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joeychitwood · 27 December 2012, 01:22 AM

With Christmas comes a childhood memory of hiding down in the basement with my cousins trying to escape the smell of boiling lutefisk upstairs. My elderly Swedish relatives always prepared the dried, lye-soaked codfish for the holidays, thankfully giving the kids downstairs Swedish meatballs.

The horrible smell is only trumped by the taste and texture. Lutefisk stinks and looks like white lumpy Jello. Eating it can only be described using allusions to mucous or phlegm. Yet, in northern Minnesota, one can find "lutefisk suppers" hosted by Lutheran churches all season long.

Have any of you ever eaten lutefisk?

Hooper · 27 December 2012, 01:44 AM

Nasty!! Thank God for the meatballs

MonBK · 27 December 2012, 01:49 AM

Never liked it and don't eat it.

It's actually not a big thing in Sweden but in Norway they go crazy over it.

Jocke · 27 December 2012, 01:51 AM

If it stinks you need a new chef, I love it.

MonBK · 27 December 2012, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Jocke

If it stinks you need a new chef, I love it.

Maybe Mark has it mixed up with Surströmming?

bayerische · 27 December 2012, 01:55 AM

Not a fan, no!

Sweramic · 27 December 2012, 02:01 AM

Preparing it as we speak! Will upload a picture of it shortly

Not a big fan but I eat it

psv · 27 December 2012, 02:01 AM

It is an old viking tradition, it was a way to preserve fish for trips as salt was hard to come by in those days up in northern Europe. But I agree, not a very pleasant taste or smell. Yet, it smells way better than fermented herring http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surstr%C3%B6mming

Sweramic · 27 December 2012, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by MonBK

Maybe Mark has it mixed up with Surströmming?

Oh, probably

I LOVE surströmming.

MonBK · 27 December 2012, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweramic

Oh, probably

I LOVE surströmming.

Now why doesn't that surprise me?

Sweramic · 27 December 2012, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by MonBK

Now why doesn't that surprise me?

Hahaha

As much as I love surströmming, I HATE all the flies that comes with it....

Aqua fobic · 27 December 2012, 02:24 AM

Hideous stuff. I spend a lot of time in Norway and they love it. That and a dish called kumla which is basically boiled fatty meats.

HL65 · 27 December 2012, 02:34 AM

Glad we don't do that here...

Sarajevo · 27 December 2012, 02:40 AM

Well you didn't exactly sell it to me but it is worth a try...

darkside7 · 27 December 2012, 03:49 AM

And I thought we Asian ate some crazy things

subtona · 27 December 2012, 04:11 AM

You make it sound so appetizing!
Never heard of it or seen it.....

So it begs the question, which smells and tastes worse:
Lutefisk or Haggis???

subtona · 27 December 2012, 04:11 AM

You make it sound so appetizing!
Never heard of it or seen it.....

So it begs the question, which smells and tastes worse:
Lutefisk or Haggis???

Sweramic · 27 December 2012, 04:13 AM

Yummy!

Beek · 27 December 2012, 04:15 AM

Haven't tried lutefisk. All of my Scandinavian friends tell me not to...

joeychitwood · 27 December 2012, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweramic

Yummy!

That looks good! It looks like torsk, which I actually like very much.

psv · 27 December 2012, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweramic

Yummy!

This dish will taste/smell everything but lutefisk! :-)

jolimont · 27 December 2012, 08:51 AM

lutefisk? jaevla ekkelt

jcd · 27 December 2012, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by subtona

So it begs the question, which smells and tastes worse:
Lutefisk or Haggis???

My mother's family is Norwegian and my dad's in Scottish, so I've tried each. Gotta say Haggis is waaayyyy better. I like it, even knowing what it is. Although I miss my uncle very much, the family Christmas tradition of a Lutefisk dinner, thankfully, passed with him.

rustedmetal · 27 December 2012, 10:07 AM

I'm also from Minnesota: it was served at my family's Christmas every year until my grandparents past. I may have tried it was I was real young, but never when I was able to hold a memeory to it. The smell in the house was just terrible. Half the family would devour the Lutefisk, while the other half had steak or crab. We we're quite divided. Enjoy!!

