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lutefisk

lutefisk

3 9.9
A Scandinavian dish of dried cod soaked in lye and boiled with a jelly-like texture
  • noun
  • /ˈluːtəˌfɪsk/
  • US
: lutefisk
  • The recipe for lutefisk involves soaking cod in a lye solution before boiling it.

Examples

  • Lutefisk is cod processed with lye.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Lutefisk is Scandinavian and translates to lye-fish.

    Blog text (14)

  • Many families in Scandinavia enjoy lutefisk during the holiday season.

  • At the cultural festival, I tasted lutefisk for the first time, and it had a unique texture.

Surface Forms

lutefisk singular
lutefisks plural

Etymology

The word lutefisk comes from Norwegian parts lute 'lye' and fisk 'fish'. It literally means fish treated with lye, which helps explain the dish's jelly-like texture and strong smell.