Posted on 01/07/2005 12:13:27 PM PST by Red Badger
The tradition-steeped cannery Vesteraalens believes they can find new markets for their Norwegian specialties and are pushing hard to give Russians a taste of fish balls (fiskeboller).
Fish balls in white sauce - a classic of Norwegian home cooking.
PHOTO: JON HAUGE
"Fish balls are a typical Scandinavian product and unknown in Russia. But they are relatively cheap and in our view are well suited to Russian tastes," Vesteraalens sales chief Oddbjørg Bollvåg told weekly newspaper Fiskeribladet.
Just before Christmas a sample shipment of 4,000 cans was sent to Murmansk and Moscow. The balls, traditionally made from fish, potato flour, milk and spices, are made from fresh haddock.
Vesteraalens has already established a large and stable export market in Russia for another Norwegian staple, canned cod liver.
Ural Mountain oysters?
You'd need to have really good eyesight to be a harvester.
"pushing hard to give Russians a taste of fish balls."
I don't think I can top that line....
...and an itsy bitsy fillet knife!
And tweezers
I actually grew up on that stuff.
Fish balls with ketchup :-)
It's got to hurt, swimming fast in cold water.
How about Lutefisk?
They still make it in Saskatchewan.
If you can stand the stink it actually is quite tasty.
Lutefisk?
I was a feisty kid. My parents never dared to try to feed my that stuff :-)
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