[TrackerFF]

Norwegian here

Yeah, that's unfortunately the sad fact of living here, even more so the longer north you go - there's really no such thing as "in-season" veggies. Closest would be potatoes, and maybe some other things at the farmers markets.

We're all used to everything pretty much tasting like water. I was 22 years old the first time I tasted "real" tomatoes in southern Europe.

What we do have, though, is fresh seafood - if you live along the coast. But that's not for everyone. I usually buy freshly caught cod/haddock/pollock/halibut from the local fish market, as well as shrimp and king crab, which isn't horribly expensive when you live so close to the (beginning of the) supply chain.

[throwaway03254]

There are lots of vegetables grown in Norway that tastes better than the imported vegetables, and are available in normal grocery shops. The season for each vegetable is short, so you need to get them while they are available.