First time going to Denmark, food and plane questions
 

So I'm traveling to Denmark next summer to see my friend and I wanted him to try some American foods!!! I really really wanted him to try Fry Sauce because I love it so much and it's really popular in my state. Does anyone here know of anything else I can let him try out? I don't want to give him anything too bizarre or something he wouldn't like the taste to.

Also, it's my first time traveling alone so does anyone have any tips for that? I don't really know how to work my way through the airport and I'm not really good at going up to people to ask questions unless I'm desperate for answers so I want to make my experience as stress free as I can.

Thanks a lot! I hope to get answers soon

The best way to make your experience stress-free is to do all of your research ahead of time.

Have you flown internationally before? Mostly, once in the Copenhagen airport, you just need to follow the signs. But if you haven't been through immigration (passport control) and customs before, you may need some info on what to expect.

In terms of foods, I have no idea what fry sauce might be, but I assume it is liquid, so it would have to be (carefully) packed in your checked luggage.

<<In terms of foods, I have no idea what fry sauce might be>>

Don't google it, save yourself. It's the American version of salad cream used for french fries in some of the mountain states.

There are TONS of American foods that the Danes don't have. Search around. Considering the Danes are on a Scandinavian diet, you should have a lot of success finding something he doesn't know about and would like . . .

Salad cream???? As in Miracle Whip???

Chocopuffs, forget taking him any fish...take him some of your namesake. He'll adore them.

Thank you so much for your responses! I have traveled once to California on a plane so other than that I have no experience. Fry sauce is a liquid and I know that you can't bring liquids over 3.2 oz on a plane and to put it in a checked bag. I most definitely will look into immigration and customs ^^

And thanks BigRuss, I'll have to be creative with the food i bring then XD

Just googled "salad cream" and "fry sauce" to find out what they are. Fodors is expanding my education.

Dukey, it's basically ketchup and mayo mixed. It's weird, but it's really good.

So this will be your second plane flight? Ok, first of all, read ALL of the info on the airline website about baggage - both checked and cabin baggage. You don't want any surprises about excess baggage fees or how much you can carry on the plane. For your initial flight, check in online if possible, but still get to the airport within the prescribed time - often 2 to 3 hours in advance of your international flight.

When you land, look for signs to Immigration, which is where you will present your passport for stamping. (Do you have your passport yet? You will want to apply several months in advance, as getting a new passport can take time.) From there, follow the signs to baggage claim. As you exit baggage claim, you will go through customs. There will be two lanes, one for people who have something to declare the other for nothing to declare. Since you want to take food along, check carefully for any forbidden items - often meats and cheeses are not allowed - to smooth your way through customs.

I suggest flying SAS, a good airline to CPH and they often have great sales. Sign up for email advance notice of sales.

Almost everyone speaks English and sign are in English so that should make it easier.

Learn about the airport... http://www.cph.dk/en/

Will your friend meet you at airport or will you need to get to the city on your own? It's easy to do so, take a train and its 15 minutes to main/central station.

Less stress: try to avoid JFK, London, Paris, or Frankfurt airport connections.

SAS is your only 2 flight option transferring in Chicago or San Francisco.

Northern US states have options a lot of Fodorites are less familiar with, like Air Canada, Icelandair and Condor (although that uses Frankfurt). Icelandair gets you via Alaska Air to Seattle and then via Iceland to Copenhagen without using a monster airport. This is probably your shortest distance alternative from Boise, and perhaps the fastest.

My friend is going to meet me at the airport when I get there

And I will definitely check out AS even if it isn't in Idaho haha