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These pieces of slik<\/strong> are just waiting for all the slikmunde<\/strong> to pick them up\u2026 (Photo courtesy of Lisa Risager at Flickr<\/a>, CC License.)<\/p><\/div>\n

Er du en slikmund? <\/b>(Do you have a sweet tooth?) In Denmark, the nearest slikbutik<\/b> (candy shop) is never far away. In supermarkedet<\/b>, k\u00f8bmanden<\/b>, kiosken<\/b>, biografen<\/b> (the supermarket, the grocer\u2019s shop, the kiosk, the cinema) \u2013 everywhere folk<\/b> (people) happily buy slik<\/b> (candy, sweets) to bring along or enjoy at the movies. Whether you\u2019re fighting to f\u00e5 dit blodsukker op<\/b> (\u201dget up the blood sugar\u201d) or just want to spend a hyggelig <\/b><\/a>moment with your venner<\/b> (friends), Danish slik<\/b> does the trick. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Many Danes have gode minder<\/b> (good memories) of getting fredagsslik <\/b>(Friday candy) as kids \u2013 although one colleague recalled getting ondt i maven<\/b> (stomach ache). Another colleague distinguished between luksusslik<\/b> (luxury candy) and \u201djunkieslik\u201d<\/b> (\u201djunkie\u201d candy). The first one, she said, is quality slik<\/b> like konfekt <\/b>(assorted chocolates), that you nyder<\/b> (enjoy) when you really need to fork\u00e6le dig selv<\/b> (give yourself a treat). The second kind is things like cheap vingummi<\/b> (wine gum), that you just can\u2019t stop eating because you\u2019re a \u2026 slikjunkie<\/b>.<\/p>\n

The word slik<\/b> is related to the verb at slikke <\/b>\u2013 to lick (of course, much Danish slik <\/b>you also need to chew or suck, such as tyggegummi<\/b>, chewing gum, and the giant holdk\u00e6ftbolsje <\/b>= shut-up-candy!) Snold<\/b> [snoll] is another common word for slik<\/b>. When you snolder<\/b> [snollo] you\u2019re out buying sweets! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Bland selv-slik <\/b>(\u201dmix yourself-candy\u201d) is exotic to people from Japan and some other countries. Instead of buying pre-packed candy, you mix your own pose<\/b> (bag) of favourite sweets, which you pick from open boxes using a small skovl <\/b>(shovel). You then weigh your bag on a v\u00e6gt<\/b> (scales), and prisen <\/b>(the price) is decided by the v\u00e6gt<\/b> (weight \u2013 yes, that\u2019s a word with more than one meaning! \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 <\/span>)<\/p>\n

Hvad skal jeg v\u00e6lge? <\/b>(What should I pick?) There are lots of sweet possibilities for your hygge<\/b> moment, blandt andet<\/b> (among other things):<\/p>\n