Hygge: Broad bean salad

21 jul 2014

Broad bean salad

A wonderful, toothsome salad that goes well with any and all pasta dishes and deserves a place on any Italian table.

Cook the broad beans until tender and cool them back down under the cold tap. Squeeze the juice of one lemon and chop up a generous handfull of fresh flat leaf parsley and the same amount of fresh mint. Stir the juice and the herbs through the beans and season with some salt and pepper. Crumble in some rashers of crispy fried bacon and decorate with a few lemon slices and some more mint leaves. Perfection.

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What is "Hygge"

One of the fundamental aspects of Danish culture is "hygge", which, although translated as "coziness" is more akin to "tranquility". Hygge is a complete absence of anything annoying, irritating, or emotionally overwhelming, and the presence of and pleasure from comforting, gentle, and soothing things. Hygge is often associated with family and close friends. Christmas time when loved ones sit close together with candles lit on a cold rainy night is "hygge", as is grilling a pølse (Danish sausage) on a long summer evening. These examples, although they do not precisely define "hygge", can give an English speaker an idea of a deeply valued traditional concept of Danish culture.