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Danish Food

The best meals of the holiday? The essentials are company, conversation, ambience, quality ingredients, culinary heritage and, of course, the talents of cook and chef.

What's cooking in Denmark?

Danish dessertGourmet Denmark
From a gastronomic point of view, things have never been better in Denmark than they are right now. Check it out!

Enjoy Danish microbrewOn a beer journey though Denmark
Since the year 2000, nearly 100 new micro breweries have emerged producing sublime hand-brewed beer.

A new generation of Danish chefsChef trends
A new generation of bright chefs have taken over in Danish restaurants. They create exciting food inspired by the old Nordic recipes right through to fusion.

Danish fish is famousDig into Danish regional dishes
Join us for a gastronomic journey in pursuit of the regional dishes - from plaice á la Skagen to herring from Møn.

Find a Copenhagen restaurant that suits your tasteCopenhagen restaurants
Resturants in Copenhagen by category: high-end; fish; children welcome; romantic; brunch; best; inexpensive; open-face sandwiches; unusual locations; organic; with entertainment.

High-quality organic carrotsOrganic food
The number of organic farms in Denmark has risen considerably – many more are on their way, and the sale of organic produce has doubled. Many restaurants serve organic food.

New Scandinavian Cooking
Watch the entertaining and educational Scandinavian cooking and travel program now showing on PBS all over the US.

Royal Copenhagen plates are classicTables set for success
Current trends in Danish tableware and restaurant interiors.


Join us for a culinary journey through the regions of Denmark

 

Nordic Food for the future

Red onionsA new research lab in Denmark will focus on the trendy New Nordic Cuisine. The non-profit organization combines the efforts of top chefs and food scientists. The ambition is to explore old and new processing techniques and raw materials, and to raise the awareness of the Nordic heritage of herbs, berries, wild game, and more. Go to:

Nordic Food Lab


Dine with the Danes - at home


Dine at home with the DanesHundreds of open minded and out-going Danes have opened their homes to tourists by signing up as hosts with an agency that offers the guests some hours of conviviality in private settings in the form of ”home dinners” for the pleasure of guests as well as the host families.
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Danish specialities


Snaps is a Danish specialtySurveys show that Danes are the happiest people in the world. Danish food probably contributes to that. Find out more about some of the famous Danish classics such as these:

Open-faced sandwiches
Beer
Aquavit
Herring
Smoked food
Rugbrød