Holiday Ayo - Want to know what typical Norwegian home cooking was like before sushi, tacos, pizza and Indian? Meatballs, pork and dumplings and herring, and let's not forget the festive foods such as lutefisk (dried white fish) and stick meat (steamed ribs).

Some of the traditional dishes are easy to find in Oslo, but others you might have to hunt around for. Here is a list of everyday places, whose main goal is not to empty your wallet but rather to fill your tummy with all kinds of delicacies that belong to traditional Norwegian fare.

1. Freshly cooked prawna from Oslofjord's fishermen

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Oslofjorden's prawn fishermen have cooking equipment on board their boats, and can therefore serve completely fresh prawns to the eager customers who flock to Rådhusbrygga. Few things say summer in Oslo as much as enjoying delicious, unpretentious seafood on a bench, with the Danish an Nesodd boat tugging past. Prawns - so simple but so delicious.

If you stop by a delicatessen, you can supplement your meal with a freshly baked loaf, a little decadent mayonnaise and a squeeze of lemon on top. But if you want to wash it down with a glass of white wine, you'll have to go to a restaurant.

2. Meat balls at Kaffistova

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Meatballs in brown sauce are nothing less than a classic on Norwegian dinner tables, and the restaurant in Oslo that serves this more than anything else is Kaffistova. For most Norwegians, this is a dish that falls into the category of 'comfort food'.

The accompaniment of potatoes, steamed, sweet carrots and sour, freshly stirred cranberries go perfectly with lightly salted meatballs and a dark, creamy sauce. Kaffistova may be the closest you get to an authentic rural experience in Oslo, but that doesn't mean that the place is in any way dull, and everything from state leaders to hip artists come here to enjoy good, traditional food.

3. Open sandwiches at Kafé Oslo

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Café Oslo in the House of Literature serves food to every stripe of customer, so variety is key. The menu always features a large selection of open sandwiches with toppings of the highest - and most well-known - variety.

The big favourites are comfort foods such as prawn sandwiches, meat sandwiches and herring salad. But you can also get internationally inspired and renowned toppings such as chicken confit, pastrami and warm liver paté, all served on freshly baked bread with tasty accompaniments such as pickled gherkins, caper and, of course, the house mayonnaise.