The lowdown on Danish hot dogs, pastries, and other food

With President and Mrs. Obama in Copenhagen this week to promote Chicago's bid to host the Olympics in 2016, Denmark is suddenly getting a lot of press. Lisa Donovan of the Chicago Sun-Times takes a look at Danish food.

Danish eat a lot -- just not danish

Believe it or not, Denmark is famous for hot dogs - but (gasp?) with ketchup 

All eyes are on Denmark this week as President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama join Mayor Daley there for a final pitch to bring the Olympics to Chicago.

We dialed the Danish Consulate in Chicago and got Kristian Buur, who talked to us about the food scene in his home country and in Copenhagen, the capitol where the International Olympic Committee gathers Friday to vote on a host city for the 2016 Games.

First of all, let’s get this “Danish” thing — as in the pastry — straight. The Danish don’t eat danish. That would be, well, weird. Instead, their jam-filled pastry is called “wienerbrod.” Translation: bread from Vienna.

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