smørrebrød
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See also: smorrebrod and smörrebröd
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Danish smørrebrød.
Noun
[edit]smørrebrød (plural smørrebrød or smørrebrøds)
- An open-faced sandwich that usually consists of a piece of buttered rye bread, topped with commercial or homemade cold cuts, pieces of meat or fish, cheese or spreads, and garnishes.
- 1968, Eleanor B. Pierce, Menu Translator: Pan Am’s Guide to Food and Drink Specialties Abroad and at Home, Pan American Airways, page 24:
- Danish cities are full of shops with colorful smørrebrøds where you can inexpensively buy an assortment to eat in the park on a nice day.
- 2011, Jack Challem, No More Fatigue: Why You’re So Tired and What You Can Do About It, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., →ISBN, page 168:
- Two or three smørrebrøds are commonly served as breakfast in Denmark and other Scandinavian countries.
- 2011, Amy C. Rea, Backroads & Byways of Minnesota: Drives, Day Trips & Weekend Excursions, The Countryman Press, →ISBN, page 199:
- Next door to the Commonweal is Kari’s, which has somewhat erratic hours (be sure to check before planning a trip there) and serves Scandinavian gourmet food, like Norwegian meatballs with lingonberries and a variety of smørrebrøds.
- 2023, Nichole Accettola, “How to Make and Eat Smørrebrød: A Master Class in Layering”, in Scandinavian from Scratch: A Love Letter to the Baking of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, New York, N.Y.: Ten Speed Press, →ISBN, page 200:
- It is no exaggeration to say that smørrebrød, or open-faced sandwiches, are the classic Danish dish. […] Smørrebrød are served across all strata of society, from extremely fancy restaurants to working-class lunch counters, where they often come accompanied by a fist-size meatball or a fried fish cake.
Translations
[edit]open-faced sandwich topped with cold cuts, pieces of meat or fish, cheese or spreads, and garnishes
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Further reading
[edit]Smørrebrød on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From smør og brød, lit. "bread and butter".
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]smørrebrød n (singular definite smørrebrødet, not used in plural form)
- (uncountable) bread (an open faced sandwich containing an assortment of fillings)
Declension
[edit]neuter gender |
singular | |
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indefinite | definite | |
nominative | smørrebrød | smørrebrødet |
genitive | smørrebrøds | smørrebrødets |
Related terms
[edit]- (Swedish) smörgås
References
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