Vacation!

While on vacation we ate lots of really great food. We enjoyed a few home cooked meals at grandparents house, who have no problem filling up your plate once again even if you are so full you're about to burst. What is with grandparents and feeding?! We also enjoyed really great danish breakfast buffets at our hotel. Lots of fresh baked bread, fruit, pancakes, bacon, yogurt with all the toppings, tons of tea...plus a pretty gorgeous view of the ocean. We also enjoyed lots of yummy street food...pølse (danish hotdogs with tons of mustard). We treated ourselves to one really nice 3 course dinner with wine in Copenhagen. We ate at the very hip and trendy restaurant Madklubben.
What we ate:

Johan appetizer...sprængt kalvetunge – rabarber – friskost - radiser - selleri - maltbrød (calf tongue with rabarber, fresh cheese, radish, cellery, and malt) A really interesting mix. Super sweet and tart combinations. Plus gorgeous presentation in a white bowl with edible flowers.
Johan main...braiseret kalvenakke – røget marv - grønne jorbær - stegt gulerod - ærtepuré (braised calf with smoked marrow, green strawberries, roasted carrot, and green pea puree. As well as very buttery smashed potatoes.

Kristina...grøn & kølig sommersuppe krabbe - tomat – melon - peberfrugt - sprød brød (green & refreshing summer soup with crab, tomato, melon, bell pepper, crutons) Really really gorgeous presentation. The soup part was poured at the table. The bowl must have contained small dry ice flakes because the soup appeared to be boiling even though it was ice cold. So fun!
Kristina main...grillet svinekotelet – tomatsauce – fennikel - rødløg - spidskål (pork chop with tomato sauce, fennel, red onion, and cabbage)

We were really really impressed by our appetizers which were both gorgeous and interesting and innovative, but when it came to the main course the glutinous portion was just too much and the concept and taste just wasn't as exciting as before. We also took a cheese and port platter...which was a nice alternative to sweets.

Even though we really enjoyed this meal...our favorite was lunch at the Grand Hotel in Mölle. We both ate their lunch salad special. Tuna bulgur salad...which sounded light and perfect for lunch. We were pleasantly surprized when it came from the kitchen looking like this.



The tuna was encrusted in delicious black and white sesames and must have been marinated in sesame oil and mirin...so sweet and delicious and had a really great consistency. The bulgur salad was warm with roasted spring vegetables, dill, and lots and lots of butter. The salad was also served with a perfectly poached egg. Delicious. We sat in a gorgeous corner window as well; looking down from the top of the hillside towards the dramatic coast of Mölle...which helped to make lunch even more tasty.

Enjoy!
Kristina & Johan