Rødgrød med fløde

Rødgrød med fløde Audio|Da-rødgrød med fløde.ogg|listen (English: "red porridge with cream") is a traditional Danish dessert pudding. Generally, 'rødgrød' is made with berries (usually redcurrants, but they can be strawberries, raspberries, or others) which are stewed with sugar and potato starch. The resulting red and white pudding served cold with cream is reminiscent of the flag of Denmark.

In addition, it is the standard shibboleth for demonstration of pharyngealized vowels in Danish as well as the "soft" "d" (the dental approximant) IPA| [ð] and the "throaty" "r" (the uvular approximant IPA| [ʁ] ). IPA2|ˈʁɶð̪ˀˌg̊ʁɶð̪ˀ mɛ ˈflø:ð̪̩

The dish is accorded iconic status in Denmark, partly from its use a tongue twister, but also for reasons that are deeply rooted in Danish culture. It is often used as a proxy to characterise that which is uniquely Danish.

During World War II, ability or lack of ability to pronounce this phrase was used as a test to identify German infiltrators posing as Danes (see external links).

About the pronunciation

Rød grød med fløde is pronounced as:

*R: made in the throat. Like the initial "r" in European Portuguese
*ø: like the "eu" in French
*d: like the "l" in Brazilian Portuguese

*g: like the English "g"
*r: made in the throat. Like the initial "r" in European Portuguese
*ø: like the "eu" in French
*d: like the "l" in Brazilian Portuguese

*m: like in English
*ed: like the "êl" in Portuguese or Spanish

*fløde: something like "flooth" in English

External links

* [http://www.experienceplus.com/reading_room/recipes/danish_berry_pudding.html A recipe]
* [http://www.geocities.com/wanderingleopard/foodanddrink.html#RodGrod Another recipe]
* [http://3quarksdaily.blogs.com/3quarksdaily/2006/09/the_office_or_l.html Use during World War II]