Danish Food

Question 1

grøntsag (-en, -er, -erne)

[gʁun-say]

Answer 1

vegetable (literally: green matter)

Question 2

bolle (-n, -r, -rne)

[bawl-leh]

Answer 2

bun / bread roll

Question 3

smør (ret)

[smu{r}]

Answer 3

butter

Question 4

rugbrød (-et, -, -ene)

[ʁew-bʁuhð]

Answer 4

rye bread

Question 5

krydderi (-et, -er, -erne)

[kuh-ðuh-ʁe]

Answer 5

spice

Question 6

chokolade (-n, -r, -rne)

[shah-go-leð]

Answer 6

chocolate

Question 7

lakrids (-en (OR -et), -er, -erne)

[lah-cʁease]

Answer 7

licorice

Question 8

leverpostej (-en, -er, -erne)

[lee-wuh-post-eye]

Answer 8

liver pâté

Question 9

sild (-en, -, -ene)

[sil]

Answer 9

herring

Question 10

wienerbrød (-et)

[veen-uh-brohð]

Answer 10

danish pastry / danish pastries

Question 11

æbleskive (-n, -r, -rne)

[abe-luh-skew]

Answer 11

appleskive / Danish doughnuts / æbleskive

Question 12

TRUE OR FALSE:

The name of Danish food dishes can always be translated into its equivalent in English.

Answer 12

FALSE
Some dishes are very difficult to translate, or the translation will simply be literal, since the food does not exist outside of Denmark and the Danish culture.

Question 13

flæskesteg (-en, -e, -ene)

[flesk-ew-sdie]

Answer 13

roast pork / flæskesteg

Question 14

rødkål (-en, -, -ene)

[ʁoð-coal]

Answer 14

red cabbage

Question 15

tærte (-n, -r, -rne)

[tai{r}ed] (‘tai{r}’ rhymes with ‘fai{r}’)

Answer 15

pies / tarts

Question 16

fløde (-n)

[flewð]

Answer 16

cream

Question 17

frikadelle (-n, -r, -rne)

[fʁeak-uh-dil-uh]

Answer 17

meatballs / frikadelle

Question 18

slik (-ket, -, -ene)

[slik]

Answer 18

candy

Question 19

spejlæg (-get, -, -gene)

[sby-league]

Answer 19

fried egg / fried eggs

Question 20

pandekage (-n, -r, -rne)

[pan-ih-kay]

Answer 20

pancake

Question 21

risengrød (-en)

[ʁeason-gʁuð]

Answer 21

rice pudding

Question 22

agurk (-en, -er, -erne)

[ah-go{r}k] (‘go{r}k’ rhymes with ‘spo{r}k’)

Answer 22

cucumber

Question 23

koldskål (-en)

[kuhl-skoal]

Answer 23

cold bowl / koldskål

Question 24

nød (-den, -der, -derne)

[nuð]

Answer 24

nut

Question 25

risalamande ( -n)

[ʁe-sal-ih-mon]

Answer 25

risalamande (a fancy version of rice pudding traditionally eaten as a Danish Christmas dessert)

Question 26

rødgrød ( -en)

[ʁohð-gʁohð]

Answer 26

rødgrød (red porridge) / red groats (grain)

Question 27

pølse (-n, -r, -rne)

[poul-suh]

Answer 27

sausage

Question 28

alt for meget

[elt fuh miðe]

Answer 28

way too much (literally: all too much)