On my way out of Malmö back to Copenhagen, I had wanted to try some smörrebröd. Traditionally,…read moresmörrebröd (Smørrebrød) is Danish in origin, meaning "bread and butter". Basically, it's an open faced sandwich, topped with a few layers of Pålæg (on-lay) from any variety of ingredients. The common factor is it's mainly on rye bread.
This shop (Freda) is located in Malmö Centralstation. Convenient, quick, and delicious. It was also affordable.
I don't know how accurate my assumptions are, but when I think of Scandinavia, I think of pickled herring (marinerede sild), so thinking this would be the best representation or perhaps traditional of the smörrebröd, I chose this for my first taste.
On a slice of rye, there was a small layer of thin potatoes, topped by sliced hard-boiled egg, 4 pieces of pickled herring, garnished with chopped red, white and green onion.
The herring was pickled nicely, and had a soft tart taste to it. It meshed with the other toppings nicely and I enjoyed it. It convinced me I had to try it again, other flavors, while I was back in Copenhagen.
The one piece of smörrebröd cost about $3, and I also ordered a sparkling water. Service was great, super fast, and I was soon on my way to the train track.