Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It was a cristmas meal in the old day but now it can be bought all year in ready meal portions.My father did make it him self from the dried fish.It was almost the only food a man should make in the old days. Akevit is a drink far away from vodka,vodka is a grain made tasteless drink but akevit have a lot of taste.It is made of potatos and later stored in old used wine barrels of wood Not sure what wine it was belive maderia or so.The best brand travel with Wilhelmsen lines over the ecvator to Australia and back to Norway. Geir - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg J. Lorenzo" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 11:43 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Sweet Tea, now catfish > Hi Geir, > > My mother's parents both came from Norway and this dish was > traditionally served at Christmas. Is it considered a holiday dish in > Norway today or more commonly served? > > Regards, > > Greg > > Geir Bugge-Olsen wrote: > > >Lutefisk is made from dried cod or "lange"i do not know the english word for this fish,it in the cod family.The cod is dried in open air and later put in water with"Kaustisk soda"I do not know the english word for this as well.It is the opposit of acid and after put in water for some time so the "lut" is gone.It is then cocked in water and served with white sauce or beacon fat and in Norway with akevit and beer.The only thing i like is the beer. > >Geir > >PS. dried cod is very good to eat raw if you beat it with a hammer to it is soft. > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Kit McChesney | acmefoto" <kitmc@acmefoto.com> > >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > >Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 4:16 PM > >Subject: RE: [Leica] Sweet Tea, now catfish > > > > > >>Yes, isn't Lutefisk a type of cod dried in lye? My biz partner is a Swede, > >>and she's had it, but I've never seen it ... Yikes! > >> > >>k. > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >>[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Geir > >>Bugge-Olsen > >>Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 12:11 AM > >>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >>Subject: Re: [Leica] Sweet Tea, now catfish > >> > >> > >>And what is Luddefisk? > >>If it is what i think Lutefisk a Norwegian or Swedish dried fish you sure > >>need a lot of some strong fluid! > >>Geir > >> > >>For that matter, the one time I was exposed to Luddefisk I found it > >> > >>>delightful, though I believe I'd had far too much Lagavulin at the time. > >>> > >> > >> > >>-- > >>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >> > >>-- > >>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html