Here’s my question…what the heck is it that makes meat so expensive in Norway?

I really don’t get it. But first to get an idea of what I am talking about, read this short article about smuggling meat into Norway.

You see, I’m from Southern California. We also have problems with people smuggling things across our boarders. But it is more along the lines of narcotics or illegal immigrants. We don’t seem to have the same problem of smuggled top sirloins and chicken wings. :)

You might think that this article was a joke, but let me assure you, I have witnessed these prices in Norway first hand. And just by seeing the prices of meat there, I can understand why “meat smuggling has become an organized crime in Norway.

I experienced this when I had ordered steak at a restaurant (a splurge…it was expensive even for Norway) and when I got the steak…it was about the size of a post-it note! It looked like it would be the perfect size if I was having a little tea party with my cousin. With the little cups, and little plates, the little steak would have fit right in. It was so funny. But to be completely honest, it really was the best steak I can ever remember having in my life. And I will give the restaurant credit…I wasn’t even hungry after the itty bitty steak because of all of the side dishes that came with it. But still, I wasn’t at a tea party with dolls, I was in a restaurant.

I was just wondering if anyone else out there has had an experience like this that they could share with me? Or am I the only one?

So really, why is meat so expensive in Norway?

(Photo from Aftenposten)