Brushpup · 27 December 2012, 11:17 PM

Fish soaked in Lye? It sounds utterly disgusting based on what you said Joey. I'll pass.

Darlinboy · 27 December 2012, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by joeychitwood

Lutefisk: whose idea was this stuff?

joeychitwood · 27 December 2012, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Brushpup

Fish soaked in Lye? It sounds utterly disgusting based on what you said Joey. I'll pass.

It was one of the few ways to preserve fish so it would last through the long -40 degree winters in the sod house. A tough breed, those Scandinavian settlers.

mannyv11 · 27 December 2012, 11:58 PM

LOL that dish is not for me =)

Lisa · 28 December 2012, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by joeychitwood

It was one of the few ways to preserve fish so it would last through the long -40 degree winters in the sod house. A tough breed, those Scandinavian settlers.

If the winters are that cold then why not just freeze the fish?

joeychitwood · 28 December 2012, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Lisa

If the winters are that cold then why not just freeze the fish?

There is a transition time between fishing until freeze-up and permanent cold. The lutefisk also remained preserved in any season.

27 December 2012, 01:22 AM	#1
joeychitwood "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Way Up North USA Watch: Rolexes & Tudors Posts: 6,361	Lutefisk: whose idea was this stuff? With Christmas comes a childhood memory of hiding down in the basement with my cousins trying to escape the smell of boiling lutefisk upstairs. My elderly Swedish relatives always prepared the dried, lye-soaked codfish for the holidays, thankfully giving the kids downstairs Swedish meatballs. The horrible smell is only trumped by the taste and texture. Lutefisk stinks and looks like white lumpy Jello. Eating it can only be described using allusions to mucous or phlegm. Yet, in northern Minnesota, one can find "lutefisk suppers" hosted by Lutheran churches all season long. Have any of you ever eaten lutefisk?

27 December 2012, 01:51 AM	#4
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27 December 2012, 01:44 AM	#2
Hooper "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Real Name: Tony Location: Ontario, Canada Watch: 16610 Posts: 3,290	Nasty!! Thank God for the meatballs

27 December 2012, 01:49 AM	#3
MonBK Banned Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kingstown Posts: 58,279	Never liked it and don't eat it. It's actually not a big thing in Sweden but in Norway they go crazy over it.

27 December 2012, 02:01 AM	#8
psv 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: USA & France Posts: 11,078	It is an old viking tradition, it was a way to preserve fish for trips as salt was hard to come by in those days up in northern Europe. But I agree, not a very pleasant taste or smell. Yet, it smells way better than fermented herring http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surstr%C3%B6mming

27 December 2012, 02:24 AM	#12
Aqua fobic Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: Mark Location: UK now and again Watch: Seadweller Posts: 127	Hideous stuff. I spend a lot of time in Norway and they love it. That and a dish called kumla which is basically boiled fatty meats.

27 December 2012, 02:40 AM	#14
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subtona "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Real Name: gus Location: East Coast Watch: APK & sometimes Y Posts: 26,602	You make it sound so appetizing! Never heard of it or seen it..... So it begs the question, which smells and tastes worse: Lutefisk or Haggis??? __________________

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jolimont "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Real Name: Will Location: land of oz Watch: sundial Posts: 2,219	lutefisk? jaevla ekkelt

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rustedmetal "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Real Name: Matthew Location: Mn Watch: 16234 16600 Posts: 512	I'm also from Minnesota: it was served at my family's Christmas every year until my grandparents past. I may have tried it was I was real young, but never when I was able to hold a memeory to it. The smell in the house was just terrible. Half the family would devour the Lutefisk, while the other half had steak or crab. We we're quite divided. Enjoy!!

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