On 8/11/2021 at 10:13 AM, Anna N said:My last name is Nielsen. You are damn right it’s still a sandwich! Smørrebrød!
Of course you're right. I had some fun scouring a few books yesterday...
According to the book at lower left, smörgåsbord is composed of two words: smörgås (open sandwich) and bord (table) (this is from the Swedish book). The Danish word (which I was totally confusing with the Swedish word), as Anna mentions, is smørrebrød:
QuoteAt their simplest, smørrebrød are open-faced sandwiches built on a thin layer of dense sourdough rye bread called rugbrød. The name of the sandwich itself comes from the words for butter (smør) and bread (brød).
It's all meant to confuse we non-Scandanavians. Or at least confuse me, but I'm glad I learned the difference. Just to confuse me further...
QuoteIf you were in Norway, this would probably never happen: You’d have matpakke. Meaning “packed lunch” in Norwegian, the word refers to a specific, minimalist style of open-faced sandwich that’s easily assembled and eaten every single day by much of the country’s inhabitants.
So for lunch yesterday, I guess I made smørrebrød, and served them as part of a small smörgåsbord. And they say English is a hard language!
Open-faced tomato sandwiches (with the best tomatoes I'll probably get this year), bread buttered and Duked. Salted and peppered.
Gazpacho of tomatoes, cucumber, jalapeño (mild), red onion, sherry vinegar, lime juice, cilantro, salt and pepper. Light garnish of avocado and chives.
