Tarteletter - Danish Style

The story behind tarteletter

Danish chicken and asparagus tartlets (Danish: Tarteletter med høns i asparges) are actually not made of chicken as the main choice of meat, but instead, it's traditionally made with meat from a hen. Traditionally, it was the hens who were too old to lay eggs that were used for this dish. The meat on old hens is too tough for frying but it is still full of great taste and is therefore perfect for this recipe where the meat is cooked in water. The traditional way of serving this chicken and asparagus sauce is in the small crisp bread cups called Tartlets.
Even though, this is an old and traditional Danish dish it is still very popular, but is now often made of chicken breast and not hens.