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Just off of Oslo into the fjord and the islands laid one they called the Museum Island. My hunch is that it's conveniently been made into a part of Oslo that's concentrated with numerous museums; accessible by the public ferry from Aker Brygge and also by bus around the west of Oslo Central.

One very popular attraction is the Open Museum; showcasing different regions of Norway, folks Norwegian lifestyle architecture and well,(what ALWAYS attracts me most unsurprisingly) a delightful little hut housing a hot burner open "oven", a very hot-looking pan and maids in Norwegian dresses making pastry dough from rough dusty wheat flour with light sweat trickling down their foreheads.

What is it they were doing? It's called Lefser. I mean, Norwegians speak really good English but they somehow give the worst signposting and descriptions (worst being- NO INGLES!) So all they had to say about this hut is "Making Traditional Lefser".

So she flattens out this dough roughly:

... Lays it down seemingly effortlessly...

... Turns it...

...Dusts the excess flour off...

...and takes it off of the pan: all in (I promise) 2 minutes flat!

The result is this heavy bread, almost the thickness of a flat pizza base, lightly sweetened and somewhat milky. You put butter on it, which melts almost instantly- but not absorbed by the bread.

Excuse the blurry pics, the butter got onto my lenses. I can be too excited sometimes!