ThaNanoAnno t1_jdlhx2i wrote on March 25, 2023 at 7:33 AM

It looks delicious, but what in the world is a cheese danish? As a Dane in very confused

NightsWatch23 OP t1_jdlifn6 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 7:41 AM

Thanks! Its made with puff pastry and slightly sweetened cream cheese. Idk why its called danish though

ThaNanoAnno t1_jdlxraf wrote on March 25, 2023 at 11:21 AM

I'm guessing it's the puff pastry that just makes it a "danish" food has some odd and very vague names sometimes heheh

welchplug t1_jdndfvo wrote on March 25, 2023 at 6:16 PM

The Danish originated in Vienna, and was brought to Denmark in the mid-1800s due to a strike amongst bakery workers that pushed Danish bakery owners to hire from abroad. Among the bakers that were hired, some were Austrian, and brought their own recipes to Denmark, hence the 'Danish' being born.

ThaNanoAnno t1_jdnrj6s wrote on March 25, 2023 at 7:56 PM

Yeah I know that, I've just never seen the pastry "a danish" looking like this picture

welchplug t1_jdrkp3w wrote on March 26, 2023 at 5:12 PM

Ah I see. They are atypical