Paleo Shots

by bryn Posted on March 4, 2015

I’m not a huge fan of food fads. I’ve read about Paleo diets/eating habits, but my relation with food is way too tied up to go all Stone Age.

This morning though, I came across these and well I think they are worth a mention.

They are quick shots on juice done paleo style and pack a punch. Using apple or beetroot as a base, each has about 20% raw ginger and 10% lemon juice on top. They are pressed fresh each day and come in the small bottles for 10 crowns. Don’t misunderstand the size, the punch they give is quite a wallop and 100 ml is about as much as I’d like at one go.

Reminds me of Samuel Vimes’ tipples prepared by his butler. 

– B)

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The Danish National Dish

by bryn Posted on November 20, 2014

Today, Denmark has announced it’s national dish. For the past few months, the Danish Food Ministry has been running a public vote to decide what should be the nations national dish.

The Winner
Roasted belly of pork, served with boiled potatoes and parsley sauce.

For those interested, this is strips of belly pork cut approx 4-5 mm in thickness, oven roasted until hard and crisp, seasoned before and after with lots of salt, served with a classic white sauce blended with parsley and boiled potatoes.

It should be pointed out that over 60,000 people voted, according to the Copenhagen Post with the winning dish getting 27,893 votes. This equates to approx 1% of the population turning out to vote and the winner getting 0.5% of the populations thumbs up.

Suffice to say, The Danish Food Ministry has ensured that no Dane will ever be able to belittle another countries national dish further more. Though possibly this morning, numerous other Food Ministries are having a chuckle.

Good to see tax revenue being used so wisely

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