The Norwegian dietry history

The Norwegian dietary tradition established itself in many ways throughout the 19th century based on the men's daily routine at the farms. At the beginning of the 19th century, they had four meals where breakfast consisted of flatbread, butter, old cheese, and coffee. For "daurs" or lunch, they ate "vassgraut" which is barley flour boiled in water and was eaten from a pot where everyone had their own wooden spoon. In the afternoon, there was "Nonsmat", or dinner as we say today. It usually consisted of meat and potatoes from their own farm as well as fish from the fjord. Supper usually consisted of cold leftovers from earlier meals.