Volume 53 - No. 2
by lyle e davis For a guy who has begun following a healthy diet, begun to exercise, and is trying to lose weight . . . this assignment was a tough one.
January 12, 2023
fella named Frode Suhr, a true Danish national hero who was a member of the Danish Underground and Resistance.
The assignment? Describe smorrebrod. (Most of us Yanks probably call it smorgasborg).
Well, Frode seemed to have liked our story about him so he invited Evelyn Madison and I to join him and his lovely wife, Doris, for a bona fide real Danish lunch.
Regular readers of The Paper will recall a couple years ago we profiled a
Now, I’m mostly Scandinavian, about 60% Norwegian, 35% Danish, and 5%
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And nothing surprised us more than to learn the delightful tradition that is smorrebrod. What a tasty tradition!
40-50 sandwiches. (While that may be impressive to you, consider that a world reknown Danish restaurant and smorrebrod house, Oskar Davidsen, in Aalborg, Denmark, has a menu of 150 sandwiches, up to 180 sandwiches for special occasions.. (Yes, I said 180 sandwiches!. Their menu is three feet long).
Consider this: A traditional Danish lunch will normally last two to four hours. There will likely be about 30-
So, I’m suggesting, as we did, that you try something new and either eat . . . or better yet, make smorrebrod!
Welsh (the Welsh is where the Davis comes in). I’ve been to both Norway and Denmark but I have never, ever eaten a finer meal than the smorrebrod prepared for us by Doris Suhr.
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