Denmark is Expensive. Is it Worth it?

[@PizzaHomie]

You really get it! I have recently moved to Copenhagen from the US and I try to explain to my family and friends why I love it so much. You hit the nail on the head! Thank you

[@waitzandbleed]

I came here August 1st, did a week in the capital, went to Faaborg (a seaside town in southern Fyn) and from there I went to volunteer as a helper in an organic sheep farm and... I'm still here. And it's been a corrective experience to be in a country that is so efficient, where everyone is nice, quiet, everything is clean and every job pays honorably. Not to mention the way quality seeps into every sector of every industry. I'm trying to get employed here but as far as the tourist experience has gone - this is 1st world paradise

[@Foodgeek]

Yes, we do have quite a nice country 🇩🇰 Thank you for coming to visit 😁

[@helenrennie]

Thank you for being such gracious hosts :)

[@aiai-j7i]

I love your channel too, @Foodgeek!

[@Foodgeek]

@@helenrennieThank you, Helen :) We loved meeting all of you :)

[@Foodgeek]

@@aiai-j7i Thank you ❤

[@JesseSaintJesse]

That was so interesting and so well told - thanks!!

[@NomenNescio99]

I'm from Sweden, and I used to live not very far away from Denmark. I love going to Denmark, it's a wonderful place, I used to make frequent trips there.

[@maxsmith8196]

We also love to go to Malmö and the rest of southern Sweden from Copenhagen. It's so close yet pretty diffferent and interesting. Not to mention beautiful!

[@davidreuss8433]

We love crossing the bridge and visiting our neighbors on the other side! (Don't tell Helen this, but Sweden has Cheetos (or a version of them OLW Cheez Cruncherz), which Denmark doesn't have.@@maxsmith8196

[@oohforf6375]

Cycling through all the rural bike paths in Denmark and southern Sweden is a wonderful experience.

[@fuglbird]

I'm glad you and your family enjoyed your stay here in Denmark. I have lived in Denmark all my life. I've traveled all over Europe, in South America, in Asia and in 17 different states in USA. It's always interesting to taste new dishes, but I rarely find restaurant food of the same quality as I can find close to my home. Normandy, Napoli and New Zealand are exceptions. They have very good restaurants too. The weather in the summer is a lottery. This year we had a lot of sun, but last year we had mostly rain. I'm glad you had sun. Yes I swim in the summer here in Denmark. Some even take a swim every week all year round. Next time you should visit Århus and try the restaurants there.

[@fuglbird]

I forgot my visit to Mario's in Detroit back in 1984. They served the most impressing antipasti I ever tasted in my life.

[@konstantintretyakov3951]

I remember that while being in Iceland, I was amazed by the quality of their food. The three things that really stood out were the hotdogs from an unassuming hotdog stand in the seaport area of Reykjavik, the lamb, and the salads. The latter felt like the restaurant chef just put everything they had in the kitchen into a bowl and somehow it always turned out amazing.

[@davidreuss8433]

I'm an American, and have lived in Denmark for the past 34 years. The only down-side of living here is that although I do miss some things from the US, I definitely feel that life here is so much more "livable", and so less stressful than in The US, so when I make comparisons of living in Denmark as opposed to other countries I've lived in, I feel pampered! (not really a "down-side)! I've gotten to see how drastically things have changed in Denmark as far as food and dining. When I first moved here, there were no cafe's or any real dining culture. Everyone ate quite basic Danish style cuisine. I remember being laughed at when I put a piece of ham on my cheese sandwich!!! Since the mid 90's there has been a whole revolution of change in the culinary possibilities in Denmark, and like with other aspects of living here, the Danes are so dynamic, and aren't afraid of change. So yeah, I do feel like I live in a very "modern" and highly functioning society and culture! I just wish that I knew you were coming here!!! I would have loved to repay you for all the help you've given me on your KZbin channel by inviting your family out for a nice meal, or showing you around!!! I guess I'll just have to make my way to Boston, and enroll myself in your cooking classes!

[@kevchard5214]

David you aren't missing anything in the US. If you haven't heard it is turning into a third world country right now and it is affecting everyone here. Be glad you left when you did. I wish I had that opportunity.

[@davidreuss8433]

Better and free education would be a good start on fixing some of the problems. @@kevchard5214

[@lakrids-pibe]

There was a time when I thought it was extravagant and maybe a little comical to put ham and cheese on the same sandwich. ...almost decadent. When I see pictures of american deli sandwiches I still think they go ridiculously heavy on the meat. This is it from the perspective of danish cuisine, which is quite meat-centric. Especially around pork. We loooove pork. *Stegt flæsk med persillesovs* is almost a sacred meal. I am personally in the process of introducing more plant based foods in my diet a few days a week (but not full time) and the reactions are mostly sceptical. People love to share jokes and horror stories about vegans who lost their arms in a traffic accident. And then they were wearing leather shoes, so their entire vegan project is thus invalid and ridiculous.

[@blopblopy]

I was in Copenhagen a few years ago and I loved it! Your impression of "Birthright Quality" really resonated with me!

[@Alhem11]

Canteens at Danish workplaces are also good at following the trend with healthy and nutritious food. Good local ingredients, harvested according to the season. No junkfood..

[@rexiioper6920]

agreed as someone who 😍s canteen’s generally. the ones in 🇺🇸🇬🇧 are horrid.

