Lutefisk
Lutefisk on May 17th
Lutefisk ( Danish ludfisk or ludefisk , German 'lye fish' , Finnish lipeäkala , Norwegian lutefisk , Icelandic lútfiskur , Swedish lutfisk ) is a traditional Nordic fish dish. It is a further processing of the dried fish . Lutefisk is a typical Christmas meal.
Lutefisk is a dried fish, usually cod, soaked in a liquor made from beech or birch ash (today caustic soda is mostly used) . During this rehydration process, the dried fish takes on a gelatinous consistency. The fish is then rinsed and prepared. The lutefisk is served with boiled potatoes, pea puree, flatbread , fried bacon , pepper and melted butter as well as plenty of aquavit .
Web links
Commons : Lutefisk - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Alan Eaton Davidson : The Oxford Companion to Food . Ed .: Tom Jaine. 3. Edition. Oxford University Press , New York 2014, ISBN 978-0-19-104072-6 , keyword “lutefisk” .
- ↑ Elke Wittich: Kills every taste bud . In: taz . December 14, 2004, p. 20 ( taz.de [accessed on May 12, 2019]).