We heard you like chocolate

In travel tips & random observations, if you're travelling with kids in Norway you need to be aware of and/or warned about Sjokade.

This is either the best or worst thing to happen to bread ever.

Sjokade is literally chocolate spread for your Norwegian-style sandwiches. As our experience shows, once a child, let's take for example Mia, gets a taste, there's no turning back.

Pro: Your child will happily scarf down Norwegian whole-grain bread. Fiber yay!

Con: Your child is from now on demanding chocolate for breakfast and lunch. Be warned.

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