However, if you come from a country that takes particular pride in its sausages, and prefers them stuffed with herbs and spices, then a pølse in your eyes is a hot dog rather than a sausage. A ventepølse is a typical Norwegian hotdog (I'm sorry, Norway, they don't quite cut it as sausages in my eyes) that you eat before the rest of the food is ready. Well, currently, it's prime grilling season, and if you are invited somewhere to grill, don't be surprised when you are offered a hotdog to chow down while waiting for the rest of the food.