Food and Culture in Denmark The mainland of Denmark, together with its surrounding islands, juts into the cold and stormy waters of the Skagerrak and the Kattegat, the North and Baltic Seas, yet within the hearts and the homes of the Danes there is a special warmth. The Danes have ...
Danish Food
FOOD FROM DENMARK DAIRY PRODUCTS Milk, whey, or buttermilk are freely used often as refreshing beverages and also in soups and gravies. Cream is used generously in ice cream, whipped cream sauces (savory not sweet), as well as in desserts as sweetened whipped cream. In fact, plain cream, whipped cream, ...
Danish Domestic Life
DOMESTIC LIFE IN DENMARK The old Danish proverb “First flowers, then food on the table” explains the Danish delight in well-designed table appointments and cookware. These, together with a collection of candles and accessories that is present in most Danish homes, makes it difficult not to set an appealing table. ...
Danish Special Occasions
SPECIAL OCCASIONS IN DENMARK Most Danes are Lutherans and the majority of those who aren’t are Roman Catholics. But festivities celebrated are not always of a religious nature. Birthdays, Midsummer Eve, even the start of the crayfish season are all celebrated as avidly as Christmas, Easter, weddings, and christenings. Drinking ...
Egyptian foods glossary and foods terms
GLOSSARY OF FOODS AND FOOD TERMS IN EGYPT Asha: the evening meal. Bamieh Bilahmeh: a stew of browned cubed lamb, garlic, and tomato sauce, completed with the addition of okra near the end of cooking time. Served with rice. Bettai or Bettawa: classic Arab bread made of whole-wheat flour and ...
French Food and Culture
FRENCH FOOD AND CULTURE Impossible. Impossible to think of France without at once being pleasantly assaulted with a sensuous vision of velvety wines and tempting French foods. Is this reputation a carefully nurtured legend or does it indeed have some basis in fact? A great cuisine can only be developed ...
Danish Meals and Customs
MEALS AND CUSTOMS OF DENMARK Although Danes adapt readily to new ideas, they still relish foods in season, like tiny shrimps, which they heap on buttered white bread; the first delicate straw-berries; new potatoes; fresh white asparagus. They still believe firmly that the best lunch is smorrebrod and that beer ...
Danish Food Glossary and Food Terms
GLOSSARY OF FOODS AND FOOD TERMS Aebleskiver: a round dimpled skillet used especially for cooking puffed apple-filled cakes of the same name. Often served with a dusting of cinnamon or icing sugar. Aeggestand: baked custard of eggs and cream (usually in individual molds); the classic accompaniment to Smorrebrod fish or ...
Egyptian Food
FOOD FROM EGYPT DAIRY PRODUCTS Fresh fluid milk is rarely used except occasionally in cooking. Some goat’s milk is used but cow and buffalo milk are preferred. In the cities milk is sold from door to door and is always boiled before using. A variety of milk products are available ...
Egyptian Domestic Life and Special Occasions
DOMESTIC LIFE AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS IN EGYPT The Egyptian’s lifestyle and domestic facilities are sharply defined by class and gender. Modern ideas and technology have made great inroads in the educational, economic, and agricultural spheres, but the roles of male and female have changed little from ancient times. Upper-class women ...