Denmark

The Typical Food of Denmark

Typically for Danish people there are 3 main meals on a day:

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner

A typical breakfast in Denmark consists of breakfast cereals such as oatmeal, corn flakes, yoghurt. Bread or bread rolls with different kind of cheeses and jams, too.

Weekends or festive occasions may call for Danich pastries or a bitters, such as Gammel Dansk.They accompanied the breakfast with cofee, skimmed milk or tea.

Glazed apple Danish

Oatmeal

In Denmark, lunch is usually a cold meal consisting a few simply prepared pieces of 'smorrebrod' (open rye-bread sandwiches) with slices of cold meat, sausage or egg.

Leverpostej, a liver paste prepared from pig's liver and lard, is also frequently used as a spread.

Most of Danish people have a quick lunch at work or school either in the cafeteria.

A variety of common Danish open faces sandwiches.

Skinke med italiensk salat

Roast beef med remoulade

Leverpostej

For the average family, dinner is the one meal of the day where everyone can be gathered. Dinner usually consists of just one main course, often a meat dish with potatoes and vegetables or salad.

Stegt flæsk med persillesovs

Boller i Karry

Flæskesteg med rødkål

Medisterpølse

Typical and popular Danish Desserts.

Rice Pudding - whipped
 cream and cherry sauce is a must
 for all Danes at Christmas time.

“Rabarbergrød” - Stewed rhubarb dessert
can be served with vanilla cream
 - whipped cream or milk.

"Koldskål" - Fridge buttermilk
with vanilla and lemon flavour.
Served with fruit or biscuits.

Red Berry Pudding with whipping cream.
 A national dessert and mostly
for the summertime.

"Øllebrød" - Rye beery dessert of
 rye bread - sugar - mild beer
and whipped cream.

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