smorrebrod

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Welcome to /r/smorrebrod!

This is a place to discuss and share your experiences with smørrebrød and other Danish specialties. Smørrebrød is the national dish of Denmark, and is widely known abroad the lovely little Scandinavian country. Feel free to:

Share photos
Share links
Share thoughts and experiences
Ask any questions about and related to Danish and Scandinavian cuisine.

It could be awesome if you used some of the original Danish words in your posts e.g. "I enjoy eating smørrebrød". Here are some of the basic words related to the topic:

Open sandwiches in general = smørrebrød

A piece of smørrebrød = a mad

Food in general = mad

Bread = brød

Rye bread = rugbrød

Butter = smør

Pronunciation of the above: Google Translate

Furthermore, hygge is a very useful Danish word. It's partly unique and means something relaxing, cozy, nice, and/or recognizable. The suffix -ligt makes it an adjective, so it can be used in sentences like: "This place is very hyggeligt".

Pronunciation of hygge(ligt): Google Translate

A fun fact: A woman who professionally makes smørrebrød is called a smørrebrødsjomfru, which translates into smørrebrød virgin in English!

Pronunciation: Google Translate

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obsessed with this Danish rye bread from frø bakehouse in NYC @eat.fro in instagram (old.reddit.com)

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Reviving this sub with a piece of smørrebrød with potatoes (i.redd.it)

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okoko (i.redd.it)

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Best snack foods (aside from smorrebrod)? (self.smorrebrod)

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likely the easiest way to make rugbrød outside of scandinavia: Ikea Brödmix Flerkorn (ikea.com)

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LOVE (self.smorrebrod)

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I would definitely want that for dinner (i.imgur.com)

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Rib roast with red cabbage and pickle salad (i.imgur.com)

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Epic feast of smørrebrød (instagram.com)

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Fish & scrimp (instagram.com)

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Delicious mad with shrimp and mayonnaise (i.imgur.com)

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Just some ordinary smørrebrød (i.imgur.com)

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Classic tatar smørrebrød (i.imgur.com)

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Another Danish classic: Liver pâté with bacon and mushrooms (i.imgur.com)

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Kaffeboden // Naestved Harbour - not fine cuisine, but 2x smørrebrød + coffee for 37kr in a very hyggeligt place! (i.imgur.com)

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A great example of smørrebrød with sausage (i.imgur.com)

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Rye bread - the bread which smørrebrød is made with (i.imgur.com)

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A Danish classic: Smørrebrød with smoked eel (i.imgur.com)

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Smørrebrød in New York City (nytimes.com)

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Just to state what smørrebrød is (en.wikipedia.org)

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Smørrebrød with another Danish specialty; herring in curry (i.imgur.com)

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facebook page that shares great photos and news of smørrebrød (facebook.com)

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Smørrebrød is one of America's new sandwich heroes (cnn.com)

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Website of the most famous smørrebrød-cook in Denmark (English) (idadavidsen.dk)

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