Ask a non-Dane to name some famous foods from Denmark, and they’re likely to offer up "pastries", "butter" or "herring". Danish cuisine is all these clichés but much, much more. The well-known staples – a key one being dense wholegrain rye bread, traditionally baked weekly at home – are the building blocks of a hearty food culture that is steeped in tradition, is made for long, cold winters and celebrates blissful summer days. Read more
