KASSON, Minn. — Lutefisk is what you get when you soak cod in lye. It doesn’t sound like the most appetizing treat, but many descendants of Norwegian and Swedish immigrants can’t get enough of it, ...

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-- ...

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Postcards captures the 50th anniversary of Madison, Minnesota's annual lutefisk eating contest. Around 1982 is when the Madison, Minnesota, Chamber of Commerce chose to declare themselves as the ...

Lutefisk -- dried cod soaked in a lye solution and then rinsed and cooked -- is a traditional Scandinavian-heritage American food tradition, often prepared at Christmas. Pictured is lutefisk prepared ...

Although the doors don’t open until 11 a.m., the parking lot is already filling up on a Friday morning at Lakeview Lutheran Church in Madison, Wisconsin. Inside, volunteers busily set tables, stir ...

It’s just after 11 a.m. in a church basement in DeForest, Wisconsin, and I am face to face with one of the whitest plates of food I’ve seen in my life. I have tracked down the holiday dinner of my ...

The Swedish Lutefisk Tossing Team comes to the 8th Annual Nordic Music Festival ready to toss some fish and toss it hard. More importantly, to toss it accurately into the regulation 5-gallon pails.

I had driven by Earl "Swede" Sands' lawn ornaments for some time before I decided to stop by his house one recent afternoon to get an answer to my burning question: Who in the world erects a barrel ...