[@MichaelKaa-dx2hj]

@@rexiioper6920 You should try a work canteen in Sweden, now thats horror

[@auroramartell]

OMG Helen, you made me want to go to Denmark SO BAD with this video. I'm happy your trip was amazing! Here's to more of them in the future!

[@mariegabe9015]

I was there 30 years ago. I remember eating red sausages in a bun bought from a street vendor.

[@Joliie]

12:00 along the roads, you will see small stalls, where the farmer(s) sell their stuff, it's the honor system again, From greens, potato, eggs and fruit etc., some places have small shops, where you can get meats as well.

[@jwpark74]

Stayed a week in Copenhagen & love it. Everything made sense the from the food to the bike paths

[@DudeSirMark]

I spent about 10 days there. I love everything about Denmark. The restaurants were great. The corner market had incredible food at a reasonable price. The people were wonderful. I loved the neighborhoods and traveling to them by bike. Two of my favorites were across the water from the center of town - Kristiansand and another that had a restaurant market made out of containers. But the design museum… wow… my heart lives there.

[@helenrennie]

Hi Mark, Great to hear from you. Yes, I thought you would have loved Denmark :)

[@veronicajensen7690]

IT must have been Christianshavn you liked since Krisrianssand is in Norway and a bit long way to bike the street restaurant market with containers is called Reffen -glad you liked my city

[@williamking8951]

I spent a month in Denmark some years ago working in a research lab and one of my favorite memories is at noon going to one of the local shops that made smorrobrod, Danish open-faced sandwiches. These were artfully arrayed in the windows of these shops and were beautifully constructed of a wonderful assortment of fresh produce, meats or fish (underpinned by that wonderful Danish butter and bread). You just pointed to the ones you wanted and the shopkeeper would wrap them up in brown paper for take-out. I live in Chicago and could never figure out why no one here offered these. Not enough Danish immigrants?

[@jackmeoff454]

That likely is the reason. A danish hotdog stand would do well in the US too

[@ludantikasmith2869]

15-21 C is for us danes good weather as it's nice and warm outside without being too hot.

[@TheRunpoker]

Thank you for your beautiful description of our country:)

[@bobburgers4302]

In Denmark the tip is included in the price, so we only give a tip, if we feel that the tip is deserved. I don't like the tip system in the US.

[@cathleenaudrey7723]

We are lucky enough to have family in Denmark and visit fairly often. I nearly always want to stay and start planning for our next trip. This time we went to Copenhagen and were delighted by the whole place. It was easy to get around on transit or by foot. So glad you've fallen in love too. So many more places to see and experience on your next trip(s).

[@samanthaa.6055]

Thank and support the Danish farmers for the excellent produce. I also loved DAK and the great food there. Will have to check out Louisiana if I'm ever lucky enough to go back.

[@sarabadara]

"whoever's closest to that lamp gets slightly roasted" This is so true!!! I have totally been there lol, and this is the most accurate description

[@yhubtfufvcfyfc]

Copehagen is amazing! I do find it kind of funny how you percieve Copenhagen as a big city while coming from Boston though. While comparing population figures for cities is notoriously difficult it seems to me that Boston is either about the same size or significantly larger than Copenhagen depending on what you measure. It's just that Copenhagen is a very large city when compared to the rest of Scandinavia with only Stockholm and Helsinki being of a similar size.

[@helenrennie]

By "large" I guess I meant the variety of food, culture, architecture, etc. It has a lot to offer, but you are absolutely right, size wise, it's not large.

[@JohnDee-q1z]

I love hearing your observations about the country I came to in 1983 from the Boston area. I have since become a Danish citizen, and would never consider living in the USA again. Your analysis that Danish identity is closely related to quality is right on. One of the things you probably did not experience is that the Danish bureaucracy is the friendliest and most effective in the world. Having lived in the Boston area and in Italy, I wa amazed that Bureaucrats in Denmark could actually smile, listen, and solve a problem while looking at you straight in the face.

[@sifrasmussen2315]

That is amazing to hear. Because the bureaucracy does not feel efficient at all, but then again, I have never experienced how it is other places. So perhaps it is, if you compare it, but yes, people are nice and try their best. It is good to get another perspective to things. Thank you.

[@MoTown2Go]

Excellent work, Ms. Rennie. I am surprised by some of the ignorant comments posted given the usual type of response your videos engender. It's as if some magical force turned on the "OK to Troll" lamp. Keep up the high quality videos.

[@sanlewis6068]

Beautiful video!!! Thank you for sharing such useful information and such GORGEOUS videos of Denmark!!! You are truly a breath of fresh air, I feel like I have been on vacation too now!!! I NEEDED THAT!!! Love Love Love You!!!!

[@MorawskiGRK]

Love this idea for a video! Thank you Helen for sharing something more personal. Greetings from Poland.

[@stephaniejawara2021]

I live a few kilometres south of Denmark, so we sometimes could make a drive spontaneous trip. I like all the Scandinavian countries. It’s a bit like home but also not so hurry and so friendly people.

[@ivelinarousseva8676]

Love your storytelling dear Helen! I cannot stop watching your videos. I discovered you while looking how to boil eggs perfectly in a simple way without buying a specialized kitchen gadget. Best regards!

[@jeanlucbergman479]

Having been to Noma, Geranium and Alchemist in Copenhagen along with the majority of other options Helen mentions, I have to say she's absolutely correct and done a fantastic job of picking out some of the impressive fine details. Just wish she'd gone to one of the 3 star options as well, if there's anywhere in the world that its worth it its in Copenhagen!

