Lunch
Compared to the lavish breakfast, lunch for Danes is relatively simple, with sandwiches, hot dogs, salads, being common choices.
The Danish hot dog stand is a unique cultural landmark. For over 80 years, hot dogs have been a convenient and filling meal for ordinary Danes. Although the number of mobile hot dog stands has decreased significantly, you can still spot them around. Danish hot dogs come in various flavors, allowing you to freely choose toppings like ketchup, honey mustard, onions, and bread.
Danes cherish their open-faced sandwiches, known as smørrebrød, as an essential part of their diet and one of their favorite foods. Because of their passion for it, Danes have made sandwiches into an art form, adding flair to their dining experience.
Rye bread is a common choice for sandwiches, spread with butter, and the toppings are limited only by your imagination. Depending on your creativity, your sandwich can be as rich as you desire. Toppings can range from salmon caviar, liver pâté, smoked beef, pickled beets, jellied pig’s feet, to pickles, fried fish fillets, onion rings, and more.
Several popular combinations include simple ham and cheese, pure vegetable salad, fried fish fillets with salsa sauce, or smoked salmon and fresh shrimp with egg yolk sauce. There are also options like roast beef with onions and red cabbage, pickled beef with pickles or horseradish shavings, and many more. At Danish fast food joints, there are over 250 combinations of sandwiches for customers to choose from.
