silverware
 

I have been told that the danish people use their silverware differently than we do. Can someone explain. We are going to Copenhagen april 1.

hahaha, sorry its a bit funny becuase it brought back some memories.

We lived there for 15 months and the biggest difference that we noticed was that they usually ate with their fork in their left hand and the knife in the right. They also didn't do the "american switch" You know, how you cut with your right hand and then switch your fork to your right hand and eat with it. (Does that even make sence??)

They also use a fork and knife for almost everything! This includes pizza and fried chicken :) Though some of the danes we knew said that if it flew, they didn't have to, though many of them still did.

Have a blast in Copenhagen. It is such a lovely and beautiful and charming city!!

<<I have been told that the danish people use their silverware differently than we do>>

...than "we" do? Well, "we" can't tell who "you all" are... US? Australia?

Anyhow, I hope there isn't a different answer for Denmark specifically... but all over Europe, one custom which is NOT commonly found in the US, is to hold the fork in the left hand, times pointing downward, and a knife in the right hand. The knife is used for cutting when necessary and/or pushing food on to the fork. The fork goes straight to the mouth - - there is none of the "switching hands" seen far more commonly in the US.

I apologize if there is some different answer for Denmark that eludes me.

Best wishes,

Rex

My brother-in-law is European and the first time I watched him pile up peas on the back of the upside down fork with his knife I was totally amazed.

Now, I'm used to it I guess. A guest for Easter last year thought it was a joke when the entire table (other than me) ate in the European style. I guess I'd never noticed that my southern niece and nephew ate like Europeans. Kind of strange seeing a Georgia Junkyard Dawg eat that way.

Peas on the back of a fork? This is going to be more fun than I thought. Thanks. By the way, we are from the U.S.