Caroline Fleming

Denmark – A Very Special Country

Appears in
Cook Yourself Happy: The Danish Way
Cook Yourself Happy

By Caroline Fleming

Published 2017

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Denmark used to include Norway (1814) and Iceland (1944), and still holds within its kingdom The Faroe Islands and Greenland, making it a major northern European cultural community and land owner.
Denmark is made up of hundreds of islands, surrounding most people with beaches and water, hence it has a very passionate fishing culture. I don’t think I know any child born in Denmark who didn’t go crabbing every summer, or spend time on a boat with a parent or grandparent either fishing or trawling.

The boat and camping culture are still at large to this day, and most Danes have a summer house or kolonihavehus – a garden community chalet. Danes love their country, and travel in the holidays around these glorious islands via car, caravan or boat. There are many Danes who never really travel outside of Denmark, as they feel they have everything they need at home.