LUTEFISK & LEFSE Taste Test | Norwegian lye-treated fish Christmas Dinner

Lutefisk, dried and lye-soaked white fish is a traditional holiday meal of Norwegian-Americans in the upper Mid-West. 🎣 Big thanks to Theresa for sending me the lutefisk and lefse to make this episode possible. 🙌🏻 New videos every Thursday and Saturday!
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[@joansmith69]

In Norway we use to drown the lutefisk in finely chopped bacon. Because then the lutefisk tastes bacon, but you can still brag to your friends that you like/eat lutefisk.

[@christianflor1394]

That is exactly what I was going to say.

[@Me-mb1ex]

We do that with cheese sauce on broccoli here in there U.S..😂

[@M377ow]

Thats what we do to vegetables in the states, we also cheese everything.

[@TheTonkabear]

I wish my Norwegian grandparents had done it this way (with bacon)... I probably wouldn't have PTSD about Christmas food!!!

[@olejakob9216]

This! Perfect description😂😂

[@Raphie009]

Always wanted to try Lutefisk ever since that one King of the Hill episode. Bobby Hill made it look so appetizing and you've definitely helped boost his case.

[@theladyoftheinvisibleempire]

Yessssss!!! I remember grandpa hill blaming the fire on "the man with the bad smell"😂😂😂

[@nlwolslegel]

😂 that’s why Im here

[@mithzynelson1080]

@@nlwolslegel same! lmao just watched the episode and got curious

[@jonathang7735]

King of the hill brought me here lol

[@ATLgamingZ6]

That shit made me vomit

[@vvbbvvbb2595]

"It's like jell-o but it's hot and fishy" is probably the most unappetizing description i ever heard.

[@meacadwell]

I'd give it a try. Then again, I'm not squeamish but am food adventurious.

[@kylebeatty7643]

She hit that nail right on the head.

[@ironlion45]

Accurate. What she was very kind about was the SMELL. Cooking the stuff really really reeks lol.

[@alisgray]

Lutefisk is not nice.

[@Goldenhawk583]

It is accurate :) It is also an acquired taste reall, you like it.. or you dislike it, nothing inbetween unless you have not tried it at all. I love it, with crunchy bacon and bacon fat, mashed and stewed rutebaga, and boiled potatoes:)

[@nadesicond4018]

I love how the lutefisk was twerking. Lol

[@notsureiL]

Nadesico ND 😂 What the 😂

[@gisellerole3179]

i love the music she played over the slow mo lutefisk jiggling. that was such a great touch that i was not expecting.

[@notwhoyouthinkitis2428]

Yeah dude I jammed out to that song 😂😂

[@cunfusion]

INSTEAD OF A BEAUTY GURU, YOU'RE A FOODIE GURU

[@NovaLaMason]

AYYYYY!

[@pesto12601]

You saying she ugly? WHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[@kevinburrell7679]

She's called a cook hun. Totally different field of work

[@vincedibona4687]

WHY ARE YOU YELLING???

[@lorinechifor96]

She’s both

[@ingeborgmikkelsen9078]

Coming from an authentic Norwegian who loves your videos, I was so happy to see this! Potetlefse is a crowd pleaser, definitely, and I was very pleasantly suprised to see that you enjoyed the gelatinous texture, as very jelly-like lutefisk is considered botched lutefisk. The best way to cook your lutefisk is by oven baking, that way you preserve the taste(so it's saltier, and not as bland) and get a better, firmer texture. And, yes, I can confirm that lutefisk served with cream sauce, mushed peas, potatoes and brown cheese is absolutely delicious!

[@MrGlennJohnsen]

I think "delicious" is a bit far, I douse mine in bacon and I probably eat twice as much bacon and potatoes than I do the actual fish. :P

[@joansmith69]

Great tip! Brown cheese? I've never tried that before. We tend to use bacon and some raw carrot.