[@alexw181]

your description, oddly enough, reminds me a lot of my trip to Japan earlier this year, especially the convenience of everyday life and just the ability to get delicious food everywhere, even tiny convenience stores. Obviously a lot more crowded though, ahahhaha.

[@sarahwatts7152]

Those pastries...wow

[@joeh773]

lovely. i hitchhiked to and through Denmark 25 years ago and still remember it like it last year. Lovely place, lovely people, lovely and excellent everything. Then I moved to Um-meh-rica... Glad you had a great vaca.

[@barbaracovey]

Great video! Love the earrings.

[@sungod86]

Yes, Denmark as a very tiny country with a tiny population (around 6 million people) don´t have any tradition of farmers market. The produce is sold in the supermarkets via wholesalers.

[@mumimor]

I'm personally a bit surprised at Helens experience in Møn, because in the countryside, there are usually tons of farm stands. It's true there aren't many farmers' markets, but just within a 10 km radius from my home, I can't even count the roadside stands. I like going around and seeing what they have on weekends. And their prices are much cheaper than the supermarkets.

[@BigAndTall666]

We are the biggest country in the world, we founded modern europe through the Viking Age, eat that! 🇩🇰🍻🚬✌️

[@trefod]

Marv & Ben is a very nice restaurant. It has an equally good sister restaurant called Pescatarian. I wish I could have pointede you at other great places to eat. Copenhagen is a lovely place to live if you like eating interesting and innovative food.

[@lakrids-pibe]

The Danes are obsessed with strawberries. Fresh danish strawberries in season - which is quite short. You can get imported strawberries all year round, but the local ones are considered something special ... by the locals. Similarly with white asparagus and apples. I had no idea you could grow figs here? Fresh figs weren't really part of the menu when I was growing up. But we can grow grapes and make wine.

[@jc3drums916]

Copenhagen is my favorite city in the world. If only I could live there... One of the more reasonably-priced places (for Cph) I ate at was Kanal Cafeen, across from Christiansborg Palace. It's an older place, small and cozy with dark wood-paneled walls. They make really good smørrebrød, arguably better than the touristy Ida Davidsen, although without the ginormous menu (I think they offer ~40 varieties, whereas ID has well over 100). The hot dogs from the street vendors were also surprisingly good, but they were pricey - around US $5 each, and I could eat 3 or 4 of them at a time. The only downside food-wise was the lack of really good Asian foods, although maybe things are different now - I know they got some great Mexican restaurants since I was last there, so maybe the Asian food scene has gotten better too. I also went to Noma, back at their old location and before they won World's Best Restaurant, and Kiin Kiin, the first Thai restaurant to be awarded a Michelin star. I've never seen such precise service, not just my table, but watching the staff circulate around the dining room. Just the right level of warmth and friendliness - not cloying like the US, not detached like Paris - and everything was right on time. Someone even met me to guide me to the restroom as soon as I stood up to leave my table. (That level of friendliness seems to be more-or-less just how all Danes are, not just service workers) The food was incredible too, albeit in a more subtle way, not unlike high-end Japanese food. I wish I could've gone to Geranium as well - they were still at their beautiful old location - but I could only afford so many US $400 meals. Next time I visit Denmark, whenever that will be, I will plan on visiting the countryside - Stege looks amazing. The furthest away I got the times I went were the Louisiana Museum and Roskilde (and Malmö, Sweden).

[@hinas_for_life]

About 15 years ago I visited Copenhagen for a business meeting. The food, service, architecture and people were all just wonderful but boy oh boy was it expensive. Sometimes it was almost three times more expensive than Tokyo where I live, LoL

[@Flazius]

15 years ago, food and prices in Denmark were quite pretentious. Today, you get what you pay for - whichever layer of price category you choose, you get a great value for money.

[@rexiioper6920]

prices definitely higher than london by maybe 20%

[@Mike-zx1kx]

