We are a tough and scrappy lot, we lutfisk lovers. We wait all year long for the lye soaked debauchery, and when lutfisk season is finally upon us we immerse ourselves and our meal in cream and melted ...

SCANDIA, Minn. — Carol Hauglie came to enjoy the lutfisk meal not for the taste, but for the memories. She describes the traditional Scandinavian dish that many Minnesotans seek out around the ...

The American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis has taken "pivot" to a new level. Think drive-through lutfisk dinners for hundreds. Who knew this was even possible, much less in demand? Yes, you can get ...

Some people came to Elim Lutheran Church's annual lutfisk dinner in Scandia Nov. 18 in Scandinavian-inspired sweaters including, from left: Gordon Brandsnes of White Bear Lake, his brother Dean ...

Festive occasions often call for special dishes. Some, however, may bear only a slight resemblance to what one ordinarily regards as food. "Lye-cured cod," an important part of the traditional ...

- dried cod soaked in a lye solution before boiling to give it a gelatinous consistency ...