Danish Food Flashcards
grøntsag (-en, -er, -erne)
[gʁun-say]
vegetable (literally: green matter)
bolle (-n, -r, -rne)
[bawl-leh]
bun / bread roll
smør (ret)
[smu{r}]
butter
rugbrød (-et, -, -ene)
[ʁew-bʁuhð]
rye bread
krydderi (-et, -er, -erne)
[kuh-ðuh-ʁe]
spice
chokolade (-n, -r, -rne)
[shah-go-leð]
chocolate
lakrids (-en (OR -et), -er, -erne)
[lah-cʁease]
licorice
leverpostej (-en, -er, -erne)
[lee-wuh-post-eye]
liver pâté
sild (-en, -, -ene)
[sil]
herring
wienerbrød (-et)
[veen-uh-brohð]
danish pastry / danish pastries
æbleskive (-n, -r, -rne)
[abe-luh-skew]
appleskive / Danish doughnuts / æbleskive
TRUE OR FALSE:
The name of Danish food dishes can always be translated into its equivalent in English.
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.
flæskesteg (-en, -e, -ene)
[flesk-ew-sdie]
roast pork / flæskesteg
rødkål (-en, -, -ene)
[ʁoð-coal]
red cabbage
tærte (-n, -r, -rne)
[tai{r}ed] (‘tai{r}’ rhymes with ‘fai{r}’)
pies / tarts
fløde (-n)
[flewð]
cream
frikadelle (-n, -r, -rne)
[fʁeak-uh-dil-uh]
meatballs / frikadelle
slik (-ket, -, -ene)
[slik]
candy
spejlæg (-get, -, -gene)
[sby-league]
fried egg / fried eggs
pandekage (-n, -r, -rne)
[pan-ih-kay]
pancake
risengrød (-en)
[ʁeason-gʁuð]
rice pudding
agurk (-en, -er, -erne)
[ah-go{r}k] (‘go{r}k’ rhymes with ‘spo{r}k’)
cucumber
koldskål (-en)
[kuhl-skoal]
cold bowl / koldskål
nød (-den, -der, -derne)
[nuð]
nut
risalamande ( -n)
[ʁe-sal-ih-mon]
risalamande (a fancy version of rice pudding traditionally eaten as a Danish Christmas dessert)
rødgrød ( -en)
[ʁohð-gʁohð]
rødgrød (red porridge) / red groats (grain)
pølse (-n, -r, -rne)
[poul-suh]
sausage
alt for meget
[elt fuh miðe]
way too much (literally: all too much)
