How to pronounce Gammelost

In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /ˈɡɑ̂mːəlˌʊst/. In plain English letters that is GAHM-el-oost, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Gammelost?

Gammelost is a snack of Norway. Where it comes from: Vik (Sogn, Vestland). People usually eat it as a snack. Its main ingredients are dairy & cheese. It tastes sour.

Where Gammelost comes from

Gammelost is one of 20 signature dishes of Norway on this map.

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• Fårikål · Main dish · Eastern Norway

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• Brunost · Snack · Gudbrandsdalen

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• Raspeball · Main dish · Western Norway

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• Smalahove · Main dish · Voss (Vestland)

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Food of Norway

Dishes like Gammelost in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Gammelost:

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• Cervelle de canut · Snack · Lyon, France

  Cervelle de canut is a fresh cheese dip from Lyon.

• Užice kajmak ужички кајмак · Snack · Western Serbia (Užice), Serbia

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