Denmark
The cuisine of Denmark, like that in the other Nordic countries (Finland, Norway, Iceland, and Sweden), as well as that of northern Germany, its neighbour to the south, consists mainly of meat and fish. This stems from the country's agricultural past, as well as its geography and climate of long, cold winters.
Traditional Danish food includes frikadeller (fried meatballs, often served with potatoes and various sorts of gravy), karbonader/krebinetter (another sort of fried meatballs), steaks and so on, usually eaten with potatoes. Fish is also widely eaten, especially on the west coast of Jutland. A traditionally favourite condiment, remoulade, is eaten with french fries, on fried plaice, on salami or roast beef sandwiches. Smoked fish dishes (herring, mackerel, eel) from local smoking houses or røgerier, especially on the island of Bornholm, are increasingly popular.
One of the most interesting aspects of Danish food is the wide variety of attractive open rugbrød (Rye-bread) sandwiches or smørrebrød traditionally served for the mid-day meal or frokost. This usually starts with fish such as marinated herring, smoked eel or hot fried breaded plaice. Then come meat sandwiches such as cold roast beef with remoulade and fried onions, roast pork and crackling with red cabbage, hot veal medallions, Danish meat balls (frikadeller) or liver paté with bacon and mushrooms. Some typically Danish items are Sol over Gudhjem, literally 'sun over Gudhjem', consisting of smoked herring, chives and with raw egg yolk (the "sun") on top; or Dyrlægens natmad, 'vet's late-night bite', with liver paté, saltmeat (corned veal), onions and jellied consommé. Finally cheese is served with radishes, nuts or grapes. Lager beer accompanied by small glasses of snaps or aquavit are the preferred drinks for a Danish frokost.
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Military
Denmark's armed forces are known as the Danish Defence (Danish: Forsvaret). During peacetime, the Ministry of Defence in Denmark employs around 33,000 in total. The main military branches employ almost 27,000: 15,460 in the Royal Danish Army, 5,300 in the Royal Danish Navy and 6,050 in the Royal Danish Air Force (all including conscripts). The Danish Emergency Management Agency (Danish: Beredskabsstyrelsen) employs 2,000 (including conscripts), and about 4,000 are in non-branch-specific services like the Danish Defence Command, the Danish Defence Research Establishment, and the Danish Defense Intelligence Service. Furthermore around 55,000 serve as volunteers in the Danish Home Guard (Danish: Hjemmeværnet).
The Danish Defence currently (as of 9 April 2008) has around 1,400[66] staff in international missions, not including standing contributions to NATO SNMCMG1. The three largest contributions are in Afghanistan (ISAF, 696 persons), Kosovo (KFOR, 312 persons), and Lebanon (UNIFIL, 50 persons). Between 2003 and 2007, there were approximately 450 Danish soldiers in Iraq.[67]
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Footnotes
- ^ ABC News: Great Danes: The Geography of Happiness
- ^ BBC NEWS | World | Norway rated most peaceful nation
- ^ Kristian Andersen Nyrup, Middelalderstudier Bog IX. Kong Gorms Saga
- ^ Indvandrerne i Danmarks historie, Bent Østergaard, Syddansk Universitetsforlag 2007, ISBN 978-87-7674-204-1, pp. 19-24
- ^ J. de Vries, Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, 1962, 73; N.Å. Nielsen, Dansk etymologisk ordbog, 1989, 85-96.
- ^ Navneforskning, Københavns Universitet Udvalgte stednavnes betydning.
- ^ Asernes æt Daner, Danir, Vandfolket
- ^ The 'David' referred to here appears to be David, the ancient king of the Israelites: of course this is wildly anachronistic, but it is fairly typical of such sources, which commonly sought to push national or dynastic origins as far back as possible.
- ^ Thorpe, B., The Life of Alfred The Great Translated From The German of Dr. R. Pauli To Which Is Appended Alfred's Anglo-Saxon Version of Orosius, Bell, 1900, p. 253.
- ^ The dative form tąnmarku [ˈdanmarkʊ] is found on the contemporaneous Skivum stone.
- ^ Michaelsen (2002), p. 19.
- ^ a b Nielsen, Poul Otto (May 2003). Denmark: History, Prehistory. Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved on 2006-05-01.
- ^ Busck and Poulsen (ed.) (2002), p. 20.
- ^ See Jutes, Anglo-Saxons
- ^ Jordanes; translated by Charles C. Mierow (April 22, 1997). The Origin and Deeds of the Goths, chapter III. Retrieved on 2006-05-01.
- ^ Busck and Poulsen (ed.) (2002), p. 19.
- ^ a b Michaelsen (2002), pp. 122–23.
- ^ Kalmarkriget 1611-1613. Svenskt Militärhistoriskt Bibliotek. Retrieved on 2007-05-04.(Swedish)
- ^ Landet i tal — Største øer. National Survey and Cadastre of Denmark (2003-09-23). Retrieved on 2007-07-14.
