Norwegian/Norsk Wooden Napkin Holder, Rosemaling Design

Norwegian/Norsk Wooden Napkin Holder, Rosemaling Design. You are bidding on a small, wooden napkin holder from Norway.The rosemaling design is repeated on both sides. The measurements are 3.75 inches in height and 5 inches across the widest part. This is best suited for cocktail or luncheon napkins, or perhaps just as a display item in your home. It is in good used condition and is hand painted.

 

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Norwegian/Norsk Small Christmas Scene Tray

Norwegian/Norsk Small Christmas Scene Tray.  You are bidding on a small metal tray from Norway. The design shows Santa (Julenissen) and his helpers in front of a log cabin ready to take off in a winter landscape. The tray measures 8.5 inches in diameter.It is in good used condition with hardly any wear noted. It is good for use as an individual serving tray, for passing small glasses around, or just as part of your Christmas displays.

 

We have recently returned from Norway and have brought back with us a great number of children's books, pewter, sweaters, and holiday table covers. Please be looking for ongoing offers in the weeks to come.

 

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Norwegian Pair of Small Christmas Trays at The Rune Garden

Norwegian/Norsk Pair Small Christmas Trays.  You are bidding on two small metal trays from Norway. The design shows Santa (Julenissen) at full speed on his way to a home with Christmas gifts in a beautiful Norwegian winter landscape. Each measures 7.5 by 6.25 inches.They are in good used condition with some wear showing around the edges and a small dent not visible amidst all the painted details. They are good for use as individual serving trays, for passing small glasses around, or just as part of your Christmas displays.

 

We have recently returned from Norway and have brought back with us a great number of children's books, pewter, sweaters, and holiday table covers. Please be looking for ongoing offers in the weeks to come.

 

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Norwegian Salmon: The Anti-Aging Superfood

07 September 2009

Every day, our cells wage a battle against free radicals — unstable oxygen molecules associated with cancer, heart disease and the effects of aging. Anti-aging foods are especially potent foods that Mother Nature has given us to help our bodies fight the forces of age and disease. Special healthy compounds like antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids empower these foods with potency.

The health benefits of omega 3s are many and it has proved to improve heart heath, development of brain and eyes in children among others. These essential fatty acids are believed to be beneficial to maintain a healthy lifestyle, but do not occur naturally in the body and thus need to be consumed through diet and supplement. Fresh Norwegian Salmon contains a powerful mix of healthy nutritional elements, including one of the highest omega-3 content of any fish. Read below to find out how Norwegian Salmon can help your skin maintain and enhance its natural radiance and fight the forces of aging.

Powerful Omega-3s for Young, Moist Skin.

Norwegian Salmon has one of the highest Omega-3 fatty acid contents of any fish, about 2,7 grams per 100-gram portion, making it an anti-aging superfood and good for promoting skin beauty. Essential fatty acids like omega-3s are responsible for healthy cell membranes. Because it is the cell membrane that also holds water in, the stronger the membranes are, the better your cells can hold moisture. And that means plumper, younger looking skin. Omega-3s also help reduce dry, flaky skin conditions such as psoriasis and eczema and provide strong anti-oxidation function, protecting the skin from damaging free radicals that contribute to skin aging. In addition, omega-3s protect the skin from the damage of the sun's ultraviolet rays.

Astaxanthin, the Anti-oxidant Fighter

Astaxanthin, which is in the carotene family, gives salmon its rich red-orange color. It is considered as the strongest anti-oxidizing element in nature (550-1000 times the antioxidant function as vitamin E). As an antioxidant, astaxanthin fights free radicals which are a significant factor in skin aging. It also protects the skin from ultraviolet rays.

DMAE for Better Skin Tone and Less Wrinkles

DMAE protects the integrity of cell membranes, the deterioration of which can lead to premature aging. Sagging of the skin is what really makes you look older. DMAE has a powerful ability to increase skin tone and fight wrinkles.

Quality Protein for Healthy, Glowing Skin Cells

Norwegian Salmon contains 18.4 grams of protein and 19.8 grams of amino acids per 100-gram serving. Hair, skin and nails are mostly made of protein. Protein is needed to repair cells. Protein provides essential amino acids which the skin synthesis needs to be smooth, soft and beautiful.