Hi Helen! (and others I urge to read along, PLEASE!) Thanks for all the kind praise. One thing though from the beginning. You mention "socialism". Denmark never have been socialistic. Denmark are a democratic constitutional monarchy (meaning that the Queen have no real political power). We have a market based economy. The thing many Americans sometimes get wrong (often helped by lying FOX "news), are that our relatively high income tax equals socialism which are an absurdity. We have a very developed democracy, not only when it comes to the country´s elected politicians but also in local municipalities. Denmarks corporate tax level are lower than USA´s and businesses here have built in tax deductions for growth oriented expansion. If Americans instead of having a privatised insurance based healthcare system elected to do as we do here you would not only be able to have free taxpayer financed healthcare for ALL your citizens but even include all at a significantly lower cost than spend on healthcare in USA today. WHEN you DO have a taxpayer financed healthcare system it makes even more sense to focus on quality food and quality living since that too reduces healthcare costs. So better quality and lower costs. Sounds like a better solution than higher costs, higher amounts of unhealthy, sometimes even cancer provoking food additives, starch, sugar, artificial sugar, fat, corn/corn syrups, chlorine washed chickens, GMO produce, growth hormone filled pigs and cows etc etc. OK...maybe a few things more that might be interesting for you and any Americans reading along. Please remember that only a friend will care to point to things that might be uncomfortable for you to be confronted with. An enemy will happily stay silent while you fail. I am very interested in global issues and politics and not least our dire climate issues and when it comes to USA my analysis are that you have painted yourself into a political systems corner and that it basically comes down to your lobby laws and the things these laws allow. Some of the things allowed by your lobby laws would judicially be considered straight forward corruption in ANY EU nation. US constitution are written shortly after you had a (white) population count amounting to just over 5 million people. Maybe time to realise you need to move your democracy forward. I see the below things as what are limiting USA´s democratic development thus you now to a high degree are corporate hostages in my opinion. As long as American have to register their political party before voting. As long as Americans accept the US lobby laws, that judicially would be corruption in ANY EU nation. As long as America keeps the anti democratic electoral college. As longs as Americans accept you can redefine voter districts again and again between elections.. As long as Americans accept their media are owned by the same that donates heavily to political parties. YOU will be screwed over and over again and end up with solutions where the American people and the American nation are not the true focus point. Politicians tend to serve those that pay them, it should overwhelmingly be the American people(taxpayers. Inspirationally I can mention that Danish politicians/parties get a fee based on received votes in last election. WE ALL have to relate to ACTUAL reality! Through the relatively new scientific field of glaciology, (the science of drilling and retrieving ancient ice cores and scientifically study them) we now have a consecutive YEAR BY YEAR knowledge of the planets atmospheric Carbon content (and much more) for a period more than 10 times longer since Homo Sapiens left the African continent the first time. For over 850.000 years our atmospheric Carbon content have been relative stable at 220 PPM. 3 times in the 850.000+ years have gigantic widespread global volcanic eruptions raised the Carbon content with 30 PPM and EACH time it have triggered longterm climate changes for a very long time before the planets regulating systems slowly have been able to bring it down to 220 PPM again. It are truth to state that a atmospheric Carbon content of 220 PPM created us and nearly all living species present on the globe with very few exceptions. Besides the Asteriod that hit Yucatan 66 million years ago the largest species extinctions we have been able to document have happened during the 3 times the atmospheric content rose with 30 PPM. Since the Industrial revolution, just a few hundred years ago, we have raised the atmospheric Carbon content from 220 PPM to now (2022 number) 417 PPM! So humans NOW have caused not a 30 PPM rise but unprecedented 197 PPM! We are right now in the largest species extinction period since the Asteriod hit Yucatan 66 million years ago! The worlds oceans are right now heating with the same energy added equalling 5 Hiroshima bombs PER SECOND! That are the sickening facts! USA (and Denmark/Canada) are nations that have a full set of icecores and thus its leaders have full knowledge of the consequences. YET USA (and similar leaders in Australia, Canada and UK) do not transition to a fossil fuel free energy production and usage. All mentioned nations have optimal conditions for raising offshore windmills for electricity and green hydrogen production that EASILY can provide all the electricity and green fuels their nations need. AND it will be cheap and fast to raise. NOT a cost but an investment that would allow these nations to transition AND laugh all the way to the bank and still it does not happen. Democracy have broken down. Media have broken down. Politicians have lost their way. It have never been a good strategy to bury your head in the sand when your house is on fire! I hope that many that visit us realise, through our example, that it ARE possible to transition and enter a new technological era for the benefit of humanity and the rest of the planet´s living creatures. Transitioning to a fossil fuel reality are NOT a matter of going back to the stone age, quite the opposite. Our parents generation might not have understood the damage they made but this generation have full access to facts proving our disastrous handling of our habitat and we are leaving a planet and a habitat in a highly perilous condition. History will NOT be kind to us and our reckless behaviour. USA, Australia and Canada, our good friends and allies´s ongoing behaviour are deeply worrying. Mentioned nations seem incapable to change and transition and WE ARE OUT OF TIME! Climate tipping points are climate tipping points and CHANGE MUST happen NOW if we are to survive ourselves! Just to take one urgent climate tipping point that are highly critical and have the power to take choices away from us. The Siberian tundra have begun to thaw. As it thaws it releases methane. Methane are a 22,5 times more powerful greenhouse gas than CO2. Despite only a tiny fraction of 1% have thawed so far it now emits more methane than entire Europe does. ONLY way to reverse this fast escalating climate tipping point are to cool the earth again by getting our atmospheric carbon content back to 220 PPM again. WE CAN do that but it takes populations and politicians (and truly democratic political systems) that all understand reality. Murdoch media have significant market positions and impacts in USA, Canada, Australia, the very nations that are the highest emitting per Capita in the world. I do not think that are a coincidence. I hope this were informative and inspirational for you and hopefully others.

[@RockerdogsDK]

Thank you for your review of our small country. I there's gonna be another visit, be sure to visit Fyn and Jylland -especially the west coast of Jylland(Jutland). I'm sure you will find that imperessive. And thank you for your fantastic channel and video -I just discovered you/them.

[@jenniferh1416]

I bought a five day train pass in another country decades ago. The conductor would validate each day of travel. If you had a very short distance, only travel once that day, and ride a train full of people, it's possible the conductor doesn't make it to you.

[@jenspeterkold5454]

Regarding produce, try traveling to Denmark in late spring. Two things that stands out in Denmark at that time, new potatoes and strawberries try to find them locally many farmers will have stalls selling them. And just for you, try finding somewhere in south Denmark near the German border, go to Flensburg they have a fantastic farmer’s market Saturday and Wednesday - great place to get meat and fish and divine white asparagus. You can find danish green asparagus but the Germans are experts in white asparagus and they go nuts … One of my all time favorites are new Danish potatoes, white asparagus, fish (trout or salmon) and sauce (made from the boiled water of the peels and cooking of the asparagus - and cream never forget Danish cream)

[@scouthanamura2380]

great analysis! Thank you for sharing. I also noticed the lackluster food at my favorite museums when you said something 😅😅

[@lailavestergaard2429]

Hope you come back

[@KHValby]

Thank you for your visit and the nice words about my city (Copenhagen). Boston is my favorite US city. A good mix of both the US and Europe. Please come back😀 !

