Matthew Ingram, of The Globe and Mail, wrote in his blog that maybe we should challenge Denmark to a bake-off over Hans Island.
Danishes vs. croissants.  I think that this just illustrates the continued misunderstanding of Denmark.  Canada Department of Foreign Affairs, if you are reading this, do not challenge Denmark to a bake-off.  Abort.  Danger. Abort.  That would guarantee the loss of Hans Island.

First of all, the dough-y, heavy and somewhat tasteless pastry known here as a 'Danish' is a bit of a mystery to Danes.  Because in Denmark, they make a variety of pastries and they are light, flakey and delicious.  In fact I think you would get fired from a bakery (known as Konditori in Dansk) for producing what we call a Danish. 

In the Danish language, the pastry is known as 'weinerbrod' which translates literally as Vienna bread.  That's right the Danish bakers originally OEM'd their pastry from Vienna. 

Try it in Toronto at  Hansen's Danish Pastry Shop
1017 Pape Ave. Tel.: (416) 425-8877