Author: The NCQ Team
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The great (porridge) debate
It was this morning as I was listening to one of my lectures for a subject I’m studying at UNE (Europe and the New World) while scarfing down a bowl of steaming porridge (instant – but there’s no stovetops at work, so judge not!) that I started to wonder…there were so many, many foods that…
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Creating the Viking apron dress – stage 2
So you’re back for part 2! The drawing, cutting and pinning stage. In our last post about the dress, I talked about taking your measurements to make sure the size of the material you ended up with was right. I’ll start by correcting myself now with the estimates I put on the size of the…
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Skolebrød
Ingredients For the Bread: 3 cups all purpose flour 1?4 cup sugar 1?2 teaspoon salt 1 large egg 1 tablespoon active dry yeast 1 cup milk 5 tablespoons unsalted butter For the Custard: 3 egg yolks 1?4 cup sugar 1?2 tablespoons cornstarch 1 cup milk 1?2 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 egg,…
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Norway and other sovereign wealth funds pledge to help fight climate change
Six sovereign wealth funds pledged on Friday to fight climate change at a meeting hosted by Emmanuel Macron, as the French president pushes his “make our planet great again” message. The funds manage assets with a total value of $3 trillion and include that of Norway, the biggest in the world, valued alone at $1…
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Creating the Viking apron dress – stage 1
Hi everyone… so this post will be the first in a series detailing my progress as I undertake the journey of creating a (slightly) stylised version of the commonly accepted viking apron dress. While there’s some disagreement as to the exact style of the apron dress (given that archaeological finds aren’t exactly able to provide…
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Norway following Australia’s lead in banning branded packaging for tobacco products.
A law change that comes into effect on July 1st will require all packaging on cigarettes and snus in Norway to be entirely neutral. Selling the tobacco products in non-standardised packaging will be illegal under the new law. “This is an important step towards the long-term aim of a tobacco-free society. Protecting children and young…
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Meatballs
Norwegian meatballs, like Norwegian waffles, have a million and one recipes all claiming they’re the definitive…. but for me, this is it. It’s the recipe my mum used when I was small, so the taste for me is iconic Norwegian (and is best enjoyed with fluffy mashed potatoes, steamed vegetables and of course the built-in…
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Riskrem
I’ve heard it said that riskrem is one of the most famous Norwegian desserts…. so I thought, for our Wednesday recipe days, that we might put in another iconic recipe. Ingredients 250ml milk ¾ Cup long-grain white rice ½ Cup plus 1 to 2 Tbsp superfine sugar 1 Tsp salt ½ Tsp almond extract ½ Cup almonds ½ Cup…
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The first electric plane takes flight in Norway
Minister for Transport Ketil Solvik-Olsen will be on board as Norway’s first electric aircraft makes its first journey on Monday. Avinor, the owner of the aircraft and Norwegian airport operator, wants the Scandinavian country to be a world leader in electric aviation and has set a target for all domestic flights in the country to…
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15 things you probably didn’t know about Norse mythology
We here at the NCQ are fascinated with Norse mythology – for myself, I’ve studied courses on Norse history and myths through Oxford and UNE – and while I’m thinking of starting a myths and legends segment on the website (what do you think about that?), I thought we could start with some interesting facts…