Danish cuisine with desserts. Fruit that is traditionally associated with Danish cuisine: A combination of strawberries, red currants, black currants, blueberries and mulberries is known as "forest fruits" ("skovbær") and is a common component in tarts and marmalades. A popular dessert is "rødgrød", made from one or more kinds of berries or rhubarbs, boiled down to a red porridge. It is served with cream, sometimes milk. ""Rødgrød med fløde"" is often jokingly used by Danes as a shibboleth, as it contains the soft "d" several times, which most foreigners find difficult to pronounce. Bread is a very important part of the Danish
Dessert custards, gelatins, ice creams, pastries, pies, puddings, and sweet soups, and tarts. Fruit is also commonly found in dessert courses because of its naturally occurring sweetness. Some cultures sweeten foods that are more commonly savory to create desserts. The word "dessert" originated from the French word "desservir," meaning "to clear the table." Its first known use was in 1600, in a health education manual entitled "Naturall and artificial Directions for Health", written by William Vaughan. In his "A History of Dessert" (2013), Michael Krondl explains it refers to the fact dessert was served after the table had been cleared of