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Nan in La-la Land: Pizzas R Us
August 26, 2007 |
Yesterday was Saturday night. And it was time to finally introduce Nan to one of the institutions of Norwegian culture. The Saturday night pizza and movie. So off it was to purchase cheese, minced meat, ketchup, onions, milk, dry yeast and procure some DVD’s.
I have also discovered some major discrepancies in her education. She has missed out on major films like Star War (the original 3 of course), Indiana Jones, Crocodile Dundee, and others that is a must see. So these where also loaded into the shopping cart.
Then it was home. She pointed at the bag of wheat flour and wanted to know what it was. She had never seen it before. Ok, so time to do some major home cooking.
We first made the base. Easy to do. Just mix the flour and the dry yeast with some salt, then pour in water and a couple of spoons of cooking oil. Mix and knead it into a doe. Nan wanted to touch and taste it. Then we left it on the kitchen counter and started watching Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Nan laughed and had a good time, and trough the more scary parts held on to me for dear life. Big success. But after 45 minutes it was time to go on with the pizza.
Fry up the minced meat, with a sprinkling of salt and black pepper. Throw in a small chopped up onion. When it’s all done, a small bottle of Heinz ketchup is needed. Just dump it all in, and mix with about 1 deciliter of milk. Stir it all in, and let come to a boil. Finished.
Then flatten the doe, and throw the finished sauce on it, smear it all out over it all, then throw the cheese on top. On top of the cheese, put a generous sprinkling of oregano. Then throw the whole thing into the middle of the oven at 225 degrees celsius for 25-30 minutes. Then eat.
To those that now feel revolted by the use of ketchup, I don’t feel the least sorry. This is a Norwegian Saturday night family pizza and tastes like pure heaven. And Nan agrees.
By the way, only Coca Cola is allowed to be served with this delicacy. Don’t even try to serve it with anything else.
So now we watched Indiana Jones trash the Nazi’s, and then went to bed with bulging stomachs. A perfect Saturday night.
Right now, Nan is devouring the rest of the Pizza for breakfast. As i have just introduced her to the next phase. Cold pizza for breakfast. It’s pure heaven, and can’t be beaten by anything. Yup, she passed the test with flying colors!
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Im sure you figured on hearing from me on the use of Ketchup, being of eyetalian decent and all….. But I must say in my lala land it even sounds good. Try tomato pure, its just as easy and a bit better, but may be a little hard to find in your lala land,lol
Dago, my good man…are you insane!
Only the mere hint of replacing the ketchup with tomato pure where I come from will have you flogged and burned at the stake at the town square as a heretic. Some people even pour it in liberal ammounts on top of the pizza after it comes out of the oven.
UGH….as i shutter in pure eyetalian disbelief…… ROTFLMAO
Rune, give me that DAGO’s address. I’d like to have a welcome party for him when he comes home. Slowly killed by tomato pure cans…
Ahem, DAGO is an American Biker type. I am not sure if I should introduce my family to the likes of him
Okay, okay - but only if you make some ketjap pizza for mee when eye arrive!
Oh sure, now I see how you are….Mr Rune
Onkel Dag, have no worries, when I move to Thailand I will turn Rune to the dark side and make a real New York eyetalian pizza for him.LOL
As long as it’s not one of them paper thin little things, soaked in olive oil (urgh), and needing a microscope to find the toppings.
Thats my expereince with Italian pizza…
I propose a duel. You make your Eyetalian New York pizza, I make my Norwegian Saturday-night-movie-family pizza. Onkel Dag can be the judge
No worries, I am totally unbiased… Promise!
Dude, Thick crust all the way!!!!
Im not worried Onkel Dag,No one can resist a great New York style Eye-talian pizza… Not even a Norwegian. :o)
Sorry, I love Pizza (peperoni) but sounds only slightly better than that rotted fish sauce with heads sticking out.
Can see why Nan likes it though. I have found almost anything can be aroi to a Thai when covered in ketchup. I gave up taking Kai for a proper Italian pizza in England after the first time when she asked for a bottle and poured the stuff all over (aroi).
Wonder what Kai would say if I had a plate of chicken and sticky rice and covered it in HP sauce?
You people just don’t know good food when you see it. Ketchup and pizza is like fish and water!