[@Nmbr1fan]

The way I eat lutefisk is to replace it with Ribbe. (Pork flank with bones)

[@sverkerd.a.4978]

I am Swedish and I am so happy you made lutfisk! We always had that for Christmas. (Swedish: lutfisk, Norwegian. lutefisk) I have learnt that you should not boil it in water, because it dissolves, you put it in an empty saucepan and heat it slowly, then water comes out of the fish, and it will be nicely boiled. We always had it with cream sauce and boiled potatoes and a little strong mustard and it is delicious. Nowadays you buy it ready, but we also made the lye process. The fish is dried in summer to preserve it, then it is hard like wood, like a thin sheet of wood. To get it soft you must put it in strong lye (water does not work) for a couple of days. Then you must soak it in water for I think a week or two to get rid of the lye, and change the water every day. I remember the bucket with the fish soaking long time, it hade some smell but it became good.

[@MrJoshItIs]

I grew up eating lutefisk and lefse every Christmas. My grandmothers were from Minnesota and first born Americans from Norwegian parents. I can confirm that baked is better than boiled, but both ways are ok. I don't think I ever had it with cream sauce or brown cheese. We always ate the lefse together with the lutefisk and potatoes. I always use salt and pepper though.

[@slimkt]

🎶 I don’t think you’re ready for fish jelly, I don’t think you’re ready for fish jelly! 🎶

[@stevosrockinmom]

slimkt that is now how I will sing this song!

[@sloop7020]

😂

[@MsAnthropicGeek]

😂😂😂

[@MsKDennaetheDiva]

Okay now Weird Al Yankovic. Lol!

[@heatherb9588]

slimkt this made me legit lol

[@angel3702]

I absolutely love how much respect she has for culturally diverse foods. You’re amazing, Emmy!

[@Jhud69]

How about trying traditional christmas/holiday meals from all around the world next year, Emmy? I think it would be a neat idea. In Poland we traditionally have 12 meals on Christmas, most important part is the carp, but there’s also pickled herring, ham with plum in it, bigos, cabbage-and-mushroom filled dumplings, poppy seed cake (& poppy seed pasta!) as well as sometimes cheesecake.

[@joakuz]

Viktor Chmiel Wesołych Świąt!:))

[@alishadurbrow9254]

What are bigos?

[@ky9933]

it's like a meat and cabbage stew

[@Peachie4011]

Viktor Chmiel wow, 12 meals. That's a lot of work. Merry Christmas!

[@keetrandling4530]

Viktor, there's a very large Polish population in my city, but I've never heard of poppy seed pasta, would love to know more about that.

[@adamemac]

"Tootle-loo, take care, byeee, _BURRRP!_ " Hahahahaha!

[@user-2499]

adam mac soooo sweet

[@NovaLaMason]

Standard Emmy protocol, at this point.

[@marykacyy6802]

"WHY DOES IT COME OUT LIKE THAT"

[@rachelbee1]

Also - re: lefse. From a package is OK, but imagine it freshly made, hot off a griddle - best thing ever

[@annahelander2881]

My little Norwegian heart swells with joy at seeing this video! :) You're the only one I've ever seen actually make Lutefisk sound good. LOL My family would mash the fish in with mashed potatoes, add garlic, onions, and gallons of melted butter. And we would wrap it up in the lefse. We were traditionalists, but being Norwegian, we made it tolerable. :) The lefse just plain was always so good. Homemade lefse bread is super good!

[@TowneSquareSinger]

This company was founded by my mother in law’s father! The picture on the package is in our family docs!

[@TuesdayShark]

😅

[@ClanImprobable]

So cool!

[@TheTonkabear]

So SO many memories came flooding back when I watched this video. I never liked lutefisk. But 'that smell' in my grandparents house always signalled Christmas Eve and some of the most wonderful, loving memories that I have of my family. We're all descendants of a norwegian tile setter and his Swedish (GASP!) wife that uprooted from Trondheim in the 20s with their young children, and relocated to northern Minnesota. Once the language faded, all we had left was the food. So powerful, thank you for making this!

