lutefisk
noun
lute·fisk
ˈlüt-ˌfisk 
ˈlü-tə-
ˈlü-tə-
: dried codfish that has been soaked in a water and lye solution before cooking
Examples of lutefisk in a Sentence
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Avoid the lutefisk and lefse.
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Star Tribune, 19 Sep. 2020
Bad things happen, but be hopeful and pass the lutefisk.
—K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 17 Sep. 2021
That applies to much of the native fare, too: intense rye bread, piquant pickled herring, and the ever-polarizing lutefisk, which is lye-treated whitefish.
—Liza Weisstuch, Washington Post, 22 May 2020
Even the gelatinous pleasures of Scandinavian lutefisk or Chinese century eggs have their devotees.
—Nicola Twilley, Wired, 1 Apr. 2020
Hjelle has never gone ice fishing and will not eat lutefisk, two Minnesota traditions.
—Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 29 Feb. 2020
The homegrown concoction is a sequel to Yellow Tree’s original ode to lutefisk and lizards, true love and tater tots and small-town Minnesota.
—Dominic P. Papatola, Twin Cities, 24 Nov. 2019
Geneva's Swedish Days is back with all the returning favorites, from lutefisk to the craft brew tent, from June 20-25.
—Annie Alleman, Elgin Courier-News, 8 June 2017
Star Tribune, 19 Sep. 2020
Bad things happen, but be hopeful and pass the lutefisk.
—K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 17 Sep. 2021
That applies to much of the native fare, too: intense rye bread, piquant pickled herring, and the ever-polarizing lutefisk, which is lye-treated whitefish.
—Liza Weisstuch, Washington Post, 22 May 2020
Even the gelatinous pleasures of Scandinavian lutefisk or Chinese century eggs have their devotees.
—Nicola Twilley, Wired, 1 Apr. 2020
Hjelle has never gone ice fishing and will not eat lutefisk, two Minnesota traditions.
—Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 29 Feb. 2020
The homegrown concoction is a sequel to Yellow Tree’s original ode to lutefisk and lizards, true love and tater tots and small-town Minnesota.
—Dominic P. Papatola, Twin Cities, 24 Nov. 2019
Geneva's Swedish Days is back with all the returning favorites, from lutefisk to the craft brew tent, from June 20-25.
—Annie Alleman, Elgin Courier-News, 8 June 2017
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“Lutefisk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lutefisk. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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