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Christmas in DenmarkChristmas, more than any other holiday of the year, is associated with traditions. A proper Danish Christmas is an old-fashioned Christmas, and the Christmas tree with its decorations, the Christmas songs, and - not least - the food should preferably be like when we were children. Christmas is also called the “Festival of Hearts” which means that it is a time to be kind to each other. Therefore, it is also a time of the year, where first and foremost the family, but also friends, are important. With home baking, candles, decorations and intimacy, it is the month where the special Danish concept of “hygge” (cosiness) really makes sense. At this time, we gather and spoil each other and ourselves.
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Rice a la MandeIngredients (4 servings)
¾ cup rice (preferably risotto rice)
1 quart milk
2 vanilla pods
3.5 oz. blanched, chopped almonds
4 tablespoons sugar
3 1/3 cups heavy cream
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Recipe - Step by step Split the vanilla pods in two and boil them together with the rice and milk over low heat in a saucepan with the lid on for 40 minutes. Remove the vanilla pods and let the pudding cool. Stir in the sugar and almonds. Whip the cream and fold it into the pudding. Refrigerate before serving.
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Denmark Christmas holidays December 25 and 26 and January 1 are public holidays in Denmark. Moreover, most shops and work places are closed on December 24 and 31. Please note that the Danes celebrate Christmas in the evening of the 24th and not in the morning of the 25th.
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