[@Sunfl75]

You forgot some of the staple side dishes. Piping hot, fried, diced bacon, warm, boiled potatoes and a white sauce flavored with mustard. Also the fish can be served with a green pea stew, the warm, diced bacon and potatoes. It can also be wrapped in the lefse you show in the video. Hold the sugar but use hot, running grease from the bacon or salty butter and a smidgen of mustard. You will only get the full experience of lutefisk if you eat it with the more flavorful bacon toppings and hot, running bacon grease plus any of the side dishes and mustard. Best wishes from a native Norwegian. :)

[@DiiiNossauro]

In Portugal we also eat codfish around the holidays but it's only salted, we soak it for a day, boil it for about 5/10 minutes and it becomes flaky yet firm. Without the lie it retains the consistency, its ALMOST like flaky salmon. It's served with boiled potatoes, carrots and cabbage. It tastes fishy but in a good way 😊

[@soniquecat4745]

You know, I love how you actually make attempt to eat the food in the way as it is supposed to be eaten (unlike many channels that eat canned soup as a "dip" and such and then complain it's not good). And as usually... you are so good in describing the actual flavors. One can actually tell if they would like it or not based on your videos. Very helpful.

[@TabiEats]

Merry Christmas Emmy!!

[@LeahLaushway]

TabiEats Merry Christmas, fellow Emmy-admirers!

[@nikkids4266]

Fancy seeing that! One fav YT creator on another fav YT channel?! 🤗💜❤️

[@poppysdaddi]

TabiEats Merry Christmas to you two as well!

[@SBGOD909]

TabiEats Merry Christmas

[@naranciaisbestboi125]

Merry Christmas Satoshi and Shinichi!

[@HeidiLongueuil]

I consider myself a pretty adventurous eater, but there are definitely things out there like this and balut that I always thought “I’d never try that.” Then Emmy eats them and describes them and it takes all the disgust away and makes me want to seek those things out too. She just has an incredibly positive energy that is absolutely infectious. Merry Christmas Emmy!!!

[@Tina06019]

Heidi Longueuil Lutefisk I would try, but balut is on my “NEVER” list.

[@darlingblue]

Balut is delicious! Like a very textured egg haha!

[@keithbrings9053]

Good balut tastes a bit like chicken soup. Bad balut just tastes like a dry egg. I'm not a fan of either though. Too many bits for my american sensibilities.

[@agnes3078]

Lutefisk is really not that bad, like Emmy says it doesn’t taste like much. It’s a lil like cod that’s been boiled for too long haha. Nothing visually icky like with balut.

[@pixelarts2806]

Heidi Ruth My great grandfather was a Norwegian immigrant so I usually eat lutefisk on Christmas. it isn’t bad but it doesn’t taste like anything and has a strange texture so it isn’t very appetizing. I still recommend you try it though just to see what it’s like!

[@FlambeauxLaveau]

You forgot to unrap the free pack of Loneliness Pills that comes with every carton of Lutefisk..

[@lottatroublemaker6130]

What? ☺️

[@okochan19]

This video melts my cold Minnesota heart.

[@simplyspeculation8259]

I live in Madison, MN. Lutefisk capital.

[@SquishyDuckling]

Lutefisk in it self isn't great, to be honest. Also depends much on the fish, if it is firm or not. Have tasted a lot of bad lutefisk in my time, and I looove lutefisk. However, what makes it delicious is the sides! Bacon, peastew, potatoes, carrots & mustard sauce. It is delicious!

[@samoliver9085]

I agree with you. Good comment.

[@TheFrontyer]

Lutefisk alone is better then normal fish alone. But bacon makes it fantastic

[@alicewhoareyou]

Emmy you are so calming and friendly to listen to, i think you would be great as a childrens television presenter :)

[@barbj672000]

Lutefisk???? oh Goodness!!! Oh and Emmy next time you go Thrift Shopping I want you to film it!! You find so many more treasures than I do by myself!!

[@keetrandling4530]

Barb, the trick is to visit thrift stores in various areas, often, but ONLY buy what you actually need (it's so easy to overspend your budget, because there are so many curious things)

[@pinkrainclouds2190]

I know! She’s got such a good radar for the goods.

[@helenemoen835]

Yes!!! Finally something Norwegian!!!

[@sondretaylor6942]

Helene Moen ikke sant?? har ventet på noen norsk mat siden de svenske blodpannekaker 😂

[@hakon5873]

Hahah ja er på tide

[@goestplus]

I want Emmy to do brunøst. My favvvvvvorite! With some knekkebrød and strawberry jam. So gooooood!!!

