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The quality varies wildly as Politiken blind-tastes six different handmade rye breads. The best has a crispy crust, good tang, and lots of flavor, while the worst has a strange, rancid taste.

Rye bread from hipster bakery fails the test: »It has a really strange taste«

Foto: Miriam Dalsgaard
Foto: Miriam Dalsgaard
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Few specialties signal Danish food culture quite like rye bread. This is the opinion of the two judges Politiken has tasked with blind tasting six different handmade versions of Denmark’s national bread, all but one baked by Copenhagen bakers.

»It’s such a Danish tradition. It’s something that all foreigners must try when they’re in Denmark – and something we all miss when we’re out of the country«, remarks one of the judges, food writer Mira Arkin.

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