The Royal Danish Embassy in Riyadh organized a Danish gourmet dinner and a Danish cooking class and competition, promoting Danish and new Nordic food in Saudi Arabia.
On December 16, 2020, the Danish Embassy organized and hosted a Danish gourmet dinner for 10 local “foodies” and the media. The gourmet dinner consisted of six courses filled with Danish flavours and concepts made from local ingredients.
During the dinner, Food Nation Denmark and Organic Denmark contributed virtually with video inputs sharing information about Denmark as a prominent food nation and world leader in organics.
The following day, December 17, 2020, the Embassy organized a cooking class and competition for 12 brave participants in cooperation with Radisson Blu Hotel in the Diplomatic Quarter. The participants cooked Danish open sandwiches “smørrebrød”, Danish layer-cake “lagkage”, and Danish apple cake “æblekage”.
The judges were thrilled to see how the local contestants perceived the Danish food and more importantly, how they executed them. It was a great and fun culinary experience and all participants did an amazing job!
