Danes to vote for an official national dish

Regional and national votes will decide the winner

Will it be flæskesteg? Frikadeller? Medisterpølse? Or perhaps pickled herring with a frosty Tuborg and a schnapps chaser?

The Danes will soon have their very own official national dish after the food minister Dan Jørgensen announced that he has launched a nationwide vote to find the dish that represents Denmark the best.

“I hope that the vote about Denmark’s national dish will get the Danes to discuss the Danish food culture with their colleagues in the canteens and with family and friends around the kitchen table at home,” Jørgensen said in a press release.

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Over the next two weeks, Danes are invited to make suggestions and voice their opinions on the social media Facebook and Instagram. Eight selected chefs from eight different regions will then develop three recipes each from which the best one will make it through to the national final. The eight-recipe line-up will be revealed on November 20.

The chefs can only use goods that are locally produced in their region. The dishes must be well known and appeal to the average Dane.

“We may have some of the world’s best raw food materials,” Jørgensen said. “Historically we also have a proud food tradition and I think we can revisit and develop it. A discussion of the favourites will definitely help us on our way.”

Regional and national voting will take place at danskernesmad.dk.

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