Dictionary of Ichthyology  

lutefisk = a Scandinavian "delicacy", cod or ling treated with lye, served hot with potatoes, pork or bacon drippings, melted butter, pepper and mustard. The fish is washed repeatedly to remove the lye; very strong smell, likened to that of a sewer, cf. surströmming. See also bernfisk.
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