Danish cuisine is one of the traditional northern culinary traditions. Its main distinctive features are abundant and hearty dishes, rich in sugar and fat. The reason for this lies in the harsh climate of the northern region, and a diet rich in high-calorie food is a vital necessity for its inhabitants.
Traditions of national cuisine of Denmark
The traditional Scandinavian and German culinary traditions intertwined in the Danish cuisine. And this combination of them is truly harmonious and unique - all dishes of Danish cuisine have an indescribable national flavor.
Most local recipes are dishes with a long shelf life. Most often they are cooked on lard. In the old days the Danes were cattle-breeders and therefore in their kitchen a great place was given to meat and dairy products. Due to the poverty and scarcity of the soils of the northern regions, farming here has hardly taken root, although certain types of vegetable crops( primarily potatoes) and cereals are perfectly suitable for cultivation even on cold northern land.
One of the main sources of food for the Danes is the forest, and its gifts( game, berries and mushrooms) are often used in national recipes.
The best dishes of the Danish cuisine
Despite the fact that the number of ingredients of the dishes of the Danish forge is small, the number of dishes prepared from them can amaze anyone. The people of this northern country like to eat well and eat well. Especially it is visible on their festive dinners. For example - a Danish Christmas dinner is able to endure only a hardened stomach. On the festive table there will certainly be served a duck, a lot of fish snacks and sweets.
The most popular meat in Denmark is pork, which is cooked in all sorts of forms, and served on a table with cabbage or potatoes.
Fish in Danish cuisine is on a special place, and the attitude of the Danes to it is special. Most often here you can find flounder, herring, eel and grind - small catfish, which lives in the coastal waters.
Popular sandwiches include sandwiches. Denmark rightfully bears the title of "country of sandwiches."The sandwich here is made as the simplest, and multilayered. They are usually served salads, or you can even put a ready-made salad on bread and eat it.
There are also numerous dishes from milk. Milk is present in the diet of almost every Dane. On it cook porridge, make casseroles and soups.
Danish sweets are loved not only in the country, but in the whole world. Perhaps the most famous Danish dessert is ed-dream-mez-fleze( berry soup with whipped cream).Apple pie with currant jam, biscuits and sweets is also widely known.
Drinks at the Danish tables were entrenched under German influence. Beer is considered to be the national drink in the country. Popular strong drinks - vodka "Aquavit" and liqueur "Sherrihering".On a special place in veneration is a local variety of mulled wine - a warming alcoholic drink glogg.
The Danish cuisine is able to surprise with its apparent simplicity, which in reality is not so simple, the dishes themselves are unique for testing, and their number and variety are able to amaze any imagination.