Abstract
Noting that Denmark is traditionally an agricultural country and that a large part of the gross national product derives from the export of meat and processed food products, this article points out the paradox that only during the last decade has some Danish food-related research been genuinely driven by gastronomy and gastronomic innovation, and only recently have research activities and academic educational programs that include aspects of molecular gastronomy and other culinary sciences been initiated. At the same time, Denmark has placed itself on the international map due to innovative chefs winning top international awards and celebrated positions on lists of the best restaurants worldwide. Moreover, the New Nordic Cuisine movement has released novel driving forces and instigated new types of collaborations between chefs and scientists. Danish scientists of different orientations are being stimulated by the empirical world of gastronomy and cooking and are maturing molecular gastronomy as a science, and others have become proliferate writers and communicators of gastronomically inspired science; for example, within gastrophysics.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Journal of Culinary Science & Technology (Print Edition) |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Pages (from-to) | 111-130 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| ISSN | 1542-8052 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jun 2013 |