[@whengrapespop5728]

goestplus think she's done brunost. However, as we celebrate Christmas today, it was nice to get a norwegian video

[@itisjulia]

Vi har lutfisk i Sverige också :P

[@Afrieal]

My gran used to make Lutefisk with Herring, none of us kids really liked it, i think it was the texture. Lefse on the other hand we couldn't get enough of. My brothers also loved Springerlee cookies which you probably wouldn't like as they're an Anise cookie and we all know you are not fond of licorice. Thank you for the blast from the past. Oh and hope the rest of your Holiday season is full of good things. Merry Christmas

[@mnmb3640]

My Nana was from Norway and every Christmas she had this- she grew up eating it- thanks for the video- it made me smile and realize how Christmas is missing something in our family since she passed.

[@mst3kanita]

Who else thought about that episode of King of the Hill with “the smelly man!” ?

[@sergior8992]

mst3kanita yes! I did.

[@birdm5282]

same! "Where's my lutefisk?! I left it right next to the Frito pie and the Frito pie!"

[@mcdonkeylips]

This guy too

[@Microfrost]

The man with the terrible smell

[@TKHudson2005]

Count me in! One of my favorite episodes!

[@Yubin_Lee_Doramelin]

It's Christmas in South Korea today. Merry Christmas-Eve, Emmy!

[@shinigamilemonade6748]

how sweet

[@herpsenderpsen]

Merry Christmas to you South Koreans!

[@ruthr.8496]

I’m in South Korea as well! Merry Christmas to ya

[@Yubin_Lee_Doramelin]

Merry Christmas to EVERYONE!!

[@ronanjm]

Anime FanGirl South Korea isn’t a perfect country even if you like a band there

[@Ldunk]

Merry Christmas Emmy. I always stay to the end because your humor really shines through!

[@woweixiaomiandui]

I'm from Finland and my family usually eat it for Christmas. But with boiled potatoes, lutfisk (in Swedish), bechamel sauce and some white pepper. That way it's really good

[@ricktreas3728]

What's in bechamel sauce?

[@woweixiaomiandui]

@@ricktreas3728 the one we make is just a big slice of butter melted in a pan, then wheat flour is mixed in until it's one hard lump and then adding a little cream at a time while whisking until you have to right thickness of the sauce. All done over medium heat. Just keep whisking so no lumps form

[@ruhtrawsm]

We always had Lutefisk on Christmas eve, but a couple years the family who hosted stopped doing it because nobody ate it! It was a pleasure to see you try it Emmy!

[@toricory7837]

Same here! We finally gave up and have "Swedish salmon" 😂

[@benniaa]

You should really try the full Lutefisk-meal! We typically serve it with bacon, butter, mashed peas, potatoes, sauce and lefse. Considering how much you loves lutefisk. :)

[@christinacrowder8802]

Merry Christmas to you and your family Emmy! Thank you for all your videos!! 🎅🎄🎁🎄🎅

[@FlangeValve]

Aw, warms my heart to see you (really) enjoying the lefse! Thanks to your detailed description, I was salivating by the end of the video. Watching you fawn over your favourite food texture (gelatinous - didn't even know that was a word till I was your fan!) made me smile too. Happy holidays, Emmy! Never stop being you! :D

[@annandale_usa]

Xarrieal Lim Xarrieal, what is your Korean name?

[@FlangeValve]

I... I'm not Korean. >

[@terenceteh1043]

Thank you for the enlightenment in proper preparation of other culture foods instead of the skew dare you eat their disgusting food ingredient (although entertaining but warped representation). Please do other others especially the infamous sustromming, hakarl & marmite/vegemite. Show us the proper way you prepare & dine with love & respect towards other people's food culture. Keep up the good work.

[@laurametheny1008]

Terence Teh Yes! It is wonderful is it not? She ALWAYS tries with respect-even things such as licorice which she hates. That is why we love her. Btw she HAS done marmite/vegemite and she likes it. Someday I hope to try it-and many other things she has shown us. I hope maybe you have something special you could send her to make an episode of? I am still trying after years to find something special here-US midwest-but alas she has so far received and eaten way more than what we have. Merry Christmas to you!🎄✌☺

[@tawhneebaby]

I would love a proper surstromming and durian review.

[@ashleeamazing]

She has a durian video for her Fruity Fruits series!

[@gateauxq4604]

Except marmite. If you weren’t born with it in your mouth there’s no amount of preparation that will make it ‘food’

[@winkerbean1]

Not gonna lie, I 'bout gagged at the slow-mo jelly jiggle. Lol

[@adamburdt8794]

winkerbean1 I can get behind this. Those pigs feet though. Nooo

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Had you smelled it too you would have thrown up.

