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” ...

Lutefisk – it’s what’s for dinner year around for Dick Bergh. While most people of Scandinavian descent eat the fish as a holiday tradition, Bergh gives a nod to the tradition, but also eats 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 ...

OSLO — With Christmas rapidly approaching, the rush is on at Dale Tiegen’s store. His customers aren’t clamoring for twinkle lights or ornaments; rather, they are seeking out the Scandinavian delicacy ...

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 ...