[@CantHandleThisCanYa]

Denmark is literally one of the happiest nations on the planet with one of the best and most robust social safety programs globally. I would gladly rather live in an expensive place where I don't have to be afraid of going into crushing debt for a health problem or losing my job and not being able to feed my family.

[@Iconoclast1919]

Me too!

[@petepeterson5337]

In my LIMITED experience in Denmark, it is best to eat at restaurants that serve Danish food. In northern Denmark, I ended up at an Italian (style) restaurant and a couple of steak houses which were memorable in all the wrong ways. The Danish food was all good, though possibly a bit odd for many foreigners.

[@okrimko]

To spend so much money for the trip just to arrive at the place where I will enjoy a great quality croissant for 7€. Am not American. Meanwhile I'll drink my tea and eat not that great croissant on my sunny terrace in Greece. Or prepare some of those interesting recipes you gave us. I will leave Denmark to you for now. 😀

[@rexiioper6920]

u have a point and this is also why most people don’t holiday in 🇩🇰, it’s expensive to get to and there’s little unique to do there

[@adamw8469]

@@rexiioper6920 there is actually a lot to do in Denmark. It IS a nice little place, which Helen saw only a small fraction of. But Denmark has a hype that people buy into. But reality is different. You don’t see it on a two week holiday. Like Italy or Greece… incredible, but living and working, healthcare, etc. is a different story. All Danes will downvote, but culturally you need to understand that no Dane, my wife included, would say anything but Denmark is the best. Where is the US, we say what we don’t like.

[@rexiioper6920]

@@adamw8469i didn’t say there was nothing to do

[@adamw8469]

@@rexiioper6920 you wrote above: “there’s little unique to do there”

[@rexiioper6920]

@@adamw8469yes these are different things

[@didisinclair3605]

I lived in Denmark for nearly a year, on a program called Scandiavian Seminar. I lived with a family in Fjerritslev, northern Jutland, and went to a folk Hojskole in Odder. This was in 1976... the food scene was VERY different!! But I found the language quite easy to learn, just a few words challenging (the dessert, rod grod med flod, was a challenge but I mastered it!!) The liberal attitudes were amazing, even for an east coast liberal like me! Thanks for this wonderful video!

[@veronicajensen7690]

a lot have happened on the food scene in Denmark since 1975 , the economy was not that great back then, so thing were more simple and not much international food and certainly not New Nordic cuisine -that is the name of the more experimental modern Danish food that have won a lot of Michelin stars , traditional Danish food is a lot of potatoes and pork, some fish, beef and chicken plus smørrebrød and more potatoes and pork , it however also depends on where in the country you are

[@BigAndTall666]

Peasant food rules! 🇩🇰🍻🚬✌️

[@zesky6654]

On the expense thing, it's actually possible to get cheap food in Copenhaged. But it will concist of mostly of packaged meals sold in supermarkets. It seems to be the popular option for working people. You can get a packed roast beef sandwich for around 8$. Some of the bigger supermarkets will have sushi counters that sell sushi scraps packed like a poke bowl for about 3-4$.

[@mumimor]

Well, you could also go to Nørrebro, where there is a very competitive street food scene, with some excellent restaurants among them. (There are also some very good fine dining options, it's diverse)

[@pandoraeeris7860]

The whole blanket thing: yeah, nope. Not touching anything that's been touched by strangers and not washed first. Not happening.

[@Philitron128]

How do you sanitize upholstered chairs and couches before sitting on them?

[@redshirt256]

I am curious what you consider to be good coffee, I would be interested in you showcasing some coffee techniques you use

[@brettbarce8563]

Kinda a off subject but just want to know if you ever make mici ? Have been making a form of it, thinking I was being original, until my more traveled friend said he had it in Romania. Just wanted any tips and maybe your recipe with weights, everyone always use cups etc. And why the baking soda?

[@Horhoun]

I hope you didn't miss getting a hot dog at one of the DØP stands in central Copenhagen. Each time I arrive in Copenhagen, DØP is one of my first stops!

[@rexiioper6920]

supermarket produce and groceries in northern europe are generally pretty good, not sure this is unique to 🇩🇰

[@Earthrush]

If you come yo denmark again you should come to southen jylland,and try the strewberries from als,they are sweeter then all otherd i have tasted ,spme years ago the big resturants was fighting over .Who could get the first ones ,same as the potatoes from samsø

[@pscheidt]

What happened to the necklace?

[@TechieSewing]

Went there twice and I'd never leave if that was my choice. Agree to an every word of the video :)

[@akyhne]

15°C (60°F) is chilly by Danish measurement. Yeah, the summer wss not fabulous this year, it can be much better. We have a lot of holiday guests in Denmark. In 2019 alone, 16 million Germans had a holiday, in Denmark. Thats more than a fifth of all Germans. Although many of them probably was here more than once. Germans are crazy about Denmark, as a holiday target. The hottest summer i can remember, was 1994, when we had our first child. It was 30+ C for 6 weeks. That's +86°F. The water at the beaxhes, was above 25°C, so didn't really help cooling down.