[@winkerbean1]

SonsOfLorgar No doubt!

[@kendall6024]

winkerbean1 you mean, not going to LYE? 😂😂

[@millsykooksy4863]

Yep

[@riosdesignco1644]

Merry Christmas Emmy and everyone! My girls LOVE your videos!

[@yromiszydejesus6980]

You are so soft spoken sounds and feels kinda like therapy

[@TheTTIGER143]

The music effects have me laughing. the lyric of your conversation about food tickles all the chef bones in me.

[@adamemac]

💚❤💚❤💚❤💚❤💚❤💚❤ *MERRY CHRISTMAS, EMMY AND FAMILY!* (AGAIN 😅) (and EVERYONE ELSE watching this video!) ((or whatever you celebrate!))

[@mommy1stwifey2nd14]

adam mac Merry Christmas!!

[@cherylidler2386]

Yes merry Christmas to you too( and everyone else watching) I was born and raised eating these foods every year at Christmas with my Norwegian family... we, as Norwegians NEVER EVER put sugar and cinnamon on our lefse.. that practice was rumored to be the SWEDISH CUSTOM... WHICH OF COURSE Ws always frowned upon by the norwegian families .. who would only butter half of the circle.. then fold it over and butter the remaining half/ quarter and fold that side over again and then cut into wedges layered with the lefse, butter lefse butter, and so on, and servedwith all of the points toward the outside edge of the plate in a concentric circle.. which had meaning to it for my mom anyway?! But it was chilled and or frozen and then served at room temperature with our meals during Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving , weddings..sometimes, or whenever there was a family reunion.. we never could get enough lefse... the Lutefisk, however .. went by the wayside since nobody but my Father was fond of it, the ensuing generations could not bring themselves to swallow it, I myself, must admit, I had a tough time to eat it , the melted butter did make it tolerable, and the potatoes filled me up. How come she did not have any aklavit?(sp.?)now thats a real traditional taste! HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL,!🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇳🇴🇳🇴🇳🇴EH⁉️⁉️🔆⚜️🎵🎶🥂🥂🍸🥟🍤🍱🥮🍦🥛🍬🍭🍿🍯🥂🍷🍺🏵🥁🎯🎻🎸🎺🎷

[@XxXShevampXxX]

@@cherylidler2386 what is aklavit? I googled it and it came up with nothing. She can't make it if we can't tell her what it's actually called lol.

[@lombardian100]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I love lutefisk and your description of it is exactly what I remembered. The lefsa is also awesome.

[@jjposeidon206]

I love how much respect you have for the cultures from which all the foods that you taste come from. You can really tell that you do your research!

[@ConstantCompanion]

We had Norwegian Neighbors when I was growing up. We always knew when they were having lutefisk for dinner..their daughter would show up at our house to eat. Her mom made lefse every Christmas. I used to bribe their daughter to get some for me. I loved it. That stuff you have doesn't look right. It should be very soft..not rubbery at all.. Butter and sugar... Yummmmm! I always snitched from them Maybe I'll try and make it.

[@choapeach]

What she has looks more like lompe to me :) Im norwegian.

[@ConstantCompanion]

NamiBot It does! I'm not Norwegian but I was very good at pilfering treats. I need to try making lefse.

[@sarahgoldberg6614]

I've made lefse before (only once, because it takes forever, and when you're halfway through, you have a mound of super buttery mashed potatoes, so they get eaten). My former mother-in-law was half Norwegian, and she gave me the idea to adapt the recipe to make it kosher for Passover.

[@mewlingmew]

Merry Christmas Emmy! I hope you and your family have a wonderful day!

[@trude8073]

I always smile when you make food from my home country and love it. Lefse is amaaazing😍

[@gisellegonzalez2628]

Love salted Cod, Lutefisk on the other hand is a culturally acquired taste. I’ll leave it at that!!

[@mhoff5777]

I like baking the lutefisk, what is important is to NEVER over cook lutefisk or it turns mushy quickly. It is tricky to cook until you get it done right. Lutefisk should be flakey and somewhat firm in the core, lutefisk is best served piping hot with melted butter and pepper.. Enjoy..

