smørrebrød

This dish is called Smørrebrød, the most well-known dish in Denmark. basically an open faced sandwich, topped with butter and cheese and other toppings. usually eaten for lunch and most popular around Easter and Christmas. In this blog post I will talk about how this dish was invented and more interesting facts.

Farmers and a good Danish sandwich?

So how did an open-faced sandwich become one of Denmark’s national dishes?   The known story of Smørrebrød is that it was invented by farmers. They were gathering leftovers from the dinner a day before and ate it the day after on a small ‘plate’ – a slice of bread. these ‘plates’ allowed them to eat a whole meal in one sitting, which was significant for their work as farmers to keep their energy for the rest of the day.

But how did we start eating this slice of bread which the farmers used as a ‘plate’? Progressively over the years, the farmers realized that there are flavorful juices soaking into the bread, and they started eating it as well. Slowly over the years, generations passed, and Smørrebrød progressively got into the Danes’ hearts everywhere. Although it’s questionable who first offered this well-known dish, it’s clear that the tradition goes back 100 years and has been popular ever since.

So is smørrebrød easy to make?

yes, and not really. some sandwiches are very easy and you can make them with ingredients you can find in your kitchen, but some are harder to replicate. The most important thing when making smørrebrød is to add a generous layer of butter and start adding the toppings from there.

In a day to day when you eat your smørrebrød or open-faced sandwich, you can eat with your fingers. But the Danes revealed to us a new way to eat smørrebrød – with forks and knives.

Conclusion

So these are interesting facts about the danish food classic.

Now I would like to hear from you…  

• Did you find this blog post interesting?

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