this was sent to me. kinda funny, sorta true. (Edina: to buy, construction)

[stevie_2]

And just so you know I wasn't kidding, do you know what fish (lutefisk) costs at Morey's in Motley? About $25 a pound if you ship it down south. (I don't mean Iowa either) My kids love it.............once a year.

[Bagira]

Originally Posted by stevie_2

And just so you know I wasn't kidding, do you know what fish (lutefisk) costs at Morey's in Motley? About $25 a pound if you ship it down south. (I don't mean Iowa either) My kids love it.............once a year.

We also stopped Moreys on the way up to the lake every weekend....

Lutefisk is the most horrible smelling tasting "fish" in the entire world...never ate that crap and I'm from a Norwegian family...Grandma loved it...Mom loved it, Dad not a big fan would have a taste...

[chilaili]

I'm convinced Lutefisk is an ancient form of Scandinavian biological warfare

[garth]

Oh noooooo, Lutfisk is the best stuff around! I was raised on it and love it, although its made in the Swedish fashion with the white sauce. It think there's some reaction that happens when the Norwegians pour he butter on it that makes it smell a little . . . okay smell a lot.

Anyways . . . I'm looking forward to it again this Christmas. It's the best thing around!!! Yummmmmmmm

[Minnehahapolitan]

Did anyone see Anthony Bourdain when he went to Iceland? We re-interpreted THAT.

[Auntie Bob]

Originally Posted by JenLee

The "up north" is grammatically incorrect. It should be "Up North" for real Minnesotans!

LMAO...unless that's where you are from. Then it's Up Nordt.

[Auntie Bob]

Originally Posted by chilaili

I'm convinced Lutefisk is an ancient form of Scandinavian biological warfare

Jeffrey Steingarten, author of The Man Who Ate Everything (translated quote from a 1999 article in Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet
"Lutefisk is not food, it is a weapon of mass destruction.
It is currently the only exception for the man who ate everything. Otherwise, I am fairly liberal, I gladly eat worms and insects, but I draw the line on lutefisk."
"What is special with lutefisk?"
"Lutefisk is the Norwegians' attempt at conquering the world. When they discovered that Viking raids didn't give world supremacy, they invented a meal so terrifying, so cruel, that they could scare people to become one's subordinates.
And if I'm not terribly wrong, you will be able to do it as well."
"But some people say that they like lutefisk. Do you think they tell the truth?"
"I do not know. Of all food, lutefisk is the only one that I don't take any stand on.
I simply cannot decide whether it is nice or disgusting, if the taste is interesting or commonplace. The only thing I know, is that I like bacon, mustard and lefse.
Lutefisk is an example of food that almost doesn't taste anything, but is so full of emotions that the taste buds get knocked out."

[green_mariner]

Originally Posted by Auntie Bob

Jeffrey Steingarten, author of The Man Who Ate Everything (translated quote from a 1999 article in Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet
"Lutefisk is not food, it is a weapon of mass destruction.
It is currently the only exception for the man who ate everything. Otherwise, I am fairly liberal, I gladly eat worms and insects, but I draw the line on lutefisk."
"What is special with lutefisk?"
"Lutefisk is the Norwegians' attempt at conquering the world. When they discovered that Viking raids didn't give world supremacy, they invented a meal so terrifying, so cruel, that they could scare people to become one's subordinates.
And if I'm not terribly wrong, you will be able to do it as well."
"But some people say that they like lutefisk. Do you think they tell the truth?"
"I do not know. Of all food, lutefisk is the only one that I don't take any stand on.
I simply cannot decide whether it is nice or disgusting, if the taste is interesting or commonplace. The only thing I know, is that I like bacon, mustard and lefse.
Lutefisk is an example of food that almost doesn't taste anything, but is so full of emotions that the taste buds get knocked out."

Lutfisk is actually a way of preserving fish. Whay Norwegians did was take their catch, preserve it in lye and it would keep for a long time and many of the Norwegian immigrants brought that recipe to the USA. The only thing that turns me off from lutfisk is its preservation in lye.

[Bagira]

Originally Posted by pirate_lafitte

Lutfisk is actually a way of preserving fish. Whay Norwegians did was take their catch, preserve it in lye and it would keep for a long time and many of the Norwegian immigrants brought that recipe to the USA. The only thing that turns me off from lutfisk is its preservation in lye.

I think we all know this.

[green_mariner]

Originally Posted by stevie_2

YA'LL ARE MAKIN' ME MISS HOME. MAMA IS FIXIN' TO COME SEE ME, SO MAYBE I'LL PICK UP THAT NORSK ACCENT AGAIN. Just kidding, I really do miss Northern Minnesota, from where I hail. (Just west of Bemidji....any one know where I am talking about?) I was raised in S.D. but not my choice, and OBVIOUSLY, spent some time in Tx. I loved the list, it made me LOL....Thanks for the touch of home. Making lefse (from scratch, with my children, using my grandmother's stick and griddle) soon as the holidays are approaching and I will miss the gathering of family since I still live out of the state.

From what I hear, lefse is a Norwegian pancake made primarily from potatoes. One of the great vestiges of Minnesota culture, and Norwegian culture