Bryggeloftet and Stuene
Where? Bryggeloftet and Stuene (Bergen, Norway) Map
When? Monday July 17, 2017
Who? Me
Food Style? Norwegian
After a long day full of adrenaline, it's time for a hearty dinner. Since I had so much seafood yesterday, I want something a bit meatier, and of course, while I'm here in Norway, what better way to satisfy my red meat needs than with reindeer. This restaurant is quite the institution and has been around since 1910, and holy moly it is bloody expensive, but I don't have the time or energy to search for something else.
Entree
Whale carpaccio with horseradish sauce
To help me transition from seafood to red meat, I've ordered something that is both - whale! How elegantly presented it is, helping disguise how small of a helping I've been given. It tastes beefy and smokey, but delicious with all the condiments on the plate; cream from the sauce, sourness from the pickled onion, nuttiness from the crackers - it's not like the carpaccio that you'd find in an Italian restaurant, but it's as enjoyable as any I've had.
Mains
Reindeer fillet with asparagus, red onion chutney and game sauce
The reindeer comes out and immediately I think about how pleased I am that there is so much sauce. It doesn't taste as gamey as I expected it to be, but it definitely has that blood taste, almost like liver. Which is great, because I love liver. It's perfectly cooked, beautifully pink on the inside and slightly charred and crispy on the outside. The potatoes are doing a great job of soaking up that sauce, and there's enough that it will hopefully fill me up.
All in all, a great meal with interesting ingredients that you won't find many places in the world. These two dishes came to a whopping 524 Norwegian krona, which is almost $90NZD!! I will be picking up dessert from the supermarket.
Posted by Jeremy at 1:21pm on Thursday July 27, 2017 :: 0 comments :: 