[@sherryworkman7949]

My favorite thing about Emmy is she's so open and willing to try almost any kind of food

[@undertowsoul]

Merry Christmas! Or whatever holiday you celebrate! She masked me want to try lutefisk and definitely lefske with that happy dance.

[@torkaviantales802]

My mummum immigrated from norway, and we used to eat this with the cream sauce, but I really enjoied the fiskboller (fish balls) better. Which you eat in the same way.

[@Hwyadylaw]

Meanwhile, I think fiskbullar (fiskeboller in Swedish) is the worst food I've ever eaten ._.

[@Diabolus1978]

McDucky yeah if u buy canned stuffed it usually taste bad. Try making them yourself them they are good........

[@lottatroublemaker6130]

Yes, we pretty much make the same bechamel sauce for fiskeboller, only we then add the fish broth that the fish balls come in to the sauce, so it’s a bit thinner than when you make white sauce for lutefisk, then you only use full fat milk. Fiskeboller is amongst a few things I have missed since going plant based, but recently I was so excited to find a recipe for an authentic vegan fish ball, can’t wait to try it! ☺️👏👏👏💚

[@lottatroublemaker6130]

McDucky - Fiskeboller (Norwegian), fiskbullar (Swedish)! 😊 Sooooo yummy if you get the right ones and make it right! 😋

[@torkaviantales802]

@@lottatroublemaker6130 YES! MMMM I havn't had Fiskballer in so long!!!!

[@andrewlazar6914]

You should try Surströmming it’s a very pungent canned fish that’s made in Sweden. I would never ever eat it but you should do an episode of eating Surströmming. I love your videos! ❤️ Andrew

[@Tronderose]

I believe she already did that :)

[@notsureiL]

It's actually OK if you eat it right ;)

[@Tina06019]

#IUsedToBeReal Have you ever noticed that no one ever has to say that “beef is okay if you cook/eat it right?” LOL.

[@mightisright]

There's a show produced in Norway called New Scandinavian Cooking. It features all fresh, quality ingredients grown locally in the Nordic countries. The freshest fish and game and the freshest herbs, fruits and vegetables, all cooked the same day with bread straight out of the hearth with butter. Yet THIS is what the descendants of Odin want to remember and eat every year in America. Not even salt cod, which is good in a soup. Fish poisoned with lye.

[@lindamariewangen4886]

I live in Norway, and my family eats lutefisk during the holidays, but with slightly different additions to the fish. We usually have boiled potatoes and carrots, bacon, pea puree, and sometimes we have a little bit of brunost (the norwegian brown, sweet cheese). A little bit light syrup on the fish is also very nice. The sweetness of the syrup goes very well with the fish. 😊I love the fact that you actually liked it, because it is a special dish, and the fact that it is made and eaten in the US surprised me! Thank you for such great videos, and for showing such different types of food to the world!😁

[@PetWessman]

I've got to try the butter next time we have lutfisk (which is the Swedish spelling)! My mother serves it with bechamel and freshly cracked allspice, which is INCREDIBLE. I noticed you have some over, and please try it that way too! Happy holidays!

[@carolaw9109]

My mom always made mustard sauce, basically bechamel with lots of mustard in it.

[@amaihito]

Bobby Hill!

[@CrimsonStigmata]

amaihito that's how I learned about Lutefisk. Always been kind of curious of what it takes like. Now that I've seen Emmy eat it and describe it for us...I can tell it's not for me. Not a fan of gelatinous and gelatin textures. Let alone fishy and hot. XD

[@kristen1881]

The man with the terrible smell

[@ragemishima]

Hopefully Emmy didn't become "the woman with the terrible smell" later on like Bobby did 🤣

[@brookeburnsb7620]

Omg! When Bobby ate the lady pastor's ludafisk...lol

[@sweetie26266]

🤣🤣🤣

[@criminyjimjims]

Eat Lutefisk and Lefse every year for christmas! Thanks for the video, Emmy!

[@DavidCruickshank]

Merry Christmas to the nicest youtuber ever!

