One thing I was
keen to try in Copenhagen was the famous and traditional open faced sandwiches
or smørrebrød. Consider one of the most
iconic dishes on Danish cuisine, the translation is butter and bread, but it’s
far from that, galaxies away in my opinion, there is rye buttered bread but on
top you will find the most delicious combinations, including cold meats, fish,
cheese, and vegetables with imagination as your only limit, obtaining a divine
visual and tasty creation.
In a Danish State of Mind
There are many
combinations, places like Ida Davidsen are offering more than 250 options, the
classics which you will find almost everywhere are the Veterinarian’s midnight snack, what a name isn’t it?
The snack consists in liver pate, with corned beef, aspic, raw onions, and
garden cress on top of a rye. The other one is the shooting star, which is two
pieces of fish one steamed the other one fried, mayo, red caviar, and lemon on
top of white bread.
Smørrebrød Attack
But the real place
to have these delights is no other than Aamanns, Adam Aamanns' fine dining restaurant and
besides it a take away concept or should I say a fine dining take away concept. The
place has won several awards including best open sandwich in the Gastronomiske
Dage.
Aamanns
The Take Away
Arrived to
Aamanns on a rainy day, all the menus in Danish, so completely confused and
soaked asked the friendly waitress to help me. The options in the place are
unbelievable, pickled duck breast with kale, horseradish, roasted celery and
cranberries, or how about a sirloin steak with onions, coarse root remoulade,
horseradish and chervil, maybe the beef tartare with egg emulsion, tarragon, gherkins, capers, onions, and mini potato crisps, if that is not enough braised pork belly with apple,
balsamic and honey vinegar, lettuce hearts, orange, apples, and walnuts, or
maybe chicken salad, baked root vegetables, apple, chives, fresh celery, and
crispy ham.
Inside
As you can
imagine I went for the chicken salad, the beef tartare, and obviously the pork
belly, got a beer and gorge the amazingly wonderful and unique snacks I
ordered.
Beer
My Triple
Aamanns
definitely a must when you’re in the Danish capital.
Miss you Smørrebrød
Sandwich reminds
me the Seinfeld episode “The Blood”
Jerry: Didn't go for it, huh?
George: No.
Jerry: So, she didn't appreciate the erotic qualities of the salted
cured meats?
George: She tolerated the strawberries and the chocolate sauce, but eh,
it's not a meal, you know? Food and sex, those are my two passions. It's only
natural to combine them
Jerry: Natural? Sex is about love between a man and a woman, not a man
and a sandwich
George: Jerry, I'm not suggesting getting rid of the girl. She's integral.
Jerry: Maybe instead of trying to satisfy two of your needs, how about
satisfying one of somebody else's.
Aamanns
T: +45 35 55 33 44
Danish Cuisine
Borough: Østerbro
Aamanns
T: +45 35 55 33 44
Danish Cuisine
Borough: Østerbro
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