There are pretty much only two opinions when it comes to lutefisk: You either love it, or you don't. Helga Staffan, 63, comes down on the "don't" side of the debate. Staffan grew up in a town of less ...

Lutefisk is the supreme culinary challenge this side of ­chocolate-covered beetles. There’s just something psychologically off-putting about a Scandinavian “delicacy” that needs to be skinned, salted, ...

FARGO — The first Norwegian Heritage Festival will be held at the Sons of Norway from Nov. 10 through Nov. 15. The event features a specialty dinner almost every night and ends with Lutefisk ...

It’s a tough sell for what’s supposed to be a festive meal: a pile of translucent jelly with a questionable aroma. But, as I prepared to celebrate Christmas in my native Norway for the first time in ...

How do you celebrate your 20th year in the Sons of Norway Vennskap Lodge #622? You have a lutefisk dinner. Since 1993, when the Sheboygan Falls-based fraternal organization was formed, they have been ...

It's terribly stinky at our family Christmas Eve evening meal. Each year, the center platter dons a fish with a texture that reminds me of Jell-O. Fish Jell-O for Christmas? It's technically lutefisk.

"Oh lutefisk, oh lutefisk, how fragrant your aroma. "Oh lutefisk, oh lutefisk, you put me in a coma." Stan Boreson's record was playing in the Scandinavian bakery in Stanwood where we stopped for ...

For Ordean Thompson, lutefisk -- that Norwegian delicacy that has passed from generation to generation -- is a rare holiday treat. But these days, lutefisk is simply becoming rare, as fewer and fewer ...

With an unofficial slogan of Take the Risk, Try Lutefisk, it’s a pretty safe assumption that dining on lutefisk is not your average meal. That’s what’s printed on the aprons at Sons of Norway, Norrona ...

If you're in the mood for Scandinavian cuisine, plan to attend the annual Sons of Norway lutefisk dinner on Feb. 4. They will be serving authentic Scandinavian fare from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the ...