Vitamins and Minerals for Healthy Skin

Salmon is rich in vitamins A, D, B6. Vitamin A keeps skin moist, glossy and smooth. Vitamin D enhances the nutrition and the metabolism of the skin. Vitamin B6 has the important coenzymes and help your protect skin and give you a wonderful complexion. Selenium is an essential trace mineral involved in detoxification and its antioxidant defense mechanisms fight free radicals damage and help maintain youthful skin.

Rough Year For Norwegian Cod Exports

08 January 2009

Norway's export of cod, saithe, haddock and other codfish reached 336 thousand tonnes in 2008. This volume equals the record set for 2007. Price and volume reduction for most cod products resulted in the total value of codfish dropping from 2007. According to figures from Statistics Norway and the Norwegian Seafood Export Council, the reduction amounted to NOK 617 million. The total ended just below NOK ten billion.

 

 
Photographer: Jean Gaumy

“Saithe from Norway had a strong year with high demand, while cod and haddock have seen a price and volume adjustment after a record breaking 2007. Financial turmoil in our seafood markets has led to a shift from high priced products of cod to cheaper products. The export value of codfish fell but at the same time the volume is maintained,” explains market analyst Ove Johansen at the Norwegian Seafood Export Council.
 
Clipfish from saithe passes one billion
In 2008, the export of clipfish from saithe increased by NOK 100 million and for the first time this product’s export value passed one billion. Brazil and the Dominican Republic are the two countries that lead the way for increased export of clipfish from saithe. Brazil is by far the largest market for this product and Brazil increased its import by 34.5 million to a total of NOK 481 million.

For clipfish made from cod, the export value was reduced by NOK 335 million to a total of 1.7 billion. Volumes of clipfish from cod were reduced by 4,900 tonnes and at the same time the mean price for 2008 was reduced by NOK 1, compared to 2007’s mean price. Exports to Portugal and Brazil were reduced by 170 and 83 million. Portugal is the largest market for Norwegian Clipfish from cod and buys close to 60 percent of the total Norwegian export volume. The total value of Portugal’s spending on this product alone is close to NOK one billion.

Exports of whole, salted fish from cod amounted to a total of NOK 1.15 billion. This is a reduction of 83 million on 2007. Reduction in value was largest in Spain, where the main reduction was registered, as the drop totalled 65 million in this market alone. Again Portugal is the largest market with a value of NOK 734 million. In spite of stabile export volumes, the value fell by 26 million following a price reduction for 2008 by 3.5 percent.

Dried codfish export increased by NOK 38 million in 2008. The increase was biggest for dried heads of cod and dried saithe to Nigeria. Looking at the premium product, the so called Lofotrund which is mainly exported to Italy, we see a value reduction reaching NOK 39.4 million, The export value to Italy was reduced by 47 million in 2008, in spite of a mean price close to NOK 161 per kilo.

Reduction for fresh cod
The export value for fresh codfish ended at a total of NOK 1.7 billion. This is a reduction by NOK 247 million, compared to 2007. 48,000 tonnes was exported from Norway showing a reduction of 6,100 tonnes,  compared to 2007. The largest reduction can be found for fresh, whole fish where the reduction is 5,400 tonnes, while fresh fillets were reduced by 1,000 tonnes.

The total export of fresh cod reached NOK 883 million while the 2007 figure was 996 million. If we look at volume, the exported total was 20,300 tonnes which is a reduction of 2,300 tonnes, compared to the previous year. The mean price was reduced by NOK  0.70 in 2008. The split between cod from aquaculture and wild catch is 6,000 tonnes from aquaculture, while the main bulk, 14,000 tonnes, comes from the wild catch sector.

“We can see an increased demand among European consumers for processed products. While whole, fresh cod to both France and Denmark is reduced in 2008, the demand for processed products in the same countries is increasing,” says Market Director Karin Olsen at NSEC.

Export of Haddock reached NOK 232 million in 2008 and that is a reduction of close to 71 million, compared to 2007. In volume, exports reached 11,800 tonnes, compared to 15,000 tonnes in 2007. Whole, fresh haddock was reduced by 3,333 tonnes and the reduction was evenly distributed among the two largest export markets of Denmark and the UK.

Record for frozen saithe
Never before has the export of whole frozen saithe been higher than in 2008. 50,500 tonnes with a value of NOK 424 million represents an increase of 79 million on 2007. Ukraine and China both increased their share by NOK 33 million.
Whole, frozen cod was reduced by NOK 93 million to 400 million. Exports to China and the Netherlands showed the largest reduction. Measured in volume, the reduction was 2,540 tonnes and exported volume ended at 15,500 tonnes.
A reduction was also the result for whole, frozen haddock where the reduction amounted to NOK 143 million. The largest market is China and this country alone had a reduction of NOK 62 million. In terms of volume, the reduction was 2,470 tonnes in 2008.

