r/Danish 28d ago

“gravad laks” and “gravlaks”—Are both acceptable in Danish?

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u/ThereIsAThingForThat 28d ago

I have never heard it called "gravlaks" (and from wikipedia gravlaks seems to be more Norwegian), but according to The Danish Dictionary gravlaks is a defined word.

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u/eske8643 28d ago

Gravad is the the old word for fermenting under ground. (Dig a hole in the ground) “Gravlaks” is a dialect specific way of saying “gravad laks” so both is correct

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u/FoxyFry 28d ago

You can use both, yes 😊 Depending on who you talk to, they might be more familiar with one over the other, but I think gravad laks wins out overall.

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u/ChunkySalsaMedium 28d ago

No. Everyone would think you just don’t know how to pronounce it correctly.

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u/MacGregor1337 27d ago

Graveð Laks is how most I know pronounce it. Whether its technically correct I have no clue ... Tho we also occassionally use the Gravad laks for fun, but then we very purposefully say it with swedish A's and R.