Ingredients: Danish local specials

Question

I'm visiting Denmark and I'd like to bring home some local Danish ingredients so I can prepare a meal which is specific for Danish cuisine (can be scandinavian if Danish is too narrow).

It doesn't necessarily have to be full-blown meal, it can be snack or something equally simple.

Additional requirement it should survive flight so I tumult more about either something dry or canned or similar.

Any recommendations?

Answer

I'm from Denmark but I've lived in so many other places. Here's a list of things that usually go well:

• leverpostej, similar to foie gras, tastes very good on rye bread.
• marineret sild, marinated herring, also very good on rye bread.
• flæskesvær, crunchy salty pig skin :-) people say it tastes a lot better than it sounds, and though I personally disagree, my foreign colleagues like it.
• "proper" (strong) liquorice like Haribo's Super Piratos or Leaf's Lakrisal - because anything with less than 6% ammonium chloride is for wusses!
• various kinds of cheese and bread, as has been said already.
• wienerbrød, Danish pastry, especially kringle and spandauer are delicious.
• makrel i tomat, canned mackerel (fish) in tomato juice, yet another delicious treat on rye bread.

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