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Norwegian waffles by Stine Aaslund, founder of Nordic Waffles, are now on sale at Minot groceries. Aaslundâs waffles have been popular at the Norsk Høstfest in past years.
Area residents who have been missing a taste of the Norsk Høstfest can now find it in a local grocery store aisle.
Stine Aaslund, founder of Nordic Waffles, said her Norwegian waffles are available at Marketplace Foods and Cash Wise Groceries in Minot.
The waffles are part of the fabric of life in her native Norway, said Aaslund, who now lives in the Twin Cities. In Norway, the waffles can be found in convenience stores, in Norwegian homes, in restaurants -all the time, everywhere. For Aaslund and her countrymen, the waffles are part of “hygge,” an all-encompassing word that is translated as comfort but also conveys love, friendship, family, and enjoying one’s home.