Produce & producers In recent years, Bornholm has become renowned for the superb quality of its local foods, so if you have discerning taste and are coming to the island in search of culinary delights, Bornholm is a goldmine. Obviously it's a good idea to find the best ways to enjoy the food and there are lots of places to choose from: eating freshly smoked kippers as you sit on a bench next to one of the island's many smokehouses, enjoying a gourmet dinner watching the sunset in a scenic restaurant, drinking a locally brewed beer or savouring an exquisite piece of home-made chocolate. Bornholm's farmers produce the ingredients for sublime taste sensations and their products are used by chefs far and near. Bornholm's food heritage is more than just a culinary experience because several of the local growers and producers invite visitors to come inside and observe the production process in action. Pastariget At the farm Frennegård in Svaneke the company Pastariget produces real Bornholm pasta made from durum flour harvested in their own fields. Pastariget has co-operated with the Danish pasta expert Boris Koppel to develop eight delicious varieties; saffron, chilli, malt, chocolate, ramson, spelt, whole meat, and natural. Pastariget gives you a unique tasting experience. Buy the pasta in the Bornholm supermarkets. Read more about Pastariget here. Karamel Kompagniet Karamel Kompagniet of Gudhjem: Denmark's first toffee factory. Soft, delicious toffee is made here according to an old English recipe, just like in days of yore. Visitors to the shop can watch the toffee-makers put their heart and soul into every toffee they make. Read more about Karamel Kompagniet here. Karamelleriet Karamelleriet is a toffee factory at the harbour of Svaneke. At Karamelleriet you can buy delicious handmade toffees and follow the production. Read more about Karamelleriet here. Boisen Is Boisen Is is the name of the organic ice cream workshop and café in Snogebæk. Here you can taste fresh organic ice cream made on Italian equipment. The ice cream is praised to the skies by ice cream connoisseurs from around the world - and for good reason. In 2005, Boisen Is was awarded a Diploma of Distinction by the Danish Academy of Gastronomy. Read more about Boisen Is here. Svaneke Ismejeri & Café In Postgade 3 you will find the dairy "Svaneke Ismejeri". Vibeke Bengtson and Jonas Bohn have studied at an ice-university in Italy and the result is an eminent Bornholm ice-cream with berries and other sweets - without any additives of course. Read more about Svaneke Ismejeri here. KjaerStrup - Chocolate by Hand In Snogebæk, "KjaerStrup - Chocolate by Hand" makes filled chocolates and cream puffs with a taste that lingers for you to savour long after they are eaten. The key words are simplicity, craftsmanship and quality. The chocolate-maker's craft is highly respected at this venue which uses only the purest prime ingredients in its chocolates. Visitors can also watch chocolate being made in the open production room in extension of the shop where the many awards and distinctions on the walls tell the story of KjaerStrup's mastery of the art of chocolate. Read more about KjaerStrup here! Svaneke Chokoladeri Enjoy delicacies from the new chocolate factory of Svaneke. With an entrance from the Restaurant Bryghuset all chocolate gourmets can taste the delicious home-made chocolate at Svaneke Chokoladeri. It is also possible to follow the production and see how the fine pieces are made. Read more about Svaneke Chokoladeri here. Lakrids by Johan Bülow Lakrids by Johan Bülow opened in the summer of 2007 on Glastorvet in Svaneke, thus allowing Bornholm to include liquorice on its business card. Several different liquorice variants are produced, both for those who like it strong, and those who prefer it sweet. Something for liquorice lovers! Read more about Lakrids by Johan Bülow here.   Svaneke Bolcher Svaneke Bolcher is located in a merchant's building more than 200 years old on the square of the idyllic town of Svaneke where you can watch many different kinds of boiled sweets being made. The production process is based on venerable craftsmanship that places high value on the quality of taste and appearance. Read more about Svaneke Bolcher here. Bryghuset i Svaneke Bryghuset i Svaneke has become a "world-famous" microbrewery in Denmark by winning the Beer of the Year award in 2003 and being lauded for its delicious beers in many tasting contests. Come by to see the large copper boiler (1000 litres) where hops, malt and water are transformed into a golden brew. Bryghuset offers guided tours with tasting sessions, as well as a restaurant. Read more about Bryghuset here. Den Bornholmske Spritfabrik Den Bornholmske Spritfabrik of Nexø. The founding of Den Bornholmske Spritfabrik in 1994 marked the resumption of aquavit production on Bornholm. The production process demands meticulous craftsmanship and fine ingredients which are discernible in every drop. The company makes aquavit, bitters and "honey spirits", a local Bornholm speciality. The local spirits expert gives guided tours by special arrangement, which include tasting sessions for groups. Read more about Den Bornholmske Spritfabrik here. Vingården Lille Gadegård Vingården Lille Gadegård of Pedersker - comprising a café, shop and vineyards covering 2.9 hectares - is probably the largest vineyard in Denmark. Lille Gadegård makes red wine, liqueur, sparkling fruit wine, distilled spirits, Bornholm whisky, and the local Bornholm specialty "honey spirits". Read more about Vingården Lille Gadegård here. Smokehouses The smokehouses with their characteristic chimneys are found all over the island and are usually a combined eatery and shop. Smoked kippers are a Bornholm speciality, and