- ^ Statistikbanken.dk/bef4
- ^ Dahlgaard, Jørgen. "Danmarks nye top" (PDF). Aktuel Naturvidenskab 2005 (1): 2.
- ^ Nature & Environment. Denmark.dk. Retrieved on 2007-02-03.
- ^ Nationalencyklopedin, (1990)
- ^ Klimanormaler for Danmark. Danish Meteorological Institute. Retrieved on 2007-02-08.
- ^ Lerbech Jensen, Mogens (2006). Climate. Denmark. Gyldendal Leksikon. Retrieved on May 1, 2006.
- ^ Copenhagen, Denmark — Sunrise, sunset, dawn and dusk times for the whole year. Gaisma. Retrieved on May 2, 2006.
- ^ Store Danske Encyklopædi (2004), CD-ROM edition, entry Jul.
- ^ Store Danske Encyklopædi (2004), CD-ROM edition, entry Sankthansaften
- ^ Store Danske Encyklopædi (2004), CD-ROM edition, entry Majskikke.
- ^ Radikale ved historisk skillevej. Berlingske Tidende (2007-06-17). Retrieved on 2007-08-17.
- ^ Michael Kjær, Jonas. "Christiansø betaler ikke sundhedsbidrag", dr.dk, 2006-11-15. Retrieved on 2007-08-12.(Danish)
- ^ [1]Human Development Report 2007/2008
- ^ [2]List of countries by Human Development Index
- ^ Statens Gæld og Låntagning. Statistics Denmark.
- ^ Denmark and the euro. Danmarks Nationalbank (2006-11-17). Retrieved on 2007-02-03.
- ^ "Denmark to have second referendum on euro", 2007-11-22. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
- ^ Denmark - Atlapedia Online
- ^ The Danish Folkehøjskole. www.scandinavica.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-28.
- ^ from www.kemin.dk
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- ^ Fuller, Thomas. "Workers and bosses: Friends or foes?", International Herald Tribune, January 11, 2005. Retrieved on May 1.
- ^ Ledigheden faldt til 2,7 pct.. Statistics Denmark.
- ^ [4]Beskæftigelsesindikator på grundlag af ATP-indbetalinger. In March 2008 unemployment hit a new low of only 1.9%. This rate has been dropping continuously since 2003.
- ^ [5]Denmark wins highest tax competition
- ^ Total employment rate
- ^ Madsen, Bjarne; Svend Lundtorp (2006). Arbejdsmarkedet på Sjælland og øerne i 2015. Akf forlaget, 10. ISBN 87-7509-801-6. Retrieved on 2007-02-03.
- ^ Statistikbanken.dk, tables AB513+ BESK11+12+13.
- ^ a b Nüchel, Jens; Lars Erik Skovgaard. "Danskere arbejder mere og mere", Business.dk, Berlingske Tidende, 2006-12-13. Retrieved on 2007-02-03.
- ^ http://politiken.dk/erhverv/article441694.ece Udlændinge passer hvert 10. job
- ^ Danish Economic Council Spring Report 2008 English Summary,p. 11
- ^ Registration tax for cars. Skatteministeriet (2008-03-24).
- ^ (Danish)Stadig flere polske indvandrere
- ^ Danes' Anti-Immigrant Backlash Marks Radical Shift. Retrieved on 2007-01-28. Retrieved on May 1..
- ^ Denmark gets tough on immigrants..
- ^ Tal og fakta på udlændingeområdet 2006
- ^ (Danish)Nyt fra Danmarks Statistik
- ^ Denmark. The World Factbook. CIA (2008-01-23). Retrieved on 2007-02-03.
- ^ (Danish) Membership Lutheran state church
- ^ Eurobarometer on Social Values, Science and technology 2005 - page 11. Retrieved on 2007-05-05.
- ^ Zuckerman, Phil. The Largest Atheist / Agnostic Populations.
- ^ Martin (ed.), Michael (2005). "Atheism: Contemporary Rates and Patterns", The Cambridge Companion to Atheism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Miller, J. D. (11 August 2006). "Public Acceptance of Evolution". Science 313 (5788): 765-766. doi:10.1126/science.1126746. (See the chart)
- ^ Copenhagen Walking Tours (2007-05-25). Retrieved on 2007-05-25.
- ^ Denmark — An Overview. Retrieved on 2007-09-22.
- ^ Same-Sex Marriage FAQ
- ^ Forsvarsministerens Verdenskort
- ^ Al Jazeera English: Denmark follows UK Iraq pullout
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References
- (Danish) Busck, Steen and Poulsen, Henning (ed.), "Danmarks historie — i grundtræk", Aarhus Universitetsforlag, 2002, ISBN 87-7288-941-1
- (Danish) Michaelsen, Karsten Kjer, "Politikens bog om Danmarks oldtid", Politikens Forlag (1. bogklubudgave), 2002, ISBN 87-00-69328-6
- (Swedish) Nationalencyklopedin, vol. 4, Bokförlaget Bra Böcker, 2000, ISBN 91-7024-619-X
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