We're the Vagabrothers
and this series is about new Nordic cuisine
We'll be traveling across three Nordic capitols
Exploring the culinary revolution that's turned this region
into one of the most dynamic food destinations on Earth.
Along the way, we'll be meeting locals,
eating, drinking, and having a great time
Hope you're hungry
In episode two we're diving into Copenhagen
birthplace of the new Nordic cuisine
Ok so it's going to be a pretty wild day
today we are going to check out a bunch of things around Copenhagen
we're starting out with this market
we're going to go to a local food market for some breakfast
and then head throughout town
so with some luck the weather will brighten up
and it will be a fun day here in Copenhagen
Marko:"Christian?"
Christian:"yes"
Marko:"Hi, Marko"
Alex:"So where are we headed?"
Christian:"We are headed towareds....the food market
and we are going to have some porridge"
Alex:"Perfect. Who doesn't want poridge in the morning?"
Alex:"Even though we just had breakfast, LET'S EAT"
Mark:"So Copenhagen is one of the most bike friendly cities in the world.
actually only less than 1/3 of locals own a car
and people bike everywhere"
Christian:" It's here where the university was in the old days
so people spoke Latin here at university
it's from around year 1500"
Christian:"It's about three years old now, this used to be just a big parking facility
and now it's the hip and cool food place of the city
we have all the cakes and chocolate and coffee and the porridge that you just had
Alex:"Why is it so special?"
Market server:"Because it has lots of different flavors
it has licorise sugar and gooseberry compound which really gives it a twist"
Alex:"This is the gnarliest looking porridge i've ever seen"
Mark:"Goldielox would totally steal this and I would totally notice
Alex:"You'd be the angry bear?"
Mark:"I'd be an angry bear because this is a serious bowl of porridge"
Mark:"My first coffee in 18 months
I quit because after the BBB trip I was an addict i drank 8 cups a day
so this is either the beginning of a huge decline of my life or I think i'll be able to handle it
so here we go...
ooo it's nice"
we're properly caffinated, we've had a good feed
and now we're going to head to the tower, the round tower
where we are going to get a nice panoramic view of the city so... let's roll
Alex:"So fun! It's actually turning into a really nice day
the sun's just come out
could not ask for much more, good food, good cofee nice people, good weather,
welcome to Denmark
we have just arrived at our next stop at the round tower
we are gunna get a panoramic view of the city up here
It's a beautiful place up here we're getting a great view of the city
and we learned that when Christian IV, who is the guy who built this tower,
he also built a lot of the city
and there weren't a lot of architects in Denmark at that time
so they brought in a lot of architects from the Netherlands
which is why the city kind of has that Dutch feel in some places
which is really ironic too because now Scandinavia and the Nordic countries are famous for design
but back then there were not any architects
Alex: look at the skyline there are like bell towers everywhere
churches, right now we're at the top of round tower
and it used to be like an observatory
Mark: It still is actually it functions two nights a week as an observatory
apparently this is one of the best hot dog spots in the city, it's called Døp
Alex: Doope
Mark: Sounds pretty dope to me
Døp worker: Everything in here is organic
Mark: all the food so far in Copenhagen has been organic we should just start noting when it's not organic
pickles, friend onions
A whole grain bun
awesome
Mark: back on the bikes!
