Tag Archives: bakery
Is a danish actually Danish? Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on Jun 10, 2016
When English-speakers hear the word ”Danish” they often think about … kager (cakes)! I always found that hilarious, because in Danish, a Danish pastry is called … wienerbrød [VEEnorbroth] – bread from Vienna, the capital of Austria! So, is the English-speaking world wrong? En københavnsk bager havde været i Wien (a Copenhagen baker had been…
A Visit to the Baker Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on Apr 29, 2012
To many people, there’s nothing quite as Danish as a baker’s store, with its rugbrød (rye bread) and rundstykke/r (roll/s) and loads of delicious cakes… One early morning, I took a trip to my local bakery where I met the baker Lars. How long have you been working as a baker? I was apprenticed at…