Smoothies are here! I am not sure if Norwegians have always had smoothies, but it sure seems like it is a new fad here. There are smoothie kiosks at the train station, smoothie fruit juice drinks at stores. I have seen food magazines, advertisement magazines, and parent magazines with smoothie recipes. The smoothie has indeed arrived in Norway!
At one of my jobs, I make smoothies almost weekly. When the idea of smoothies was first presented to me at this job, my colleagues made it sound like it was some sort of new thing. I have been making smoothies for over ten years. They are not difficult to make so I am not really sure why my colleagues would rather not make them alone... but would prefer that I and one other colleague make them.
In fact... I am not really that good. Far too experimental and health-focused. 10 years ago my smoothies tasted good. Now they just taste like nutritional supplements. :)
Vegar has recently started making smoothies for us. His first three tries were MUCH tastier than mine have been lately. I encouraged his new talent and urged him to continue advancing in this delicate artform.
I came home the other night from work. The first thing from his mouth... "I made the worst smoothie ever today! I couldn't even drink it all!"
"You didn't throw it out," said I; waste not, want not is my golden rule! Yes, he HAD thrown it out! "Well, what was in it! Maybe I would have liked it! I can eat anything, you know!"
He began to count out the items... "2 apples, 2 kiwis, 6 grapes..." and then comes the doozie... "half a smoked mackerel."
"WHAT?!?! Smoked FISH in a SMOOTHIE?!"
I knew that Norwegians were crazy about fish... BUT...
Next time I am at the smoothie stand at Oslo S, I will be sure to say "hold the sugar... and the Mackerel!
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