Food in Denmark & Sweden

Here is an overview of what I ate when I visited Denmark and Sweden during May 2018 for a short study abroad trip.

5/15: Our first meal as a group was a three course dinner on a boat! Salmon salad for an appetizer, ribs and potatoes for the main course, and lemon mousse for dessert. I had a delicious Froosh smoothie earlier in the day to cool down. The weather was hot!

5/16: The next day was our typography workshop at E-Type Play Type studio. They provided snacks and a catered lunch of salads and sandwiches. For dinner, a few of us went to the street food market. I got a MexiCali bowl with spicy chicken.

5/17: For breakfast Sierra and I walked over to Field's mall next to our hotel. She got a coffee and I enjoyed my first Danish cinnamon roll (called a Kanelsnegal). After our visit to the Frederiksborg Castle, we experienced a traditional Danish lunch. The bread here tastes so fresh! After a busy day, a group of us tried out the famous Danish hot dogs from a food cart for dinner.

5/18: We ate more Danish sandwiches at the Magasin department store for lunch. Dinner was fun because we went to the Tivoli Amusement park. I had a burrito and a margarita for dinner.

5/19: After our four hour bike tour, all of us went to the Torvehallerne Food market for lunch. I had packed a lunch this day, but enjoyed a fresh smoothie (made and bottled on site). Others ate fancy burgers and tacos. YUM! For dinner I had a Margherita pizza from Gorm's.

5/20: After our architecture tour we visited the beach town of Rungsted. I got to have a warm Belgian waffle and Mango sorbet on the beach. Later, we all had a casual dinner at the hotel ordering boxes of pizza and getting chips and drinks from the nearby store. The organizers were very kind and got a dairy free pizza and salad for me! After dinner we did a group activity where we tried various types of licorice...not a fan!

5/21: Day trip to Malmö, Sweden. For lunch we went to a Rock n' Roll themed cafe. I had a sandwich and a Swedish style cinnamon roll. It was rolled more like a pretzel. For dinner we went to an Italian restaurant with lovely outdoor seating next to the square. I ate the Spaghetti Bolognese and drank a really good Blackberry Cider.

5/22: After our Stupid Studio Design tour a few of us ate lunch at the Illum rooftop restaurants. I got a bagel sandwich and had the best iced coffee ever (didn't hurt my stomach or give me jitters) at Original Coffee overlooking the main square. Our dinner was at Madklubben, a fancy Danish restaurant. We enjoyed a three course dinner with a salmon salad to start, Chicken, potatoes, and veggies as the main, and a Raspberry sorbet with chocolate for dessert (dairy free for me...except I don't like chocolate so I just enjoyed the sorbet). Others had lemon mousse for dessert. I had a tasty limeade too and kept the bottle because it was cute.

Breakfast: For breakfasts our hotel provided a Danish Breakfast buffet. There were fresh croissants (warm and yummy), baked breads, meats, cheeses, fruits, vegetable, and more. There was even slices of chocolate. Some days I was able to make sandwich for lunch from the food provided. My favorite part of breakfast was the Jacobsen's Honning (honey) and the warm croissants.

Other Food & Drinks: 7/11 stores in Denmark are way better then in the US. Clean, well designed, and a good variety of food. There are many bakeries and the markets display their foods so clean so it is easy to find items even when things are in Danish. Ice cream ("is" pronounced, ice) is different in Denmark. It's hard to describe but even the sorbet is more creamy. A popular topping is Guf and Flødeball (spelling?) Which are made from marshmallow.

Airplane Food: On each plane ride, they served so much food and drinks! My favorite meal was on the Royal Dutch Airlines. They served us a lemon cake!