[@78teili]

Merry Christmas. I just wanted to tell you that lutefisk is served with mashed dried peas and a lots of bacon fat with bacon. Some like mustard too and others sugar or brown cheese. Never only potatoes and butter. :) ...best regards from Norway;)

[@mattbluesmantastic]

Kim cool here in the US we only do butter and maybe lemon

[@curiousme113]

What's Brown cheese

[@78teili]

@@curiousme113 its a norwegian sweet cheese made of cowsmilk or goatsmilk. For lutefisk we uses the brown cowsmilk cheese. Its made of whey boiled down to cheese. It tastes sweet and sort of fudgy. I dont eat it much. But its really good in greavy when i make raindear.

[@curiousme113]

@@78teili that sounds so fictional to me, I know you're being truthful, but fudgy brown cheese & reindeer is unheard of in the southern US.

[@78teili]

@@curiousme113 haha yes. But its totally normal here in Norway. The greavy gets a sweeter taste with the brown cheese and it fits beautiful to the raindear. We also eat lingonberry or lingonberry jam with it. Sweet and tangy/sour. Its really good.

[@MsMOLLYKINS]

It's Christmas Day here in Sydney , it's beautiful cool and drizzly so merry Christmas to you and your family xoxoxo

[@pauljohnson8002]

Having grown up in a household that always had traditional Norwegian foods for the holidays, I can honestly state that no one likes Lutefisk, you just survive it. Every damn year. Even now, grown up and everything, you do it because of tradition, not because you like it! As for Lefse. Love it, Krumkake, amazing, Vínarterta, heaven on earth! We can't make fish, but we sure make up for it with our desserts!

[@carolpesola9460]

That was a great demonstration. I grew up with lutefisk in Upper Michigan with my Norwegian mother. I plan to enjoy it today also with my family. Thanks!

[@BigBeefBaton]

Me and my grandpa eat lutefisk once a month! Olson fish company is the only company that makes the lutefisk! So delicious 😋😋😋😋😋 ❤️❤️❤️❤️💚💚💚💚💚 Ps you need some salt and pepper on that fish!

[@orangemanatees4853]

Those jiggle physics though...

[@yani4349]

I wish more channels were like you. I hate the ones where “_____ try ___ for the first time” and nine times out of ten, the people come off as arrogant and immediately assume the worst. Thank you Emmy, for always trying to be positive with your food tasting and being honest without sounding uneducated or condescending.

[@leshaariel4921]

Happy holidays everyone ❤️💚❤️💚❤️💚❤️💚❤️💚❤️💚❤️💚❤️💚

[@darkprose]

I would very much like to know how the lutefisk turns out when it is baked instead of boiled, if that changes the texture or flavor, or if it changes the exterior. Anyway, great video, Emmy. As always. And thanks to Theresa, too. "❤️ 💚 ❤️ 💚 ❤️ 💚

[@Mrs.WarmWaffle]

Seach Lutefisk on youtube, lots of norwegian videos explaining and showing how to prepare lutefisk that way. :D I think baking lutefisk is the best way, the meat turns out a bit more firm... or as we say in norway... Fastere i fisken. :)

[@MrGlennJohnsen]

My grandmother used to Poach the fish until it was almost "flaky" and then take it out, brush it liberally with browned butter, and stick it under the broiler/grill until the tips turned crusty. She ate it with mashed green peas (dried peas) and brown goat cheese.

[@ddmorgan3939]

Joseph Charles agreed, I'd love to see it baked

[@darkprose]

Fascinating, thanks for the responses, guys.

[@jesebsp]

a little flakier. hers was over cooked. it shouldn't be that jiggly.

[@FloydNashFixItDad]

I don't think I've ever seen this and thought "I'd like to try that" until now. I have to say, it just got added to my bucket list to try. Thanks Emmy!

[@carlkerstann8343]

Lutefisk is, so far, tje only thing on earth I haven't been able to bring myself to swallow. It left me shaken and traumatized with recurring nightmares. I can't get over watching you enjoy it. I'm stunned.