[@lassentunes6234]

This video make me so proud being a dane - thank you :)

[@sweetsweetganymede]

I'm glad you had a wonderful experience in Copenhagen, Helen! This video so neatly summarises everything I love about the city, people, and culture - particularly the nod to Danes expecting quality from everything: public transport, food, government and public services, you name it. Yes, they charge a premium for this, but it's totally worth it. I second all your restaurant recommendations, some of the best the city has to offer. Hit the nail on the head of US vs. Danish dining experience. It is so jarring to go to any type of restaurant in the US - fine dining or casual - and have the music cranked up to 11. Or worse, have a all the sports games playing on loud TVs simultaneously! Do restaurant owners really believe we need to be constantly distracted from great food and great conversation?

[@Locomaid]

Yes, you get Denmark!

[@afr11235]

I think the issue with food in US museums is that far too many of our nation’s best museums operate like a for-profit corporation. Entrance fees are raised to the highest the market will bear and the food becomes a cash cow to be milked for all it’s worth.

[@adamw8469]

Louisiana is a for profit museum… I know one of the accountants there.

[@bobburgers4302]

The thing I like most about Denmark, is that people are quiet. If you don't have anything to say, just be quiet. And Copenhagen ISN'T like the rest of the country, it's one of the most costly city's in the world..

[@angekfire]

I went to Copenhagen in 2019, and I loved it. The food was quite expensive. Even a Coffee and a bagel sandwich from a 7-11 worked out to around $20 Canadian, while here we'd pay under $10. The breakfasts in the hostel I stayed at were the same price too. Just an average restaurant seemed to be around $40 for a meal, that here would probably cost around $20-25. I also got lucky with the weather, and I went in May. Same sort of weather, it rained once but overall it was a nice 15-21c most days, and sunny. I got the Copenhagen pass which included public transit and free entry to many attractions and museums, most of which were great, and the ticket was well worth the price. It also included a canal tour by boat that was a nice way to see the city from a different angle. It's a city that felt like home, but even as a tourist, I felt like in my time there I missed out on some things that I'd love to go back and see, which is rare for me when traveling.

[@sifrasmussen2315]

7-11 is expensive here in Denmark, with a lot of items. Same with all American brands. Like McD. B-king and StarB. Fast food in Denmark cost the same as a steak dinner you cook at home. Especially the big brands. Going to a no name place will often get you coffee and good food, cheaper. Depending on location.

[@lindacoffin5110]

Food around the world!

[@pandoraeeris7860]

I really want to move to Copenhagen.and open a restaurant.

[@dmor6696]

i challenge you to meet Portugal the food there is incredible

[@dominiquebt]

I had to watch this video twice - brought back very fond memories of my time as an exchange student at the Univ of Lund in Sweden. We used to visit Copenhagen often and I also traveled to Tunisia with a Danish tour group/company. In my experience, Danes are some of the happiest and friendliest people I have ever met. The concept of hygge is a real thing there and I think it contributes to a very high quality of life. The food all over Scandinavia is outstanding. I want to visit again!!

[@WyrdHag]

Hygge just means cozy, most countries/cultures have some sort of "concept" like that :)

[@dominiquebt]

@@WyrdHag Possibly, but not to the extent I found it in Scandinavia. Seemed like people in the Nordic countries lean most into this in winter months, as a way to contend with colder weather than what is experienced in most other countries. After having lived and worked in 6 other countries for more than a decade and traveled extensively, I can't say I've experienced hygge like I did in Scandinavia.

[@adamw8469]

@@WyrdHagnope. Hygge can’t be translated. Cozy is a weak translation of a concept that is engrained into society.

[@veronicajensen7690]

@@WyrdHag no cozy is just a small part of hygge- hygge is a state of mind, it's spending quality time with family or friends and forgetting time and place-you can design your home in a cozy way with soft lighting natural elements and candles and that would be hygge and translate as cozy but it is more than that-hygge cans also be walking in the forest or fishing because it's about he state of mind more than just being cozy - I do agree most people have some sort of it but they don't usually have a word for it as we do in the Nordic countries , and in a lot of countries they aren't good at lighting and other things to make a home cozy -plus in some countries they rush too much and don't eat together as a family much ect.

[@bikzimusmaximus5250]

Grew up in Copenhagen and it's a delight to hear all the praise for the place that I live. When I'm not cooking myself and I want to eat cheap I go to shawarma places. You'll probably never get the absolute cheapest kinds of food, our regulations on food items are just kinda too stringent to make it economically viable. But it does mean that we have tons of hole in the wall style places. Amagerbrogade, Vesterbrogade, and Nørrebrogade are probably some of the most prominent areas for stuff like that, but pretty much anywhere in Copenhagen outside of the center has stuff like that. I do agree though, you're not getting anything for cheaper than 4-5$ or 30dkk, and if you want a large meal and something to drink and so on it adds up quick.

[@adamw8469]

A bit more than 30 DKK now… Kebabistan on Istedgade in Vesterbro is 49 kroner now for the cheapest one. Add in a Cocio and it’s 60 kroner

[@bikzimusmaximus5250]

@@adamw8469 I can still get a pita with shawarma for 30 during lunch on amager.

[@adamw8469]

@@bikzimusmaximus5250 not remotely as good as Kebabistan, and definitely lower quality.

[@bikzimusmaximus5250]

@@adamw8469 Probably not, but I was also talking about getting something for cheap, and they're still fine.

