Dear Friends,
It is with a heavy heart I report here that I don't think lemon danishes actually exist here in the land of the danish origin. I have been by many a bakery and supermarket but have yet to come across such a tasty treat. In fact, though there are many variations of this flaky pastry (ie. the snegl, the chocolate danish etc.) the only traditional looking danishes that I have seen come in two flavours: raspberry and a yellow custard type mixture that I have yet to try. Perhaps the lemon danish is a creation of the North American world, developed to satisfy the cultural taste palate of us Westerners, I don't know.
In other more interesting news, I found an article that seems to have the answer to a hot topic of discussion that I've had here with J Fern and pretty much everyone else.
Like I mentioned, the Danish are a very reserved people. They are so reserved, in fact, we are uncertain as to how social interaction ever happens and how it is that reproduction occurs in this country.
After being here for almost 3 weeks, I have been out on a number of occasions to test out the city nightlife and well, let's just say it's been different than most of my late night experiences in other countries. J Fern is an attractive caucasian fashionista while I am supposedly exotic with my Asian-ness. Together we form a team that could be said to entertain most all different inclinations. In my experience in other places, the men are much more forward about talking to women whereas here, the men could be best described as cold and distant. If it happens at all, eye contact is minimal so nevermind having a conversation! Needless to say, we have all been completely baffled at how it happens that people even get married and have babies over here.
However, we are apparently not alone in this and someone else has documented this phenomenon in an article that was published in a Danish newspaper entitled, 'Get Drunk and Find Your True Love.' I found it randomly in a link to a blog I was reading and found it absolutely hilarious. I'm not really sure if I support the conclusion that it comes to but it definitely was a good read and makes me feel better about myself. =)
http://xmel.com/denmark8.html
It is with a heavy heart I report here that I don't think lemon danishes actually exist here in the land of the danish origin. I have been by many a bakery and supermarket but have yet to come across such a tasty treat. In fact, though there are many variations of this flaky pastry (ie. the snegl, the chocolate danish etc.) the only traditional looking danishes that I have seen come in two flavours: raspberry and a yellow custard type mixture that I have yet to try. Perhaps the lemon danish is a creation of the North American world, developed to satisfy the cultural taste palate of us Westerners, I don't know.
In other more interesting news, I found an article that seems to have the answer to a hot topic of discussion that I've had here with J Fern and pretty much everyone else.
Like I mentioned, the Danish are a very reserved people. They are so reserved, in fact, we are uncertain as to how social interaction ever happens and how it is that reproduction occurs in this country.
After being here for almost 3 weeks, I have been out on a number of occasions to test out the city nightlife and well, let's just say it's been different than most of my late night experiences in other countries. J Fern is an attractive caucasian fashionista while I am supposedly exotic with my Asian-ness. Together we form a team that could be said to entertain most all different inclinations. In my experience in other places, the men are much more forward about talking to women whereas here, the men could be best described as cold and distant. If it happens at all, eye contact is minimal so nevermind having a conversation! Needless to say, we have all been completely baffled at how it happens that people even get married and have babies over here.
However, we are apparently not alone in this and someone else has documented this phenomenon in an article that was published in a Danish newspaper entitled, 'Get Drunk and Find Your True Love.' I found it randomly in a link to a blog I was reading and found it absolutely hilarious. I'm not really sure if I support the conclusion that it comes to but it definitely was a good read and makes me feel better about myself. =)
http://xmel.com/denmark8.html
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