Told & Snaps

Copenhagen, Denmark

Told & Snaps opened in 2000 in a high-ceilinged basement on Toldbodgade, steps from Nyhavn. The restaurant serves classic Danish smørrebrød at lunch every day, with most ingredients sourced organically. The menu follows the traditional structure: herring first, then fish, then meat. Medisterpølse arrives as a warm open sandwich on dark rye bread with pickled red cabbage and crisp fried onion rings. The drinks list features more than twenty house-made snaps infused with herbs, spices, and fruit. The room is unhurried and the portions are generous.

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Sausages served here

Medisterpølse

Copenhagen & Zealand, Denmark

Medisterpølse is a coarse, lightly spiced pork sausage that has been a fixture of the Danish kitchen for at least two centuries. Coiled into long spirals or formed into fat, loosely linked rings, it is sold at every Danish butcher and supermarket, most often pan-fried or griddled until the exterior develops a dark, crackling crust while the interior stays loose and juicy. The sausage is made from coarsely minced pork with a high fat content, seasoned with allspice, cloves, and salt, and stuffed into natural pork casings. No curing, no smoking: medisterpølse is a fresh sausage meant to be cooked and eaten the same day. It appears on the Danish Christmas table alongside flæskesteg and rødkål, and on ordinary weekday plates with boiled potatoes and brown gravy. It is also one of the few traditional Danish meat preparations that works convincingly as a smørrebrød topping, sliced thick and laid on rugbrød.

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