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Lutefisk! (Confederates move along, nothing for you here)

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kanoes

06/11/2010 07:26PM

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KevinL

06/11/2010 10:07PM

I married one of them Norwegians but I do have to draw the line on Lutefisk……I like the Rommegrot, Kringla, and Lefse - but not thanks on the above mentioned. Guess anything tastes good if you but enough salt and butter on it.

Hey I wonder how the fish taco would be using some Lefse for the shell?

KevinL

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Buck Mustard

06/11/2010 10:12PM

ha! good one :)

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Jackfish

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06/11/2010 10:20PM

If Lutefisk is outlawed, only outlaws will have Lutefisk.

"Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." ~ John Muir

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KevinL

06/11/2010 10:22PM

quote Jackfish: "If Lutefisk is outlawed, only outlaws will have Lutefisk."

But they will drive for hundreds of miles to smell, mean eat it.

KevinL

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mooseplums

06/11/2010 10:45PM

No mucus for me please

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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mr.barley

06/11/2010 11:50PM

My wife's grandparent used to have lutefisk for just about any holiday they had at their house when we first got married. Served with melted butter... it may not have been all that bad, but being German I just couldn't do it...I just couldn't.

serenity now

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sloughman

06/12/2010 12:03AM

I too married one of those MN 100% Norwegian-blood ladys. Her family has it every Christmas. I can not bring myself to eat it. This is no longer real fish.

"You guys might not know this, but I consider myself a bit of a loner. I tend to think of myself as a one-man wolf pack." - Alan Garner, The Hangover.

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OBX2Kayak

06/13/2010 05:35PM

In comparison,lutefisk makes grits taste good!

P.S. For a grin, run the spell-checker and see what pops up as alternatives to lutefisk.

What's a "glutei"? Must be some sort of left-over lutefisk served on top of grits.

"I go because it irons out the wrinkles in my soul" -- Sigurd Olson

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campnscrap

06/13/2010 06:20PM

Nice one Jan :)

My family, too, is Norwegian - Gramps had Lutefisk every Christmas (ewwwww!!!) Could never bring myself to try it and even looking at it now makes me gag. Hope that doesn't offend any of you that like it - to each his own!

THE EDGE, there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over. - Hunter S. Thompson

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airmorse

06/13/2010 08:53PM

Yuck. I just looked up what this is and I know I don't like it. I thought that Czernina (duck blood soup)was bad.

"In wilderness is the salvation of mankind." Thoreau.

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Sparetime

06/14/2010 11:22AM

I'm one that will drive the 100 miles to eat it in the basement of a Lutheran Church, along with all the fix'ins.

The more you know, the less you need

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cowdoc

06/14/2010 11:36AM

I believe the Confederates refer to Lutefisk as stink bait.

"What could happen?"

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Swampbuster

06/14/2010 03:59PM

Ah but the real question here boys and girls is...has anyone ever actually brought this stuff on a canoe trip??

Paddle Faster...I hear Banjo Music!!

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Georgiaboy

06/17/2010 06:46AM

Ok, you have to look at my handle to understand this question "what the heck is lutefisk?"

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cowdoc

06/17/2010 01:19PM

It starts out as fish (cod), then it gets soaked in lye and dried and packed in wood barrels. The barrels arrive at the big "lutefisk dinner" and the fish is soaked to soften and then boiled and then if you are smart, you throw away the fish and eat the barrels!

"What could happen?"

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myceliaman

06/17/2010 03:49PM

Having gone to college and lived in Mn. and now living in southern Illinois I can assure all confederates out there Lutefisk and grits will just ruin gd grits. Lutefisk is by far and away the most foul thing I have ever tried. That is no way to treat a fish who gave its life for our enjoyment.

There comes a time when the blind man says don't ya see..

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Swampbuster

06/17/2010 04:02PM

Got to be some other food that is "common" to us Yanks up here in the Northland that can compete with Grits in this discussion, because it sure isn't Lutefisk...how bout a Sven & Ole's Pizza?

Paddle Faster...I hear Banjo Music!!

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nojobro

06/17/2010 04:20PM

quote Swampbuster: "Got to be some other food that is "common" to us Yanks up here in the Northland that can compete with Grits in this discussion, because it sure isn't Lutefisk...how bout a Sven & Ole's Pizza? "

fried cheese curds!

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cowdoc

06/17/2010 04:44PM

Yeah Nojo!! Deep fried cheese curds!

"What could happen?"

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kanoes

06/17/2010 04:46PM

(in a MN accent) tuna hotdish?

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OBX2Kayak

06/17/2010 08:08PM

Growing up in Minnesota, I woke up every Christmas morning to the smell of cod boiling on the stove.

... never knew how wonderful Christmas can be until I moved away from home.

(Now I understand why I spent every Christmas day playing hockey out on the lake.)

"I go because it irons out the wrinkles in my soul" -- Sigurd Olson

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Georgiaboy

06/17/2010 08:27PM

Thanks for the explanation. I would like to try it but I think I have to agree that fried cheese curds would be better. We love cheese curds, fried or not.

