KASSON, Minn. — Lutefisk is what you get when you soak cod in lye. It doesn’t sound like the most appetizing treat, but many descendants of Norwegian and Swedish immigrants can’t get enough of it, ...

Chris Dorff, president of the 105-year-old Olsen Fish Co. in Minneapolis, thinks the way to save lutefisk is to innovate. The dried-rehydrated fish dish that’s been declining in popularity in recent ...

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 ...

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut lutefisk into serving size pieces. Wrap each piece in tin foil. Punch holes in the bottom of each package. Put a baking rack on a baking sheet with sides, and put ...

Lutefisk is the supreme culinary challenge this side of ­chocolate-covered beetles. There’s just something psychologically off-putting about a Scandinavian “delicacy” that needs to be skinned, salted, ...

LITCHFIELD, Minn. (AP) - Dozens of Minnesota Scandinavians and the people who love them flock to the VFW Club in Litchfield every Thursday from November through January, where a $20 bill will get you ...

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.

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 traditional Norwegian ...

LITCHFIELD, Minn. (AP) -- Dozens of Minnesota Scandinavians and the people who love them flock to the VFW Club in Litchfield every Thursday from November through January, where a $20 bill will get you ...