Culinary Funen – the garden of Denmark

The rich soil of Funen is the foundation for excellent foods. Juicy apples, dark-red cherries, freshly pressed juices, hand-picked tomatoes, fresh asparagus, and flowers of all colours and types. And there are plenty of opportunities to experience the "taste of Funen" at the many food markets and festivals.

Visit the Funen farmer's markets and festivals

On Funen we love both festivities and good food. And when you combine these, it results in "food festivals". On Funen from May through October, you will always be able to find a festival or an event involving food and Funen specialties. So come and get a taste of Funen. It is a wonderful experience.

Every year, the cities of Funen have a number of festivals with food as their main theme. And what could be cosier than gathering around some of the fresh, tasty, locally produced delicacies – whether they are composed of vegetables, cheese, fruit, beer, or chocolate?

Fresh, locally produced food products are sold all over Funen. You will find both outdoor market days as well as indoor food markets in the various towns of Funen, and you may also find international inspiration.In Odense a special supermarket, Supergastro, which primarily sells local Funen food products and delicacies, has opened. Read about it and locate the various markets and market days here.

Funen specialties

Wine, beer, chocolate, ice cream and cheese. Funen is a land of plenty when it comes to small and delicious culinary experiences – and rightly so. Famous producers like Løgismose, Summerbird, and Skarø ice cream are specialty producers known by most. There is such an abundance of products that can only be found in a few other places throughout the Danish countryside.

The producers of Funen work closely together no matter the product type. "The Taste of Funen" is the name of the cooperative between 80 large and small food producers, brewers, farm shops, cooks and restaurant owners, who join forces to bring the very best food products from the soil of Funen to the tables of all consumers. Read more about the products Funen has to offer, and the people behind them, here.

 

Gourmet on Funen

Funen has a series of gourmet restaurants that are absolutely first class, and they compile their menus based on the local ingredients of the season. Enjoy a completely different evening in which your senses are pampered and time seems to disappear, or try something exciting and different. It is a vacation experience that you will never forget.

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To dine at a gourmet restaurant is an experience that requires having the time and tranquillity to enjoy it.  Everything in its own time.  Depending on the occasion, needs may vary and, fortunately, there are many good, high-quality cafés and restaurants on Funen and the islands.

Bring out the wine – meet the winegrowers of Funen

Bring out the wine – meet the winegrowers of Funen