Flaeskesteg appears as a signature dish in 1 Denmark cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Flæskesteg med rødkål · Copenhagen
Flæskesteg is roast pork belly with shattering crackling, juniper-rubbed, served with sweet pickled red cabbage and boiled potatoes in brown gravy. Denmark's Christmas centrepiece.
Flæskesteg has anchored Danish Christmas meals since at least the 19th century and runs as a year-round Sunday roast in Danish homes. Copenhagen's smørrebrød rooms serve a cold version on rye with red cabbage every December and through January; the canonical hot plate is at Schønnemann and Aamanns 1921.
Where to eat in Copenhagen:
- Schønnemann
- Aamanns 1921
- Restaurant Sankt Annæ