Røget Makrel (Smoked Mackerel) is a signature dish of Denmark; we have verified places to eat it in Aarhus. Whole mackerel hot-smoked over alder or beech wood at the Jutland coast smokehouses, then served flaked on rugbrød with a horseradish creme fraiche and pickled red onions. Start with where to eat Røget Makrel (Smoked Mackerel) in Aarhus.
Røget Makrel (Smoked Mackerel) · Aarhus
Whole mackerel hot-smoked over alder or beech wood at the Jutland coast smokehouses, then served flaked on rugbrød with a horseradish creme fraiche and pickled red onions. A defining Aarhus and Mols Bjerge summer dish.
Smokehouses along the Limfjord and the Mols Bjerge coast have hot-smoked mackerel since the 19th century, when the silver fish ran densely through the Kattegat each summer. The Bornholm smokehouses to the east set the technique standard, while Mols Smokehouse and the Aarhus Harbour Fish Market continue the East Jutland tradition with daily-smoked fish from local waters.
Where to eat in Aarhus:
- Mols Smokehouse
- Aarhus Harbour Fish Market
- Restaurant Klokken
- Vesterlauget
- Nicolinehus Market Hall
Where to eat Røget Makrel (Smoked Mackerel) in Aarhus: the editor picks