Food in Denmark is characterized by the fact that Danish establishments offer their visitors a wide selection of local and international cuisine (you can find Chinese, Indian, Italian, Greek, Ethiopian cuisine here).
In terms of food costs, food prices are higher in Copenhagen than in the provinces.
Food in Denmark
The Danish diet consists of meat and dairy products, seafood, fish, vegetables.
The Danes are very fond of sandwiches (there are more than 200 traditional recipes for various sandwiches in the country): many of them are multi-layered, and there are such unusual combinations as radish + pineapple, salmon + chicken.
In Denmark, try the layered sandwich; pickled herring; fried pork with red cabbage; Danish bacon; liver pate with onions and corned beef slices; smoked eel with fried eggs; salted chicken with pineapple.
Where to eat in Denmark? At your service:
- restaurants, cafes and taverns;
- fast food restaurants of international chains (McDonalds, Burger King) and the local chain “Pølsevogan” (they sell hot dogs here);
- snack bars and bar-pubs (these establishments offer their guests to order various drinks and snacks);
- restaurants offering special meals for people with diabetes (such establishments have the inscription: “Nutrition for Diabetics - Healthy Nutrition for Everyone”).
If you have breakfast at the hotel, then you will be pleased with the abundance of the proposed dishes: as a rule, baked goods, muesli, cheese, ham, coffee, juice are served for breakfast, and sandwiches with cheese, meat, fish and various spices are served for lunch.
If you decide to save some money and eat on your own, then you should pay attention to the Fakta and Netto supermarkets (where food and drinks are cheaper than in other stores).
Drinks in Denmark
Popular Danish drinks are coffee, tea, beer, aquavit (Danish schnapps).
Beer lovers can enjoy this foamy drink in cafes, bars and pubs. Bottled beer is the cheapest, while draft beer is more expensive and weaker than bottled beer.
Gastronomic tour to Denmark
You can taste Danish cuisine in restaurants of any city, but for authenticity it is worth going to the countryside - there you can stay in old hotels, inside which there are restaurants offering their guests to taste exclusively national cuisine.
On a food tour in Copenhagen, you can visit restaurants that have won Michelin stars, and you can even dine at the Noma restaurant (it has been awarded the title of “best restaurant in the world” more than once).
The glory of Denmark was brought not only by the Vikings, ancient castles, numerous fairy tales and ancient legends, but also delicious, special dishes.