Christian: Back on the bikes yes
Christian: Nice meeting you guys
Mark: Likewise thank you so much for everything
Christian: Thank you, it was fun
Mark: Alright, and onwards into Tivoli
Guys this is Simon
SImon: Welcome
He's gunna tell us what Tivoli's all about
Simon: Tivoli is one of the oldest amusement parks in the world
it's was founded in 1843
so it's very old now
alright guys we are going to go ride a roller coaster
and I think it's one of the oldest roller coasters in Europe
Mark: Ya and back in the day they used to have a strong dude just carry you up
Alex: Like Atlas just pushing you to the top
Mark: And you would go down like manually there was no motor driving it
and it was only 7 seconds long
Alex: It's a little bit longer today but let's take a look
It really reminds me of the Matterhorn at Disneyland
and i bet Walt Disney probably copied this ride
Mark: I think he probably did
It wasn't quite Ferrari world but you know I think that was really fun
Victory
Bye
Hello my name is Maya Tsini and i'm responsible for the PR and external communications
here at Copenhagen street food on the paper island
we are located in old warehouses where there used to be storage for paper for the printing press
so we took over the warehouses last year and opened up in May
we have 35 stalls which are representing 13 different nationalities
so welcome to Copenhagen street food
so we are actually going to try the most Danish thing of all the open faced sandwich
Alex: Smørrebrød? How do you say it?
Local: Smørrebrød
Marko and Alex: (with a terrible accent) Smørrebød
that's a potato, mayonaise, chives, and onion, fried onions
cow cash, 75, 80
Mark: oh nice
before we eat these there is one last thing we need it is absolutely essential
Mark: let me guess let me guess
together: Beer
Mark: I knew it
beer is excellent everything has been excellent
and you guys should know this is only going to be here until 2018 potentially
so make it down here while it lasts because it's definitely a cool vibe
we're about to hop on a little booze cruise with Matilda
take a boat through the harbor and show you guys Copenhagen from sea level
I think i'm having one of the better days of my life right now
we use the word epic a lot but this has been a pretty epic day
Alex: It's been seriously epic
Oh my god you guys today has been a grub and chub marathon
I don't i've eaten, drank this much in my life ever but it's been awesome
but we're not done yet we've got two more stops
so keep watching
we are going next to the Mad Mad Mad Bodega
there's three mad's
which is an ecological restuarant
Alex: What does that mean?
Mark: Well they say it's about putting the joy into being green
so you know like we said the new Nordic food movement
a lot of it's based on being organic and sustainable
and that's what we're going to explore right now
Mad Mel is a play on words
Mad is the English for mad
Mel is the Danish for food
so we are crazy about food
Mad Mel is a place that is inspired to create really down to earth food
we have a feast on our hands here
we've got fish
we have chicken
cabbage, cauliflower, and a tomato orgy
but realistically it's really cool what their doing here
they're taking all local sustainable products and their whipping them up in very creative ways
so we have eaten a lot today
but this makes me feel a little less guilty about continuing the feast
well that was mad good
Mark: super good
Alex: And i'm stuffed bro
I could not eat anything more
Mark: We're gunna have a little beer right now
Alex: I couldn't eat anything more but I could drink more
We're gunna go to War Pigs which is a really cool place with an awesome story
Alex: Now the war pigs have the poweerrrr
War Pigs is really interesting it's a collaboration between Three Floyds
which is one of the best breweries in the world
out of Munster, Indiana
and Mikkeller a local brewer here nammed mikkel
who, he's a gypsy brewer, he's done collaborations with hundreds of brewers around the world
and this is the first physical location where he's actually produced his own beer
because he just writes his own recipes
Alex: And has other breweries brew them for him?
Mark: Ya dude
It's a really global brewing company
and so we're going to try a little bit of American influence here in Copenhagen
and try out the beer
how many beers do you guys have on tap right now?
Bartender: Right now we have 20 beers and 2 cocktails on tap
what's your favorite beer on tap right now?
Mark: Is there a reason why it's 6.66% alcohol?
Bartender: Umm, you figure it out
Mark: I'm drinking it man it makes you feel very..
Alex: Demonic
Mark: Very devilish
Alex: Uh oh watch out ladies, Mark's on the loose
I'm a war pig, man
It's been one of the better days of my life
with no exaggeration we've eaten our way through Copenhagen
So rotund right now but happily, happily bloated.
Pleasantly plump I think it the word
now we've got these beers in our hands and it is so strong that we're just going to have to sign out right now
before this gets really sloppy
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In the mean time stay curious keep exploring we'll see you guys on the road
alright peace