In the last few weeks, I shared with you lists based from my personal experiences in random places I’ve been to. These lists include 6 budget-friendly & favorite things I do in Japan, 5 Belgian food everyone should try, 6 Dutch delis I enjoyed, 4 Czech eats I tried & 12 Taiwanese treats worth lining up for. Most of them, if not all, are related to food. I love eating, I love street food & I love trying other places’ delicacies. Today, I’ll add another food-related content to this growing P’s List; something about Danish food & drinks!
After walking around Copenhagen for a day with SANDEMANs New Europe, I took the time to slow down & relax for 2 days before flying back home. I met up with my buddy Mads, who flew from Aalborg to Copenhagen to go around the city with me. He took me to some interesting sights around the city, introduced me to their local culture & asked me to try Danish delicacies. Yes, I lived like a Dane for 2 days. Check out the 7 Danish delicacies we tried in my last 2 full days in Copenhagen.
Flødeboller
Known as Danish dream puffs, Flødeboller are chocolate-covered marshmallow puffs. It’s a traditional dessert served in parties & gatherings. It’s also the go-to dessert of locals who want something sweet & delicious. We tried flødeboller from one of the stalls in the Nyhavn Christmas market.
Gløgg
Gløgg is a traditional Scandinavian winter or Christmas drink. It is usually made of spiced, mulled wine or spirit. It’s always served hot. It tasted different at first but I enjoyed how the wine or spirit blended well with the spices. The small stalls in Nyhavn’s Christmas market offered a free taste of gløgg. We tried it from there.
Æbleskiver
Æbleskiver is the Denmark’s version of pancakes. The word itself means apple slices in local language with the snack traditionally mixed with apple bits or apple sauce inside. Nowadays, these Danish pancakes are made of the usual batter & cooked into spherical bite-size pieces. It’s usually sprinkled with powdered sugar & served with fruit jam (strawberry, raspberry, black currant or blackberry) dips. Like the flødeboller, we bought this from one of the stalls in Nyhavn’s Christmas market.
Hakkebøf Med Bløde Løg
Mads & I ate at Frk. Barners Kaelder on my last night in Copenhagen. This restaurant is known for service authentic & classic Danish cuisine. I had Hakkebøf Med Bløde Løg (Danish minced beef steak) for this last full meal in Denmark. This 300-gram beef steak meal is usually served with fried egg, soft onions, pickled cucumber, brown sauce (tasty one!) & boiled potatoes. This meal was really good – one of the best beef dishes I had in the trip. The dish itself cost 159 DKK – around ₱1,200 in our currency. Expensive (for me) but it was damn good.
Pølser
Pølser, or gourmet hotdog in English, is a popular Danish snack bought in pølsevogn, or sausage wagons, found around the city. The traditional Danish hotdog is served in a not-so-long bun with mustard, ketchup & rémoulade plus fried onions, fresh onions, pickles & sometimes cucumber slices on top. Each hot dog cost 37 DKK, around ₱280 in Philippine currency. We had this traditional hotdog snack in the stall near Rundetårn (Round Tower) – the same stall featured in Somebody Feed Phil’s Copenhagen episode.
Smørrebrød
Smørrebrød is a traditional Danish open-faced sandwich made from buttered sour-dough rye bread, fish (usually pickled herring or salmon) or meat (usually roast pork, roast beef or cold cuts) toppings, spreads & spices. Torvehallerne is a famous place to have smørrebrød.
Mads reserved seats at Skagen Fiskerestaurant in ILLUM Rooftop for lunch. We both ordered their smørrebrød (forgot the exact name in the menu) & were shocked by the size of the fried herring. It completely covered the rye bread! They served the meal with fresh greens, perfectly fried herring on top of the bread & tasty rémoulade-based spread. I paid 185 DKK (around ₱1,400) from the usual less than 100 DKK price for that open-faced sandwich but it was worth it. I’ll take friends & family for a meal in that restaurant!
Danish Beer
One of the things I try in every place I visit is their local beer. I tried Heineken (duh) in the Netherlands; Floris, Barbe D’Or, Brugse Zot, Duvel, De Garre & Delirium Tremens in Belgium; Pilsner Urquell, Holba, Kozel, Krumlov Light & Kutná Hora Lager in Czech Republic. I did the same thing when I was in Denmark. I tried their famous beers Carlsberg Pilsner, Grøn Tuborg & Royal Pilsner. All these beers originated locally in Denmark has been part of their culture & everyday lives.
These beers are found everywhere in the country – from supermarkets, to hostels, restaurants & even convenience stores. We had these beers in the The Old Irish Pub, Skagen Fiskerestaurant, Frk. Barners Kaelder & in my hostel – Steel House Copenhagen. Good times!
And that’s it for today! The Danish cuisine still has a lot of delicacies to try but I didn’t have enough time & money to try the others. Their food is not cheap like those from Czech Republic & even more expensive than those from Netherlands & Belgium. I am still thankful I had the chance to try those included in the list above. I didn’t have regrets splurging a bit for the smørrebrød & beef steak; these meals were really good.
Which snack or meal appealed to you most? Which one are you going to try & which one will you avoid? Share your thoughts in the comments section below. Do you have any questions about those listed above? You may also send the questions to me via e-mail to contact@thewkndtravel.com.
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PS. Photos were taken using my HTC U11.