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.
Seconded. Never liked raspeballer myself.
It’s worth noting that it should be made with pork rinds (Alternatively bacon) inside
What? Never had it growing up, so didn’t try it before I moved down south to study. Love it. And still fascinated is all the names for it.
The only name we Indians know it by is “over-salted, over-boiled, shit”.