Life in Denmark

Not without my ryebread

If you want to learn more about the Danes, it’s a good idea to look at what they eat – and how they eat. A large study on Danish food culture points to rye bread for lunch and dinner, and hygge is associated with eating together. Even though fewer Danes do exactly that

Danes’ favorite food is – to no surprise – rye bread (photo: Mogens Engelund)

The Copenhagen Post

Nov 26, 2024

It is anything but surprising.When Danes are away from their homeland for a long time, most express that what they miss most about their country is: a mail including rye bread.Not without my rye bread: what Danes miss when they are abroadThe reason is straight forward. A rye bread meal is precisely what most Danes […]

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