My quest for Smørrebrød Smørrebrød is a particularly Danish invention. They’ve taken the lowly sandwiched and have created culinary art with it. Ida Davidsen’s family has been making open faced sandwiches in Copenhagen for several generations and is considered to … Continue reading
Category Archives: Traditional Danish Food
My Danish Food Wish List
Food, Glorious Food, What else is there to live for? Oliver Twist Danish Food Because the damp coast is so pathetic when it comes to Danish food – unless you make it yourself – it’s an incredible treat to come … Continue reading
Cheese
Cheese, glorious cheese! What else is there to live for? Danish Cheese Going to a grocery store in Denmark is like crack for a cheese nut like me. There were coolers and coolers worth of cheese – every taste and … Continue reading
Danish Breakfast
Ah, Breakfast Normally breakfast is a smoothie, oats or some other healthy fare. Danish Breakfast! But when I get to DK, it’s fresh crusty rolls from the local bakery, still warm from the oven. Then that luxuries of luxuries, sweet … Continue reading
King Frederick VIII Cake
A Cake fit for a King As a surprise for her birthday, I made lille sis a birthday cake. But not just any birthday cake, a favourite from our past: King Frederick the Eighth cake! My mom found the recipe … Continue reading