Today I set out to visit the new food hall that opened close to where I live. The food hall is just one of the things that is opened in this area lately. This is in a part of Stavanger called Stavanger East. It’s close to the centre of town and has very long been getting in more and into disrepair. But the last few years a lot has been done to reinvigorate this lovely part of town.
The food hall was packed with people, as you might expect with it just having it’s long awaited opening. And there sure are a lot of good local food and products in there.
Among those who have a stand at the food hall is a company who sell local vegetables, especially the ones that looks a bit odd and does not get sold by the shops. Their tagline reads ” because ugly vegetables also have feelings!”
There is also a woman selling her locally produced jam and her stand is a replica of a little cottage “støl” that was quite common in the Norwegian mountains. With a lot of very stereotypical Norwegian decor.
There is also a stand selling everything you need to brew your own beer. Craft beers and home brewing is very popular at the moment and here you can buy everything you need to brew your own beer and get good advice for how to do it.
There was a lot of other nice stands in there, but as it was a bit crowded I decided to come back in a few days to have a proper look around.
Hope the weekend is treating you all very good!
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Reading your post has made me hungry Maja! The food sounds wonderful and I would love to try out some of the dishes and sample the alcohol also. I guess the cottage looks quite sweet. Kevin
Me too! I didn’t get to try much today as it was so crowded, but I did sample a nice ice cream. Next time around I will at least be sure to try some more of the nice products.
Great idea Maja, it’s such a pity that the ‘Big Stores’ insist that only ‘pretty’ food is acceptable – personally, I prefer ‘home grown’ to store bought. 👍😃
I’m with you there. The organic locally grown ugly vegetables looked better than the pretty ones in the big stores!
And I bet they taste better too 😃
I bet they do! I’m going to try them out for sure. Hope the weekend is treating you nicely!
I’m good – Hope YOUR weekend is AWESOME (or Sunny and dry at least 😄😄😄 )
It’s both sunny, dry and quite enjoyable so far!
GREAT 👍😃
What a lovely morning, Mas. Thanks for letting us share it with you. Hugs.
It really was a great morning. This weekend is so far looking pretty great all together!
I was looking all over for your name. Sorry I got it wrong. I knew I had seen it before… after the fact I saw Chris call you Maja, and my lightbulb came on. 😀
Hehe, no problem! My name is Maja Asgautsen, so masgautsen is just a mix of the two. I use it in my email address and as a username all over internett.
Looks like a pretty nice place. It’s a good enhancement to an old downtown area.
It is! And with a new pub specialising in craft beers opening in the neighbourhood the same week it’s contributing to the ongoing lift of the area.
Craft beer! I’ll be right over. Except I can’t drive there.
I’m going to visit when i get the chance. the cool bit is that it opened in the workers break room in an old factory that used to make beer ages ago.
What a great find! Love the look of the veggies.
I do too! I expect the queue to be a little shorter next week so I will go in and get some for a few good meals!
I assume maybe wrongly that the food there is cheaper than at the big shops? Once the vegetables are chopped up, they all look the same. Local products are fresher. It is good to buy there and support your neighbors businesses. I also looked up “masgautsen” in the dictionary thinking it meant “seagull” or something else!!! What a laugh!!!
The ugly vegetables are a bit cheaper than in the shops and the’re not getting thrown away.
I’m sorry, but the thought of you looking masgautsen in the dictionary made me smile.
Hope the weekend is treating you well!
Thank you for the tour – I even love the cobblestone paths! I got a kick out of the “ugly vegetable” sentiment. Great pictures!
Thank you for visiting. I liked the ugly vegetable sentiment too!
I don’t think the vegetables are very stygge at all. They look tasty to me.
They looked ok to me too. But apparently they don’t meet the requirements of the shop.
Enjoy your weekend and I hope the food is good, mostly!
Thank you! Hope your weekend is going great too.
Thank you!
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Sounds like a really fun place! Ugly vegetables do need love! I am thinking of making some beer this winter actually, I have the stuff. If I do I’ll share it. Thanks for sharing your link today! -OM
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Good luck on brewing your own beer! I’m looking forward to reading about the results! I appreciate the reblog. May the week ahead be kind to you and yours 🙂
Great pictures! I like going to the store and getting fresh fruits and vegetables of all kinds – even the ones that people say are ‘ugly!’
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Thank you! I like that too and the ugly ones are sometimes quite cute.
I was trying to understand the concept of a food hall. It sounds a bit like our farmers markets since it doesn’t sound like a restaurant . Loved the photos and the ugly veggies . With veggies , it’s not the looks but the taste that matters. All veggies have feelings . 😆
It’s probably like a farmers marked, but there is a restaurant/cafe in the hall as well. I do agree it’s the taste that counts with the veggies and I think the ugly ones are quite cool ☺
How cool. I would explore in there no doubt.
I plan to do explore some more very soon.
Everyone should have access to food markets and farmer’s markets apart from getting fresh food earlier in the food chain it also is great exercise spending a couple of hours browsing!! Great piece thanks
Thank you very much! I couldn’t agree more ☺
How wonderful to revive a historic area. Here we call such a place a Farmer’s Market oR Flea Market. I love thes places. Great for getting really fresh and mostly organic vegiies.
I think it’s very nice too!