A jelly-like fish with a questionable aroma seems like an odd choice for a Christmas dish, but Norway’s lutefisk has been experiencing a revival amid renewed interest in old traditions.

She comes from a pro-lutefisk tradition. "I told my parents I knew I'd found a good program when I learned about the lutefisk dinner," she said. Lutefisk, as you may know, typically is dried codfish ...

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Chris Hicks, 55, lives and breathes lutefisk. She was in charge of the Sons of Norway Bothell Lodge’s lutefisk dinner, which over the weekend served 780 people paying $23 a plate. “We used 1,000 ...

We think every Minnesotan should be required to try lutefisk as a rite of passage. After all, the lutefisk capital of the world is said to be located in Madison, Minnesota, and the word “lutefisk” ...

Whitefish, such as cod, was traditionally dried on outdoor racks. But now the fish is dried in sanitary rooms. Every winter, Scandinavian-Americans gather in church basements, lodges and restaurants ...

It's wiggly. It's jiggly. And it tastes like, well, you be the judge. Lutefisk has a bad reputation for being smelly and foul-tasting. But those who love it swear by it. Like Tom Swanson of rural ...

As Christmas approached in 1978, I was living in Oslo, Norway, and a friend invited me to her house for a traditional Norwegian Christmas dinner. Hungrily, I surveyed the table, festively decorated ...

POULSBO, Wash. — If you're a lover of lutefisk you can get your fill at this Kitsap Peninsula brewpub. The Slippery Pig Brewery in Poulsbo may be the only place in the world where Scandinavia meets ...

The Christmas Season! It’s a time for peace on earth, goodwill to all and the vilest of Lutheran traditions. Unless you are stout of heart with a sturdy constitution, I advise you not to read the next ...

We think every Minnesotan should be required to try lutefisk as a rite of passage. After all, the lutefisk capital of the world is said to be located in Madison, Minnesota, and the word “lutefisk” ...