Denmark Food Tour - 7 Foods You HAVE To Try in Copenhagen (Americans Try Danish Food)

So fun and delicious ! I'm sure it was great to see your friend.

Denmark here, regarding food prices and the cost of living. Denmark produces around 3 times as much food as we can possible consume), all prices below are from this and last week (the most popular discount supermarket chain Rema1000) and include 25% VAT sales taxes, notice that eco-organic is really not that much more expensive: Just adding some Rema1000 Christmas prices in Denmark, all prices below include 25% VAT, notice that eco-organic is really not that much more expensive: 500g = 1.1/Ibs Kellog's cornflakes $2.84 1000g = 2.2/Ibs sugar $1.14 1000g salt $0.44 1000g flour $0.64 800g 2/Ibs sandwich bread $1.87 1000g oatmeal, $1.42 to $3.64 (top of the line/best of the best) 1000g Basmati Rice $2.12 to $2.69 (eco-organic) 1000g parboiled Rice $1.97 1000g regular rice $1.97 1000g Spaghetti $1.53 to $2.83 (eco-organic) 1 liter (0.264 gallons) 3.5% fat Milk $0.71(special Christmas discount) 200g Danish Lurpak butter $1.28 (most expensive brand, but special Christmas discount) 10 barn eggs $1.42 (special Christmas discount) 300g Original Danish Tulip Bacon $2.84 (special Christmas discount) 1000g clementine's $0.85 (special Christmas discount) 2000g oranges $1.42 (special Christmas discount) 1000g Potatoes $1.18 to $1.56 (eco-organic) 1000g onions $1.28 to $1.89 (eco-organic) 500g tomatoes $1.56 to $2.84 (eco-organic) 1000g carrots $0.85 or $1.56 (eco-organic) Pepsi Cola 1.5 liter (0.4 gallons) $1.33 500g Christmas sausage $1.7 (special Christmas discount) 1000g Pork roast (pure meat, no bones), $4.11 500g minced pork meat 8-12% fat $2.84 (special Christmas discount) 500g minced beef 4-7% fat, 8-12% fat or 15-18% fat, they do not sell minced meat with 20% fat in Denmark $4.96 (8-12% fat) Food prices make no sense unless you also look at the income after taxes. I have worked part-time in Denmark as a night watch, no degree required and only 3 days of training (at full pay), had some previous experience so wages ranged from $26.5 to $37.5 an hour depending on the day of the week and if it was on a holyday, you are still entitled to 5+1 weeks' fully paid vacation a year + holydays and a pension scheme, as for taxes, then in general the average income taxes are around 40%, but truth of the matter is that there are different brackets and deductions (in fact, union and unemployment insurance payments are automatically deducted) and the first around $6,300 you earn a year is totally tax free. So, working part time I was actually paying less than 30% income taxes, and obviously you need no health insurance because it's paid for through taxes and no need to save up money for an education either, because a higher education is free, including university college, in fact you even get paid to study ( around $885 a month if you do not live at home with your parents, because then you only get up to around $380 a month). Perhaps I should add, that in the UK food prices are around half of that in the USA and Denmark, and they pay no VAT sales taxes on food at all, but on the other hand they also earn around $1,000 less a month on average after taxes in compared to Denmark, and even if you correct this in accordance with the purchasing power parity (PPP), they are still around $850 short after taxes a month, so that would buy you a lot of groceries and plenty of other stuff. Another advantage of earning more an hour on average but then paying a fairly high 25% VAT sales tax is that the government has a "tool in the toolbox" to cut prices by up to 25% from one day to the next, if prices start skyrocketing and spin out of control for some unexpected reason. not that it has been deemed needed so far here in Denmark.

A hotdog is so good because it's the only native food item in Denmark that contains something sweet (the bun and the roasted onions), something sour (the pickles), something bitter (the mustard), something salty (the ketchup), and something umami (the sausage itself), as such you get the full satiety experience from eating one that you'd normally only get from Asian food. This is the reason a hotdog feels so filling as it fills your tastebuds instead of your stomach sack physically.

Fun fact. In danish, danish pastry is called "Viennese bread". some time ago there was a major strike in denmark, where bakers refused to work, so we had viennese bakers come up to fill the spots open in danish bakeries.

if you ever visit Denmark again, try to get outside of Copenhagen, since Copenhagen is much more International than the rest of Denmark, so you mainly get tourist food, or modern twist to Danish things, if you want to see original Danish things, it is a bit harder to find it in Copenhagen. I am happy you found a real hotdog stand, since I have seen many videos with Vegan or Healthy versions, where it have been called a Real Danish Hotdog, a good place for some Old Fashion Danish food would be a Kro (Tavern) since many of them serve more Traditional Food, specially those on the county side, and most of the time they are also above average when it comes to quality.

Living vicariously with you guys, the pastries, the fresh salmon and, of course, I love elephants.

Great video guys! 😊 Fun fact about Frederiksberg Garden: When cold enough in winter time, the frozen streams will be full of people ice skating. Also, as a kid I remember sledding with my toboggan, form the top of the hill at the castle (6:25). Which unfortunately is not allowed today. But there is another hill on the other side of the castle, in at the adjacent park, Søndermarken. Guaranteed fun times.

Loved the video, though as a Dane I will say... that was not Smørrebrød, that was just bread with salmon on hahaha still delicious, but very far from the traditional smørrebrød Also dipping Tebirkes in coffee!? I have never in my life seen or heard of this, definitely not a traditional danish thing, but I do have to try it now! we usually cut it open and put butter on, and perhaps also cheese or chocolate depending on what you like :)

You guys missed out on the best healthy option: Rye bread with condiments. Never eat rye bread without.

Hey guys! Thank you for your great clips from your stay in our capital. I'm so glad you enjoyed the yourselves, as well as the local cuisine... Your pronunciation isn't bad - I've certainly heard far worse! 😉 The Tebirkes is one of my favourites for breakfast (usually during the weekend), but I don't think I would class it as a pastry...but I could very well be wrong... I'm 56 yrs old, and I've never heard of people (Danes) dipping them in their coffee! Who knew!?!? 😙😙👍👍 Goes to show, ya'll never to old to learn something new! Wishing you a very Merry Christmas 🎄🧑‍🎄☃️🎁 and a very Happy New Year! 🎉🎊🍾 And of course also very happy and safe travels around the world! 🇩🇰🇺🇸🇩🇰🇺🇸

I loved the intro and having your local friend!! 😁

At Torvehallerne you have to try the Danish traditionelle Flæskestegssandwich at Slagter Lund.

Nice food tour !

i'm glad, that u had a good time, in our humble little country...

The ‘julebolle’ at Lagkagehuset is not the official ‘danish julebolle’. The traditional one is more layered like typical pastry and has raisins, remonce and sometimes candied Lemon peel (sukat) inside, and No chocolate on top

Great video. It is very nice to see that you are having fun and enjoying the Danish food :D I just wanted to say, that the inside of a flødebolle is not marshmallow but actually meringue. :)

Tebirkers are defintely my fave when I visit Danmark! I also love the hindbær flødebolle (raspberry) :) Back to my 2nd home in a few days! Had to give a little giggle at the pronounciations but Danish is very hard to pronounce!

Soo beautiful and nice sharing 👌😊

Thank you for sharing this. Your friend has the most gorgeous eyes.

Lagkagehuset have good products but VERY expensive