Lunch at the Geranium restaurant
on our last full day
in Copenhagen was very much like
eating an art exhibit. Here's proof:
I don't have a copy of the menu
so I am relying on my faulty memory.
UPDATE: Emma found the menu, so I put it in
brackets after my first caption.
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| We were happy to get bread. Some of the high-end places have done away with that staple. [A Tribute to Demeter, the Goddess of Grains Sprouting Grains, Sourdough Bread with Seeds, Cep Mushrooms Buns and Ramson Butter] |
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| Edible simulation of a razor clamshell filled with a creamy something.... A genuine artwork. Might have been even greater if clam was inside. [A Childhood Memory from Vesterhavet] |
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| Scallops inside red balls [Scallop "Red Stones" and Horseradish] |
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| Shrimp heads [Crispy Fjord Shrimp Heads with Cherry Vinegar] |
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| Caviar on top of something. ["Marbled" Hake, Caviar and Buttermilk] |
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| Balls with a nice rubbery texture [Oyster Pearls, Kelp & Rygeost] |
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| Lobster [Grilled Lobster, Pickled Elderflower & Dried Onion] |
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| Quail breast [Quail with Thyme Seeds, Berries & Pickled Pine] |
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| Dessert ball maybe [Bite of Beetroot, Blackcurrant, Yoghurt &Tagetes |
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| Dessert liquid with branch maybe ["The Forest" Wood Sorrel & Woodruff] The rest I can't figure out. |
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| Licorice mousse |
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| Dessert |
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| Green dessert |
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| Beats me |
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Those dishes are beautiful. In fact, the only legitimate criticism that I can think of, in appraising them, is that they are excessively dandified and contrived; overly ostentatious in presentation. But, this is what is expected at a three-star Michelin-rated restaurant, I suppose.
ReplyDeleteWhat's with the mousse shaped like a human skull? Seems a tad macabre and bizarre, LOL.
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