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2006-06-14 Europe

Danish Exports to USA Boom in Wake of IslamoCartoon Boycott (Tim Blair)

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Posted by phil_b 2006-06-14 06:20|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Those boycotts by regions with economies smaller than that of Spain sure are effective.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-06-14 08:44|| 2006-06-14 08:44|| Front Page Top

#2 I made a point to drink a couple of cases of Carlsberg during this period. It was often sold out at my local supermarket in Arlington, VA. While I happily did my bit to support our Danish ally, I must say that the smaller (11oz) bottles leave me feeling a bit unfulfilled at the end. It's like there are only 11 beers in a 12-pack.

Posted by JAB 2006-06-14 10:36|| 2006-06-14 10:36|| Front Page Top

#3 I served Tuborg Lager to all comers at my campsite last weekend. Everyone loved it and was amazed at the quality. Forget anything you might remember of Miller's crappy Tuborg Gold and pour the real thing down your neck today.

Be sure to ask your gourmet retailers to stock Danish cheeses. Rare types like Esrom and Tybo are simply spectacular and unlike most other European cheeses.

For the hard core, I can only recommend Danish licorice. Either you love it or you hate it. For addicts like myself, merely mentioning it is enough to trigger salivation. The secret ingredient is salmiak, an ammonia salt that give the licorice a salty flavor.

In Denmark there are lakritz boutiques that sell nothing but licorice, often over 200 types in a single shop. Do a search on Danish Licorice online and you will find numerous purveyors in the USA.

For the more well-to-do, I suggest George Jensen jewelry. The sleek modern designs are timeless and in superb taste. Denmark specializes in amber settings gathered from the Jutland coast.

For audiophiles, try Bang & Olufsen Stereo systems. Consistent winners of design awards and producers of some of the world's finest audio gear, they have long led the trend towards professional grade home stereo.

Finally, for the ultimate demonstration of support, consider actually going there. Yes, it is expensive but there are places of such incredible beauty and near-terminal quaintness (try swans swimming on a mirror lake with a chert agate gravel shoreline nextdoor to thatch roofed cottages surrounded by beech trees) that you'll wear out your camera. The food can be outstanding as well and the Danes are genuinely friendly folk with a refreshing sense of candor.

I'll get off of my soapbox now ...

Posted by Zenster 2006-06-14 13:43|| 2006-06-14 13:43|| Front Page Top

#4 Oh please don't, I love travelogues (Not Snark) I'll never be able to afford going there in real life.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2006-06-14 20:52|| 2006-06-14 20:52|| Front Page Top

#5 Zenster, how could you forget Aalborg Aquavit? I went out and bought a bottle for the first time in 20 years and can attest that it is still the nectar of the gods.

Posted by RWV 2006-06-14 21:02|| 2006-06-14 21:02|| Front Page Top

#6 Used to stay in the SAS Scandanavia Hotel in Copehhagen, about midway between the Tuborg and Carlsberg breweries. My engineers were in heaven. Denmark is one of the very few places I would live if I couldn't live in the states.

Posted by RWV 2006-06-14 21:14|| 2006-06-14 21:14|| Front Page Top

#7 Good call, RWV. Aalborg Aquavit, usually referred to as "schnapps" and otherwise known as "Danish gasoline", is truly tasty stuff. My Danish relatives would always have a bottle in the freezer. For special occasions, it would be frozen into a block of ice. Besides, it has a faint licorice flavor, and that's good enough reason for me. I can still remember my grandfather pouring me my first shot at the tender age of eleven. I managed not to cough or splutter, but it was still a stomach searing and eye-watering event, for sure.

Posted by Zenster 2006-06-14 21:17|| 2006-06-14 21:17|| Front Page Top

#8 11.2 Oz bottles
You can always buy the higher alcohol stuff like 7.2% Carlsberg Elephant (as I take one out of the fridge). It's like buying a 12 pack and getting 20.

Posted by ed 2006-06-14 21:34|| 2006-06-14 21:34|| Front Page Top

#9 Elephant kicks... :-)

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-06-14 21:45|| 2006-06-14 21:45|| Front Page Top

#10
...stuff like 7.2% Carlsberg Elephant...

You can get Elephant?!?! I haven't seen that stuff for years, I thought it had been discontinued!

Where? How?

-M

Posted by Manolo 2006-06-14 22:23|| 2006-06-14 22:23|| Front Page Top

#11 HEB grocery store in TX. Bought 4 six packs a few days ago.

Posted by ed 2006-06-14 22:52|| 2006-06-14 22:52|| Front Page Top

#12 PS. It's got kick and the taste is OK. Nothing to write home about, but worth supporting the Danes.

Posted by ed 2006-06-14 23:00|| 2006-06-14 23:00|| Front Page Top

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