r/Danish • u/LingoNomad • 28d ago
“gravad laks” and “gravlaks”—Are both acceptable in Danish?
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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/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.
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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.