Our last full day in Copenhagen we did a food walking tour we had organised from NZ. Fie, our enthusiastic young danish guide took us on a walk which began in the area immediately around our hotel, starting with trying what we call Danish pastries and the Danes call wienerbrød, and then moving on to a very smart place (Aamanns 1921) for a very different take on smørrebrød (open sandwiches), and house-made snaps. They mill their own rye flour to make their own bread, infuse their own snaps (ours was infused with rye bread – tastier than it sounds), grow their own herbs and even make the soap for the bathroom. The snaps wasn’t quite my thing but the sandwiches – a chicken salad and a potato (surprisingly light for something thats got lots of carbohydrates) were quite original and tasty.

From there we went to the Torvehallerne markets to taste cheese, and pick up coffee kombucha for later – spoiler alert – we weren’t fans! From there we headed to the suburb of Nørrebro, a trendy area with interesting cafes and bars. Here we visited a craft brewery cafe for rhubarb beer (like a sour), and several vege plates. These were interesting and featured fresh peas and asparagus – the growing season is really short in Denmark so when things are in season they appear everywhere. Folk were even snacking on fresh peas from the pod.

After that it was liquorice, ‘porridge’ – more like a risotto – with more fresh peas, caramels and a traditional Danish chocolate treat to finish – think of a very superior mallowpuff!

John managed really well, but was very tired by the end of the day.

So here are a few pictures of our day. Yet again, it was fine and warm.