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fishguts

06/17/2010 08:55PM

Just say no to Lutefisk!

fishguts

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CaptnDan

06/17/2010 11:16PM

Had Lutefisk in a little cafe in Wabasha a few years back. They were excited to have a "Lutefisk Virgin" in the place. Took great pains to explain it to this outlander. Served it with Norwegian tortillas they called Lefse. Pickled herring, Swedish meatballs and fruit soup. Pretty good meal.
Kinda like fish Jello.

If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else- Yogi Berra

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Savage Voyageur

06/20/2010 11:53AM

I have been to many Lutefisk dinners. They are all about the same, in a church basement or hall. Good food and people, lots of laughs.

"So many lakes, so little time." WWJD

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Stormy

06/20/2010 03:57PM

All I know is , how it's made and resurrected, and the chubby food guy on the travel channel gagged whe he had one bite. i've seen him gobble and slurp some of the most disgusting things ever, but he couldn't handle Lutefisk. To each his own though, my wife and kids look with disgust when I drink buttermilk or eat sardines.

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hexnymph

06/22/2010 03:58PM

"Kinda like fish Jello."

Bingo.

I'd eat it again if it was available... and nobody brought the pasties!

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MeatHunter

06/22/2010 11:35PM

My step day, who is 100% Norwegian, gave me the best lutefisk recipe. He said to start with nice fleshy chunks laying on thick cardboard leaning against a fence to dry in the sun. Next, you wait until the neighborhood dogs come by and piss all over them. Then you take the fish off the cardboard and throw the fish into your neighbors yard. Last step, cut cardboard into serving sizes and cook. Best damm lutefisk this side of the Mississippi.

LOL

Some people see nature as being made "Just for them", and view others as an invasive species..... We are always hearing about how Social Security is going to run out of money. How come we never hear about Welfare running out of money? What’s interesting is the first group worked for their money .. the second group did not.” WTF???

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NDCanoe

06/23/2010 01:50PM

Gross.

Now the Germans know how to cook. Pig's Feet. Head Cheese. Blood Sausage. Cow Tongue. Liver. Pretty much feed the best meat to the dog and eat what's left.

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BWPaddler

06/25/2010 12:52AM

Double norskie here... but NO LUTEFISK. Not even one bite, ever.

That's why I'm still proud to be Norwegian.

Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau

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KevinL

11/17/2010 04:42PM

Well my wife is making bars tonight for the big day at the church tomorrow. THREE MEALS OF LUTEFISK!!! Think that I am going to work late tomorrow.

I know that there will be plenty of you Minnesota people coming down to eat it.

KevinL

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mooseplums

11/17/2010 04:54PM

Eat Lutefisk...that way you can taste yer puke twice.

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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kanoes

11/17/2010 04:57PM

quote mooseplums: "Eat Lutefisk...that way you can taste yer puke twice."

ROFL!

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whiteh20

11/17/2010 07:05PM

There is no such thing as good grits! Lutefisk is nasty as well. Give me BACON!!

"With an ax, you can build a life. With a stove, you can boil water. That is if nothing breaks and you don't run out of fuel." -Samuel Hearne

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11/18/2010 07:52AM

You are a sick, sick man. I grew up not far from the Day, MN and Coin, MN lutefisk packing whatevers and... no. Just NO.

"Happiness isn't good enough for me! I demand euphoria!" - Calvin & Hobbes

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11/18/2010 07:52AM

You are a sick, sick man. I grew up not far from the Day, MN and Coin, MN lutefisk packing whatevers and... no. Just NO.

"Happiness isn't good enough for me! I demand euphoria!" - Calvin & Hobbes

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Minnesotian

11/18/2010 07:59AM

This is my hometown:

Madison, MN Lutefisk Capital USA

Check out the statue they had dedicated to Lutefisk.

"It is more important to live for the possibilities that lie ahead than to die in despair over what has been lost." -Barry Lopez

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nojobro

11/18/2010 12:14PM

quote Minnesotian: "This is my hometown:

Madison, MN Lutefisk Capital USA

Check out the statue they had dedicated to Lutefisk."

Lou T. Fisk....LOL!

I'm kind of disappointed that it's a fish and not a big pile of fish jello. ;-)

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NDCanoe

11/18/2010 12:25PM

I wondered what the stench from my monitor was....

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greenydd

11/23/2010 07:20AM

we had a family of skunks living under our front porch....did everthing to get rid of them. someone suggested putting some lutefisk under there. well we did....the skunks left....but now we cant get rid of the norwegians!!!! HAHAHA

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greenydd

11/23/2010 07:22AM

ok i hope i didnt offend any norwegians! im norwegian too and i LOVE the stuff! my mom used to boil it (smells a lot worse boiling than baking) and i remember my dad would literally move out and go stay with a friend for a couple days during that time! now i bake it for mom every year and we love it.

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Amok

11/23/2010 07:56AM

LOL!

Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!

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billgkna11

12/09/2010 11:14AM

Just say "Uff Da" to lutefisk.

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rlhedlund

01/02/2011 09:48AM

Baptized by my great uncle, Apostolic Lutheran in Kingston, MN

Mother full-blooded Finn
Dad full-blooded Swede
Dad's mom made putrid fish, aka lutefisk
I'll take grits every day of the week over putrid fish.
I do crave good pickled herring, though not the kind down here.

Life is Good, Living is Better. Everlasting Life is Best! Pray for Us Amok.

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