Culture
Famous people: *  Hans Christian Andersen - world famous for his fairy tales, such as The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling or The Emperor's New Clothes.
*  Karen Blixen (pen name Isak Dinesen), author of Out of Africa
*  Niels Bohr - 1922 Nobel Prize in Physics
*  Søren Kierkegaard - philosopher
Architects *  Jørn Utzon's famous opera house on Sydney's harbour front, a complex geometry of overlapping shells
*  Ove Arup, born in England to Danish parents and educated in Denmark.
In 2008 exports of Danish architecture totalled €47.5 million.
Musicians *  The Royal Danish Orchestra is among the world's oldest orchestras.
*  Carl Nielsen, composed six major symphonies - the first Danish composer to gain international recognition.
*  Victor Borge, pianist and comedian.
Copenhagen cyclists off to work in the morning Cycling

Danes often prefer cycling. There are said to be more bicycles on the streets of the capital than cars. The first bicycle lane was established in Copenhagen in around 1920 and today the city has a network of bicycle lanes totalling 350 km.


Cuisine  Food in Denmark is traditionally based on local agriculture and fisheries, and therefore features mainly meat and fish.
Smørrebrød - open sandwiches
Frokost  - literally breakfast, but usually meaning lunch. A main meal can have fish such as pickled herring, smoked eel or hot fried, breaded plaice.
Rødgrød - a pudding based on sago, semolina or potato, strongly flavoured with redcurrant or summer berries such as blackcurrant, raspberries, blackberries, bilberries or black cherries.  The phrase "Rødgrød med fløde" (rødgrød with cream) is thought by Danes to be unpronounceable by anybody other than themselves.

Drinks *  lager beer - famous brewers have been Carlsberg and Tuborg.
*  akvavit - (aquavit) a spirit distilled from either grain or potatoes, like vodka, typically flavoured with caraway.  The Danish distillery Aalborg makes an akvavit distilled with amber.