Kje or killing

You have undoubtably seen the small white woolly dots balancing along the mountain sides and staring at you curiously if you approach them. Goat keeping both was and still is an important part of the livelihood for the farmers in these beautiful fjords. We are now passing the place where the young goats are kept, the young goats are called ‘kje’ or ‘geitekillinger.’ ‘Kje’ is to goat what lamb is to sheep, and the meat is therefore tender and tasty without having too strong a taste. In times gone by, kje meat was often thrown away, but today it is gaining popularity as a great food tradition. And rightly so, because it tastes fantastic. The young goats are extremely curious and if a boat comes into shore, then they will try to find a way to jump on board. It has happened many times! The relatively untouched landscape, cultural traditions, and the still traditional running of the farms with amongst other things their goats keeping, was an important reason for adding Nærøyfjorden to the UNESCO world heritage list. Did you also know that goat adorns the shield of Aurland? Perhaps you can now be tempted by a glass of goat milk? It is in fact the most drunk milk around the world.