Danish candy: the licorice, chocolate and marzipan to know
The Nordic countries eat most of the world's licorice, 80 to 90 percent of it by one count, and Denmark was an early maker: Galle & Jessen's Ga-Jol pastilles were among the first salty licorice in the region. Danish chocolate makers win gold at the International Chocolate Awards, and Danish marzipan is sold in some 25 countries. In Copenhagen, Sømods Bolcher has boiled sweets by hand since 1891 and has held a royal warrant since 1991.
Licorice
Sweet and salty licorice from Danish makers.
Lakrids by Bülow A Danish licorice maker, founded on Bornholm in 2007, known for gourmet licorice coated in chocolate.Works: A – The Original
Bagsværd Lakrids A small Danish licorice maker in Bagsværd, north of Copenhagen, known for handmade licorice caramel in flavours from salt and salmiak to chili and fresh mint.
Galle & Jessen A Copenhagen confectioner founded in 1872, known for Ga-Jol licorice pastilles, among the first salty licorice in the Nordic countries, and for pålægschokolade.
Chocolate
Chocolate made in Denmark.
Anthon Berg A Copenhagen chocolate house founded in 1884, best known for its chocolate-covered marzipan bread and made by Toms in Ballerup.
Friis-Holm A Danish bean-to-bar chocolate maker at Herslev, near Roskilde, known for bars made from Nicaraguan cacao.Works: Dark Milk 55%, O'Payo Milk 50%, La Dalia 100%, Nicaliso 70%
Toms Danish chocolate and sweets maker founded in Copenhagen in 1924, known for Skildpadder and Guld Barre and made in an Arne Jacobsen factory in Ballerup.Works: Guld Barre, Skildpadder, Tommelise, Yankie Bar
Peter Beier A Danish chocolatier at Ørsholt Gods near Helsingør, known for filled chocolates, flødeboller and chocolate from its own cacao plantation in the Dominican Republic.Works: Gourmet Flødeboller
Summerbird An organic Danish chocolate maker from Funen, known for its marzipan butterflies in dark chocolate, its Grand Cru flødeboller and its white boxes.Works: Raspberry Red, Amber, Pure Amande, Summerbird Grand Cru
Marzipan
Marzipan and marzipan sweets from Denmark.
Odense Marcipan A marzipan maker founded in Odense in 1909, one of the largest in the world.Works: Marcipankugler
Marcipan Tærter Marzipan tarts filled with fruit marmalade mixed with wine or spirits and covered in dark chocolate, made by Anthon Berg.
Marcipanbrød A bar of marzipan coated in chocolate, made by Anthon Berg since 1898 and sold in six flavours.
Boiled sweets
Danish bolcher, hard boiled sweets pulled and cut by hand.
