Adventures In Food: Denmark

 

We had a whirlwind trip to Copenhagen for my birthday last month. We only had about 5 meals in the city so this is definitely not a comprehensive guide to Danish food but what we had was pretty good! The breakfast above seemed such a fresh idea, it was a bunch of different things: cinnamon toast (best rediscovery ever), pancake with homemade chocolate hazelnut spread, skyr with homemade granola and berry compote, and fresh fruit. While the components may not all be Danish, the ideas felt very modern Nordic (for example the cinnamon toast as a re-imagined cinnamon roll).

 

 

 

{kanelsnegle}

 

Cinnamon buns! Health nuts say cinnamon is amazing for you, the EU says it's toxic. One thing's for sure, it tastes delicious paired with cream cheese icing.

 

 

 

{hot dogs}

 

Yep, this traditional Danish food has stalls everywhere. We went organic, mine veggo of course, sans bread but with mashed root veg and pickled beetroot on the side.

 

 

 

{drommekage}

 

This cake tastes like a dream but is also actually called dream cake according to the guy who sold it to me. The base is a plain white cake. The top is a super crunchy mixture of coconut and caramel. Simplicity and perfection, everything you need in a piece of birthday cake.