[@robertmatel8136]

Did you lose your necklace in Denmark?

[@toastrecon]

Dang. $100 for dinner is affordable?

[@peterheinzo515]

a fancy 3 course dinner. but yes, northern europe is not cheap. a normal main course in a good restaurant will be around 30€

[@toastrecon]

@@peterheinzo515 I guess that’s about what I’d expect in a larger city restaurant here in the US. I really want to go to Denmark now! I’d have to find more frugal ways to get food. :-)

[@decay79]

@@toastrecon Mind you that is at a higher class resturants, the less impressive ones you probberly get away with somewhere around a 50$ dinner.. Saying less impressive is perhaps not the right word, there are a lot of gems out there, small resturants with great food, but a Bib resturant is often around that price range, cheaper if you go to a slightly smaller town that Copenhagen, like Århus or perhaps even Ålborg.

[@koubenakombi3066]

Just different... in my country I could basically pay for 15 days of groceries instead of 1 meal.

[@grbadalamenti]

For American standards yes, for the rest of the world it's crazy expensive😂😂😂😂

[@lonestardeluxe3677]

Dane here; 👋🏼 I know Denmark is an expensive country compared to many others, but your comment about expensive cities, that also have a cheap alternative and Denmark not, is just not correct. In most of tourist-videos from Denmark you see people going into the most expensive shops in the tourist trap areas. And maybe pay 7-10 € for a cup of coffee, but you could find it to 2-3€ if you not went into the first shop. The same goes with grossary shopping. If I shop for a whole family, SuperBrugsen would be a very expensive shop, where as 365, Lidl, Rema and more would be much cheaper. You just nede to ask, and then everyone would be happy to help you.

[@HolisticHealthEducation]

🧐🤔 If you think Denmark is expensive, wait until you are in Norway or Sweden. 😮

[@FasFas160]

Sweden is generally cheaper in comparison. Norway is way more expensive :)

[@adamw8469]

@@FasFas160 Sweden hotels are expensive. But the Swedish Kroner is like 60% cheaper than the Danish Kroner.

[@decay79]

Glad you enjoyed our little country. To be fair this summer was a really bad one, we only had like 1½ month of decent weather this year, usually it is a bit better, but there is never anything you can say for certain about a Danish summer :)

[@helenrennie]

we were lucky. during our stay the weather was perfect :)

[@chezmoi42]

I lived in Western Washington, where our weather is famous for much the same thing. (As a child, I thought that if there was a cloud in the sky, it would rain that day.) Though I've been gone for thirty years, and like so many places, it has heated up some.

[@grahamhole4989]

Should be good as its apparently the highest taxes in Europe !!

[@etherdog]

Yes. But you can cut corners and still have a good time.

[@rexiioper6920]

Not sure the observation on museums is correct. The Louisiana museum is in the middle of nowhere, they need good food available to attract people. This is simply not true of museums in NYC, Bos, DC etc. Very few people would spend the day at say the Met and want to eat lunch in the building.

[@helenrennie]

Here is an example -- the Getty center in LA. It's one of my favorite museums. Getting in and out is very difficult. There is no way to run out for lunch. We once made a mistake of eating in their restaurant. It was terrible. Now we bring a picnic with us :)

[@daytona712]

You look very pretty !

[@Kennj1970]

I can totally vouch for Denmark. Not biased even though I'm a native 😊

[@stadi4594]

👍❤if you have the Time, you find less Price but good quality….

[@Joliie]

Public transportation outside the 3 big cities it is not that way in the rest of the country, so don't expect to have the same options there... also we are not socialist :), think the term is social corporatism.

[@MzShonuff123]

I almost didn’t come back 😂😂 But I can’t afford it there

[@JesperSandgreen]

Denmark is not that expensive, But copenhagen is.. And so is London, New york, Oslo, Paris ect....

[@babthooka]

I am half Spanish and half Danish. I just don't buy it, sorry. I have many positive things to say about Denmark, but I assure you, neither the service or the fish even compares to Spain.

[@esterhudson5104]

Yeah we did this is in California. I’ll pass. It’ll pass.

[@grbadalamenti]

Holy moly, I will emigrate from Italy to Denmark asap😂😂😂 Arrivederci Italia, benvenuto in Danimarca😂😂😂😂

[@expo1706]

I was born and grew up in Eastern Europe myself. From Russia, where you are from to England, Europe is pretty much the same in many ways. We have many beautiful castles and villages in my country too. I would like to one day see Moscova and Leningrad. My father has been there many years ago. I've been to a restuarant in America where it was chillier outside (a more expensive place) and they gave us all warm blankets. I'm sure Denmark has a lot of good qualities, but I heard they are very aggressive to Christians and they persecute real Christians and true Christianity. That is very dangerous as these scandanavian countries can be very liberal and immoral. Jesus Christ for all of Europe!!! It's the only answer for life.