Frozen fillet products  - Reduction for cod, but increase for haddock and saithe
Frozen fillet of cod was reduced by 44.1 million and ended at NOK 514.5 million. The UK and Sweden showed the largest reduction. Lower volumes and decline in prices to UK are the primary factors.

Frozen fillets of saithe increased by NOK 32 million, compared to 2007, and Poland and Germany show the highest increase. Frozen haddock also increased, compared to 2007 and China and France are the key countries when explaining this rise in frozen fillets of haddock.

Fillet frozen in blocks was reduced both in price and volume and the value fell by 17 million to NOK 170 million. Block filet from haddock saw a price reduction per kilo, but increased both in terms of value and volume. For block filets of saithe the increase in value was NOK 26 millionto 80 million. China is responsible for the largest growth for this product.

Contacts
Market Analyst Ove Johansen, tel. +47 938 00 316
Market Director Karin Olsen, tel. +47 909 99 015

Norway regarded as best in report on responsible fishing

11 March 2009

An expert panel has ranked the world’s fishing nations according to how well they comply with the UN regulations for responsible fishery. Norway is at the head of the list.

Photographer: Jean Gaumy

Three researchers at the University of British Columbia and the University of Rio Grande have, in conjunction with the WWF, studied how the world's greatest fishery nations comply with the UN regulations for responsible fishing, the FAO Code of Conduct. Norway is regarded as best in the report, followed by the USA, Canada, Australia and Iceland.

Better than the EU

The report points out particularly that Norway and Iceland have a better accordance between their fishing and the UN Code of Conduct than many EU states that you could expect the same from.
"This may be because these countries' national economy is to a much greater degree dependent upon the fisheries. In addition, these countries have traditionally supported development of the regulations", write the researchers when presenting the report in the magazine, Nature.

The WWF has previously pointed out that the ban on discarding fish is one of the most important differences between fishery management in Norway and the EU.

Aid has worked

Another important conclusion in the report is that the level of welfare in a country, its method of government and stability are linked to how well the country's fishing industry complies with the UN regulations. The researchers refer then to the Scandinavian aid to its fishing industry, when they explain why Namibia is in a strong sixth place.

"It is encouraging to see that certain developing countries score much higher than many European countries and the trend in general. This shows that it is possible to achieve a lot of good fishing management even with limited means. Targeted aid has probably had a part to play here," write the researchers.

Thorough evaluation

The expert panel has studied fishery in 53 countries that are in responsible for 96 percent of the harvest from the sea on a global basis. In the study, the researchers have evaluated the countries in six different areas. The first three investigate the countries' will to comply with the UN regulations, while the three last are about how efficiently they are actually complied with.

"Twelve years after the agreement of the Code of Conduct, there is still plenty of room for improvement, even at the countries who at the head of the ranking," write the researchers in the report.

http://www.seafoodfromnorway.com/Fishlovers/Seafood+facts/View+article?key=47390

Smørbrød, Or Norwegian Open-Faced Sandwiches

Some Popular Norwegian Fish Dishes

Torsk - Cod: poached, simply served with boiled potatoes and melted butter. Carrots,fried bacon, roe and cod liver may also accompany the fish.

Lutefisk - lyed fish: a traditional preparation made of stockfish (dried cod or ling) or klippfisk (dried and salted cod) that has been steeped in lye. The dish most likely came about as an accident; stockfish became covered in ashes after a fire, then the rain caused lye from the ashes to seep into the fish.^{[citation needed]} Poverty will have prevented people from throwing it away, and after watering it out the lyed fish was found edible Media:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutefisk
Preparation and accompaniment is as for fresh cod, although beer and aquavit is served on the side.

Stekt fisk - braised fish: almost all fish is braised, but as a rule the larger specimen tend to be poached and the smaller braised. The fish is filleted, dusted with flour, salt and pepper and braised in butter. Potatoes are served on the side, and the butter from the pan used as a sauce.
Fatty fish like herring and brisling are given the same treatment. Popular accompaniments are sliced and fresh-pickled cucumbers and sour cream.

Sursild - pickled herring: a variety of pickle-sauces are used, ranging from simple vinegar- sugar based sauces to tomato, mustard and sherry based sauces. Pickled herring is served as an horse d'ouvre or on rye bread as a lunch buffet