In Denmark, there seems to be a porridge for every occasion. A quintessential part of the Christmas diet in the Scandinavian country is a rice porridge called risengrød. The dish hearkens back to a time when rice was a luxury in the Scandinavian country, says restaurateur Lasse Andersen. He takes The World’s Joshua Coe behind the counter at one of his porridge bars in Copenhagen to learn how to cook this Danish classic.
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