Lutefisk, the traditional Scandinavian delicacy of cod that's been soaked in lye, remains beloved by many Scandinavian-Americans. Those without a taste for the unusual--and occasionally polarizing-- ...

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 ...

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 ...

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For Ordean Thompson, lutefisk -- that Norwegian delicacy that has passed from generation to generation -- is a rare holiday treat. But these days, lutefisk is simply becoming rare, as fewer and fewer ...

SPICER — 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 showing under ...

WILLMAR -- Forget Republican or Democrat. At the Vinje Lutheran Church lutefisk and meatball supper, held every year on Election Day, people align themselves with two different but equally polarizing ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...