Denmark is spending $100 million to get its citizens to adopt a plant-based diet—but its economy is still stubbornly reliant on pork and dairy exports

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Meat is central to the Danish diet.

Beef and pork are dinner-time staples, not least because Denmark is one of the world’s largest pig meat exporters. Its local cuisine also relies on such foods—think hot dogs, meatballs and stegt flæsk, a crispy pork dish.