[@veronicajensen7690]

I'm from Denmark nobody persecute Christians , Denmark is a Christian nation it is part of our constitution, it even says in our Constitution the Kin IS Christian, actually the King or Queen are the only ones who dose not have freedom of religion, we have a state church it is Lutheran almost 75% of the population is a member of the Lutheran Church , most people are not very religious but very traditional, so they get their children baptized , the children get their confirmation to Christianity when they are teenagers and most get married in the Church if they get married , we also have other Christians in Denmark and they have their own churches, about 15% of the population say their are atheist -in Denmark it is normal to criticize religion but nobody gets persucuted I'm 50 years old born in Denmark and lived all my life here and I have never heard someone say/write such a thing

[@akyhne]

First of all, there is no god. No proof, no nothing. And if there was, he did a shitty job, creating "heaven and earth". It takes the earth 365 days, 6 hours, 9 minutes and some seconds, to orbit the sun. How about that for accuracy! Thst alone, disproves your god. Second, we are a "State and church" country, unlike the US, for example. Third, I don't know what you mean by immoral. By biblic standards? Sure. But those are your standards, not mine! So i don't live an immoral life. To the replier: 75% are members of tve Danish church. It has nothing to do with how many are Christians. You become a member, when you are baptized. Almost 50% of Danes, have no religion, which is about the same, as in many other European countries. The rest are eirher Christians or Muslims, for the most. Of the Danish Christians, only 8-15% (depending on the survey), are very religious, and attend church monthly or more often.

[@essaysandmore]

Dang, you’re just gonna buy Denmark? What the heck?

[@LedCepelin]

I live in DK, other than baked goods... food here is rather unimaginative and sometimes downright bad unless you spend a ridiculous amount of money for a meal. The variety of restaurants is also lacking, danes seem to have decided that burgers are peak food and no other restaurants are necessary :/ DK is lovely, and I do agree on public transport and conveniences of living here to be outstanding, but food is not something I know DK for.

[@BigAndTall666]

You need to eat the peasant food, that's the good stuff! 😂🍻🚬🇩🇰

[@aiai-j7i]

But how were the men? 😉 (single woman here)

[@rexiioper6920]

running away from u

[@Mike-zx1kx]

The guy that answered you 2 weeks ago, below, are Swedish. Easy to figure out when reading his remarks on this page. Danish men are generally well educated and if interested in a holiday fling you should be aware that you would be well advised to make a small first move yourself.

[@jameshobbs]

kamalåså

[@boathousejoed1126]

You forgot to mention Danish is almost impossible to understand! And impossible to speak!😂🇩🇰

[@vaazig]

Americans have the illusion of freedom. But... What? Land of rhr free? Whoever told ypu that is your enemy. ~Nelson Mandela

[@Patriot1789]

The blankets sound like a good idea but the rise of bed bug infestations in France recently leaves one to sort of want those blankets to be laundered and dried.

[@BigAndTall666]

Bedbugs are not a problem in Denmark, have never seen any... 😮

[@adamw8469]

I’m living in Denmark for 18 years! It’s not as rosy as you paint it! Socialism??? Nonsense on the heaters outside, they’re everywhere. Looks like you bought the Fairytale lock stock and barrel.

[@koubenakombi3066]

Why are you so angry... maybe you should move... find your community.

[@adamw8469]

@@koubenakombi3066 angry? Interesting. Where did I say that I was angry? My nearly 20 years experience doesn’t meet your “beliefs” makes me appear angry? You have a problem… you seem angry, actually.

[@Alhem11]

Just wait and see, the outdoor heaters is being replaced with StaySeat's. Energy-saving heating pads for outdoor cafes and restaurants, invented by two Danes in 2020😉

[@mochtegerndane7097]

Is the meaning of the word "effort" lost on you? Why is it that people like you NEVER say the names correctly.....

[@BigAndTall666]

Stop bitching, every langauge has it's own phonetics, Schleswig and Holsten back to Denmark!

[@mdorn6592]

Bless your heart...this is a good video, however, I have to take issue with the 'socialism' comment. Socialism which usually morphs into communism then totalitarianism is never 'good'. The farmers of the area will confirm that - which is why your food is so expensive there

[@koubenakombi3066]

110% agreed!

[@WyrdHag]

Americans and English people are generally brainwashed to hate anything thats not capitalist far-right wing politics. The social-democracy of Scandinavia has nothing to do with Soviet communism, lmao. :) Its all just about caring about each other and secure equality for everyone (which ofc a lot of rightwing people haaate, because their selfish little bois). Please educate yourself before making silly comments. ;p

[@dylanemeraldgrey]

It's a capitalist country. The elements of socialism are what keep it from being a sadistic brutal place like the u.s., where you can be bankrupted if you get sick - if you can afford insurance in the first place, and often if you already had what you thought was "good insurance." Where there is a massive homelessness epidemic. Where there is a mass shooting every week. Where getting an education can put you in debt for decades - it's a long, long, list. Capitalism is a violent system of wealth consolidation that always tends toward monopoly, which tends toward corruption and oligopoly, which tends toward totalitarianism. Bless your heart.

[@oohforf6375]

This is like saying that Capitalism usually morphs into Fascism and it's own form of totalitarianism. These are both diverse ideologies and shouldn't be generalized. "Socialism" is a short-hand for what Helen saw and experienced (the terms "social democracy" or "left-wing politics" are perhaps more appropriate) but it's definitely a more solidaristic society where most Danes, regardless of political affiliation, are ok with a tax and labour regime which is more egalitarian. It results in quality across the board. And Denmark and Danish eating is more expensive because labour is expensive in that country - they don't want workers having to juggle multiple jobs for a pittance, as is so common in North America. This has nothing to do with socialism.

[@adamw8469]

Absolutely agree! To hear someone born in the Soviet Union praise Socialism is scary. But Denmark is far from a Socialist country. We have many businesses that are wildly profitable: LEGO, Novo Nordisk, Danfoss, Bestsellers… to name a few.