don't miss "Sun above Gudhjem": a smoked herring served with a raw egg yolk, radishes, chives and whole-grained rye bread. But Bornholm's wild salmon, cod, halibut, mackerel, eel, trout, prawns and other smoked foods are definitely well worth tasting too. Hasle Museum Smokehouse One of Hasle's old smokehouses has been renovated and converted into a working museum where visitors can experience an authentic Bornholm smokehouse milieu. Read more about Hasle Røgeri here. Nordbornholm Smokehouse, Allinge Read more about Nordbornholms Røgeri here. Allinge, Gudhjem & Snogebæk Smokehouse Read more about Allinge, Gudhjem and Snogebæk smokehouses here. The smokehouse in Svaneke Read more about the smokehouse in Svaneke here. Bakkarøgeriet Smokehouse, Øster Sømarken Østre Sømarksvej 29, 3720 Aakirkeby, tel. +45 5697 7120 Hallegård Farm Shop Hallegård Gårdbutik (farm shop) has a long tradition for good ingredients and tested Bornholm recipes. The farm shop produces good sausages without preservatives and artificial additives. Read more about the Hallegård Farm Shop here. Johannes Dam & Søn Dam's Rye Biscuits are made at the bakery of Johannes Dam & Søn, Østergade 1, in Aakirkeby. The rye biscuits have received every distinction imaginable and are made according to an old, secret recipe. No two rye biscuits are alike and this is one of the very reasons the Bornholm Rye Biscuit has been so successful upholding its traditions of craftsmanship since 1927. Every biscuit consists of exactly 27 layers and is hand-sorted for packing. The rye biscuits are also sold in Bornholm grocery stores and supermarkets. Bornholms Andelsmejeri Bornholms Andelsmejeri - St Clemens makes butter, milk and cheese. Danablu is the most famous of the cheeses as it has won countless distinguished awards at national and international competitions alike. The dairy is the only cheese manufacturer in the world to have been named World Cheese Champion twice (1980 and 1998). Products from St Clemens' dairy are found in most grocery stores and supermarkets in Denmark, and many of Bornholm restaurants have the cheeses on their menus. The dairy exports most of its products. Read more the Bornholms Andelsmejeri here. BornPoultry BornPoultry is particularly renowned for the famous Bornholm cockerel sold in many of the local groceries and supermarkets as the "grand cru of poultry". The Bornholm cockerel is ideal for consumers who are happy to pay a little more for high quality and animal welfare. The Bornholm cockerel is served in many Bornholm restaurants, each with its own Bornholm cockerel speciality on the menu. Bornholm cockerel is guaranteed salmonella-free. Read more about BornPoultry here. Lehnsgaard Rapsolie Lehnsgaard produces rapeseed oil, the olive oil of Scandinavia. Rapeseed germ oil is made of the finest quality rape grown in the rich Bornholm soil and then sun-ripened, de-hulled and cold-pressed. And the taste proves it. A top scorer in the health statistics. A genuine Bornholm product from farm to fork. In recent years, rapeseed germ oil has been gaining ground in Danish kitchens and it is well on its way to replacing butter, margarine and olive oil in professional kitchens and Danish households alike. The oil is available in several flavours, in groceries and supermarkets all over Denmark. Read more Lehnsgaard Rapsolie here. Den Gamle Skole, Honey specialities Den Gamle Skole is a family company with bee-keeping and honey production as their speciality. The company was established in an old school from 1856 situated between Østermarie and Svaneke. The honey from Den Gamle Skole is treated with care and with a few exeptions without heat, which preserve the aroma, minerals and tracers from flowers and pollen of the honey. The honey is handled and stirred by hand. Read more about Den Gamle Skole here. Den Bornholmske Sennepsfabrik The mustard "KOFOED'S SENNEP" from Den Bornholmske Sennepsfabrik is based on both tradition as well as renewal. The basis of the mustard is some old Bornholm recipes, which have been adjusted to the taste of today. The assortment contains both mild and strong variants and all mustards are made of Bornholm primary produces as fx rape seed oil, mustard seeds from Lehnsgaard and beer from the brew-house Svaneke Bryghus. Read more about the Den Bornholmske Sennepsfabrik here. Bornholmersennep The grocer Leif Søgaard Nielsen from Rønne is the man, who originally produced the tasty mustard "Bornholmersennep". Bornholmersennep is made of water, mustard seeds, salt, sugar and a number of special spices. All ingredients are measured by hand and only a couple of entrusted employees know the ingredients of the mustard. Read more about Bornholmersennep here. Bornholms Valsemølle Throughout a decade the rolling mill Bornholms Valsemølle has delivered high-graded flour to the bakers and consumers of the island. The third generation of millers is now the head of the traditional old mill, which was erected in 1867. The development from coarse to fine types of flour as for example wheat and bolted flour has made it necessarry for the Bornholm Valsemølle to invest in mill machines and other equiptment. Read more about the Bornholm Valsemølle here. Skafferiet Gudjem Mølle At Skafferiet Gudhjem Mølle you can taste, smell and learn a lot about Bornholm's food products. The interior of the newly refurbished smock mill also looks like its name "Skafferiet" ("larder") suggests and has a shop, cafe and showroom where more than 126 different products from land and sea processed by Bornholm's food producers have made their way to the shelves and delicatessen counters. Read more about Skafferiet Gudhjem Mølle here.   See also the Danish film about the new Bornholm raw material industry right here.

Gourmet .bornholm.info