CHEESES FROM NORWAY FOR CULTURAL FAIR?

Question

I AM DOING A CULTURAL FAIR ON 4-15 FOR MY SONS OF NORWAY LODGE FOR 300 3RD GRADES AND I AM IN CHARGE OF CHEESE TASTING. ANY MILD KID FRIENDLY RECIPES OR SAMPLES OF CHEESE I COULD SERVE TO THEM. ALSO ANY WEB SITE FOR A CHEESE FACTORY IN NORWAY I COULD EMAIL TO DOWNLOADS SOME FUN FACTS TO HAND OUT TO THE KIDS THANK YOU ALL FOR ANY HELP

Answer 1

The most popular & common Norwegian cheese would be JARLSBERG.  It's kid friendly, easily available & inexpensive.

I would serve it simply with some crackers & seedless grapes.

Other Norwegian cheeses:

Ridder with its sharp flavour is well suited as a sandwich filling or a simple after-dinner savoury with or without fruit and is a natural choice for cheeseboards.

Brunost is a brown Norwegian whey cheese. It's a strong, sweet, yet somewhat sharp flavor with notes of caramel and goat's milk.

Snøfrisk are a variety of Norwegian fresh cream cheeses.

Ski Queen Gjetost Cheese is a sweet and delicious goat's milk cheese and one of the oldest of all Scandinavian cheeses. Gjetost is a semi-soft whey cheese made from caramelized goat's milk. The flavor is very sweet somewhat like caramel. Gjetost should be served sliced very thin. Gjetost, also called Ski Queen by some, is a very popular cheese in Norway.Serve with coffee, tea and / or fruit.

Answer 2

If you can get your hands on some brunost (brown cheese), it is a traditional favourite served on waffles.  It would be a great as a taste-tester as it is mild-flavoured, waffles are something lots of people are familiar with, and it can be served in bite-sized pieces on toothpicks.  Look for scandinavian food specialty stores in the phone book.  Of course, they're not that common, so I hope you live near a big city!

Snøfrisk on crackers, or ridder and jarlsberg with grapes and crackers would be great, but I think brunost on waffles is more representative of Norway.

Here are the international sites for two of the main cheese producers in Norway:

Tine:

http://www.jarlsberg.com/

..and Synnøve:

http://www.synnove.no/?template=frontpag...

Answer 3

The Norwegians eat a really delicious sweet cheese all the time.  I have wracked my brain to recall what it is, as it would be very child-friendly.  However, if you contact your local cheese monger they would