What does Rødkål actually look like when it doesnt come in a glass

One of the stranger things Danes eat for Christmas is Rødkål, it always comes in a glas ( or a bucket actualy) and is some kind of pickled cabbage. The glass looks something like this:



And can be bought in almost everywhere in Denmark(I have seen it often on gas stations also).

But the strange thing ( or embarrassing thing) is that I never actually thought about how the vegetable looks like, until I was standing in a supermarket here in Italy, looking for one. Before you get any ideas, I should mention that I know that milk comes from the cows, and that eggs is from the chickens, but I have realised that several foods that I took for granted in Denmark, I have no idea how to make them.

So back to the red cabbage (as Rødkål is called in english (cavolo rosso in italian) looks like this:




Picture taken when I found some in a supermarket, when I was in Denmark last. I discussed the matter with my local greengrocer here at the local markedet. He have promised that I can get some, if I just ask a bit around, cause he didn't have any.

A Nice Callcenter Handles Alitalias Phones.

As a short comment on my quite angry words on Alitalia, I should remember to write, that they were really nice, when I finally got through to find a another plane for me.

and that one wasn't cancelled.

Its cold to return to Italy

One thing which is always a bit hard to explain to people, is that its always a bit cold to return to Italy, after some time in Denmark. Because its cold in Italy, compared to Denmark - not outside, but inside. Danes love to have 25 degrees inside their living rooms, and run around in t-shirts, while here in Rome, people always dress with lots of layers of cloths, during the winter.

Sure its 10+ degrees more outside, but inside I'm freezing. Luckily I'm back at work with in Rome with a colleague that has a very Danish mentality in regard of using the Air Conditioner. Currently she has set it to 25 degrees, because she claims the have a bad through.

The thing is that most buildings are build to keep the heat out, and not in. But this clever construction of thick walls and thin windows, is not so good during the winter.

Living in an building where the heat is managed by evil dictators, who only turn it on from midday to ten in the evenings. most of my time at home is a rather cold experience.