Brunost to the mix for a more pronounced taste. The local trader Ole Kongsli liked it so much he thought there might be a market for the product in the capital, Oslo. He started exporting it to his business contacts in Oslo under the name Gudbrandsdalsost ("Gudbrand Valley Cheese"), and it became so successful that it contributed significantly to the economy of the region, thus helping Gudbrandsdalen out of recession. In 1933, aged 87, Hov received the King's Medal of Merit ("Kongens fortjenstmedalje") for her contributions to Norwegian cuisine and economy. In modern times, the world's largest producer of brunost is
Norwegian National Road 23 Norwegian National Road 23 National Road 23 (), also known as the Oslofjord Link (Norwegian: ), was the name of a largely limited-access road which connects the municipalities of Lier, Røyken, Hurum and Frogn in Norway. The Oslofjord Tunnel causes the road to acts as the only fixed link crossing of the Oslofjord and makes that section subject to tolls. In 2018 the road was renamed into European route E134. National Road 23 is the result of the need for an auxiliary road to support a fixed link crossing of the Oslofjord. Since 1939 this crossing was carried out by