Gastronomically exciting every time One of the best ways to explore the world is through the global culinary scene, by getting in touch with the culture, local ingredients and traditions through food. In Aarhus, Denmark’s second-largest city, Nordisk Spisehus makes it easy to explore the world of food at an extremely high level and very fair price point. By Josefine Older Steffensen | Photos: Nordisk Spisehus
Unlike most restaurants, Nordisk Spisehus regularly changes its menu as well as the theme. This winter, they have been focusing on French food, and between 30 January and 26 March, the focus will be on American food. “For nearly eight years, the restaurant has had quarterly food themes, often inspired by some of the most amazing Michelin-starred restaurants and dishes from around the world. We want to give people a gastronomic experience where they are introduced to a particular 22 | Issue 132 | January 2020
country, region or fusion that’s currently exciting foodies around the world,” explains Sidse Rasmussen, sous chef at Nordisk Spisehus. The team behind the restaurant goes on exploratory trips to the regions they’ll be focusing on in order to get insight into the processes and ingredients needed to make the food. The standard that Nordisk Spisehus has is noteworthy. The whole team pushes themselves to deliver top-quality food and have over the
years developed an incredible skillset, having deep-dived into many culinary traditions from across the world. “We use the knowledge we’ve gained from one theme in another. Of course, you can’t incorporate every process into every menu – in fact, it’d be wrong to do so – but we definitely have some twists that are not necessarily traditional but that really make for some stand-out dishes.” Each dish is used to showcase elements of the food tradition, or a particular ingredient from the region or country they are focusing on.
The US: much more than burgers Nordisk Spisehus is popular with both locals and visitors in Aarhus, especially because there is always something