Butter	Smør (et)	Nutmeg	Muskatnøtt (en)
10	Buttermilk	Kjernemelk (en)	Oil	Olje (en)
11	Can	Boks (en)	Onion	Løk (en)
12	Can opener	Boksåpner (en)	Oregano	Oregano (en)
13	Carrot(s)	Gulrot (en) (Gulrøtter)	Oven mitt	Grytevott (en)
14	Casserole dish	Matrett i ildfast form (en)	Pastry chef	Konditor (en)
15	Celery	Selleri (en)	Pastry shop	Konditori (en)
16	Cheese	Ost (en)	Pepper (the spice)	Pepper (en)
17	(Cheese) grater	Rivjern (et) (more common) / Osterasp (en)	Pot	Kasserolle (en)
18	Cheese slicer	Ostehøvel (en)	Recipe	Oppskrift (en)
19	Cilantro / Coriander	Koriander (en)	Roast	Stek / Steik (en)
20	Cinnamon	Kanel (en)	Salad	Salat (en)
21	Clove	Kryddernellik (en)	Salt	Salt (et)
22	Colander	Dørslag (et)	Saucepan	Gryte (en) / Kasserolle (en)
23	Condensed milk	Kondensert melk (en)	Seasoning	Krydder (et)
24	Cookbook	Kokebok (en)	Soup	Suppe (en)
25	Corn on the cob	Maiskolbe (en)	Spatula	Stekespade (en)
26	Crockpot	Crockpot (en)	Stew	Stuing / Gryterett / Lapskaus (en)
27	Curry (spice)	Karri (en)	Tablespoon	Spiseskje (en)
28	Dollop / Spoonful / Spoon	Skje (en)	Teaspoon	Teskje (en)
29	Dough	Deig (en)	Thyme	Timian (en)
30	Egg whites	Eggehviter (en)	(Kitchen) Utensils	Kjøkkenutstyr (et)
31	Fat	Fett (et)	Vanilla	Vanilje (en)
32	Flour	Mel (et)	Vegetable	Grønnsak (en)
33	Frying pan	Stekepanne (en)	Vinegar	Eddik (en)
34	Garlic	Hvitløk (en)	Wheat	Hvete
35	Garnish	Garnityr	Whisk	Stålvisp (en)
36	Ghee	Klaret smør (et)	Whole milk	Helmelk (ei)
37	Ginger	Ingefær (en)	Yeast	Gjær (en)
38	Herb	Urt (en)	Yolk	Eggeplomme (en)

HUGE THANK YOU TO ARTHEMAX, DEXTRA, DANIEL, AND HENBRUAS FOR THEIR HELP WITH THE VOCAB!

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Measurements

US customary units (Imperial with a twist)	Metric
¼ teaspoon	1,25 ml (en og en kvart)
½ teaspoon	2,5 ml (to og en halv)
1 teaspoon (teskje)	5 ml (teskje)
1 Tablespoon (spiseskje)	15 ml (spiseskje)
1 fl oz	30 ml
¼ cup (a quarter cup)	60 ml
⅓ cup (a third of a cup)	80 ml
½ cup (half a cup / a half cup)	120 ml
1 cup	240 ml
1 pint	480 ml
1 quart	960 ml
1 ounce	28 gram
1 lbs	448 gram
2.2 lbs	1 kg (et/en) (et/en kilo)
1 gallon	4 quarts (960 ml x 4) = 3840 ml