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.

FARGO — The first Norwegian Heritage Festival will be held at the Sons of Norway from Nov. 10 through Nov. 15. The event features a specialty dinner almost every night and ends with Lutefisk ...

MANKATO — Fresh off their flight from Norway, a college class studying emigration to the U.S. arrived to a warm Mankato welcome — and warm lutefisk. And some of the Norwegian guests had never tasted ...

There are pretty much only two opinions when it comes to lutefisk: You either love it, or you don't. Helga Staffan, 63, comes down on the "don't" side of the debate. Staffan grew up in a town of less ...

How do you celebrate your 20th year in the Sons of Norway Vennskap Lodge #622? You have a lutefisk dinner. Since 1993, when the Sheboygan Falls-based fraternal organization was formed, they have been ...

YAKIMA, Wash. -- Guests can peruse mouthwatering Scandinavian baked goods in Yakima on Saturday without purchasing a ticket to the adjoining lutefisk and meatball dinner. But why would they? No ticket ...

SPICER, Minn. — With one hand holding a heavy stoneware plate, Joel Piepenburg uses the other hand to scoop up chunks of white, boiled lutefisk. When he’s done, there is barely a speck of plate ...

GRAND FORKS — Tucked in the corner of a busy kitchen in First Presbyterian Church in Grand Forks, a team of white-clad “lutefisk chefs” led by Carrol Juven hover around steaming vats of the ...

It's terribly stinky at our family Christmas Eve evening meal. Each year, the center platter dons a fish with a texture that reminds me of Jell-O. Fish Jell-O for Christmas? It's technically lutefisk.

The aroma of steaming lutefisk brought taste buds to watery attention Wednesday, Jan. 20, at the Viroqua Eagles Club. The club’s dinner is the kickoff of its annual cancer telethon. It’s also one of ...