[@squimblejibs]

I feel like the only norwegian-american that hates lefse. I loved making it though! The rolling pins we had were so old (because they're so hard to find) that sometimes you'd get a little wood in your lefse lol

[@cassieschroeder-rhodes8774]

Dalton Croy they sell the rolling pins in our Walmart here in N.D. You can actually buy the whole kit. Griddle, flipper and rolling pin. 🙂

[@ronjakh]

My partner and his family eat lutefisk served with eggy butter and sometimes brown cheese :) and boiled potatoes of course! the eggy butter is just hard boiled eggs chopped up and added to melted butter. Most people I know bake the fish in the oven, which changes the texture and flavor quite a bit. apparently it's delicious but I HATE it :p That lefse doesn't look like any kind of lefse that we have here in Norway today...looks more like what I would call a savory "lompe". They are made with potatoes and are not sweetened. We would normally roll a grilled or boiled hot dog sausage in them with some ketchup and mustard :)

[@willothewispp]

Love how Emmy always gives everything a really fair try.

[@yummygin]

My introduction to lutifisk was at my cousins resort in northern Minnesota. They always had homemade pickled lutifisk at every meal for the guest to try. It was so nasty and harsh but the old Norwegian folks loved it. It was many years later as an ,adult, our cousins invite us to a lutifisk dinner, it looked and tasted just like the version you made, so it's all about the preparation. My sister's and I have been making lefsse for 30 years, a tradition passed down in our family from my grandmother, and her grandmother.... Ours is made of 4 ingredients, potatoes, cream, butter, flour, dash of salt. We only butter ours and eat it cold. Yummy!!!!!

[@TheTricksyPixie]

Wow! You are the first person I've ever seen who actively likes lutefisk! I may actually need to seek it out now. Thank you for the experience! :)

[@sessionfiddler]

Has she tried Surstromming yet?

[@TheMimiSard]

Bill Ing If she does try surstromming, then I hope she also gets a guide to how it is eaten. Most who put out videoes about it try it plain but that is not how it gets eaten as someone in comments on one video said. They said it was eaten with potatoes and other stuff, like a lot of strong-flavoured foods.

[@TBegay]

First heard of lutefisk from that Kirsten Dunst comedy with a teen girl beauty pageant. I forget the name. But yep from the description in that movie. I thought it would be super nasty tasting. I mean if Andrew Zimmerman dislikes it. But then he doesn't like Spam either. So yeah... Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays for everyone doesn't celebrate Christmas.

[@amylizhubb]

Yes! Drop Dead Gorgeous! 'Lutefisk, it's a cod fish that's been salted and soaked in lye for a week or so...it's best with lots of butter.'

[@thatcoolgothmom8989]

T. Begay Drop Dead Gorgeous. I love that movie. That's where I remember it from too. They did make it sound really gross.

[@ktraschko6553]

I love that you can take a dish I have laughed at and shied away from all my life and make it sound delectable. I may have to seek out some lutefisk this year

[@jonnyrox116]

The look on your face when you first tasted the lutefisk was priceless, you're just too damn cute!

[@klaramaher6995]

Im Sweden you eat it with peas, potatoes and cream sauce but you have to put different types of pepper and salt since it doesn’t taste like anything

[@downtime86stars17]

I just found out that I have a lot of Swedish DNA, now I feel like it is my genealogical duty to try lutefisk at least once. Is there anything else I should try? I don't know anything about traditional Swedish food.

[@evendrag6302]

Hey cool, something from my country!

[@suzieq4750]

Merry Christmas, Emmy!

[@CharlenePink-Dufresne]

I don't know why I've never seen this video. I'm a regular follower. I like to make my lutefisk baked with butter & lemon pepper. We make lefse every fall before Thanksgiving, and I like it hot or cold. I spread a thin layer of butter on it, and sprinkle brown sugar. Roll it up and enjoy. 🥰😊😋

[@1H2A3M4T5A6R6O]

I LOVE LUTEFISK ❤️ in finnish it is called ”lipeäkala” :D

[@Lemanic89]

How would a spicier bbq twist on lutefisk taste like? Or would a Sushi twist on it bring it home and make it more popular?

[@_Skylark]

Well neither of those would really go together with the lutefisk because it's really mild and bland and you cannot eat lutefisk "raw" (I wouldn't consider it raw though, since it is prepared and preserved in lye before cooking) but still, it has to be cooked in some way...

[@TheBestiesForLife1]

My grandpa bakes his lutefisk and its also good that way. And with our lefse, we just smear butter on it and then put brown sugar over that. We live in Wisconsin and it's a very big part of our Christmas :)

[@GrandmaLoves2Scuba]

You are the only person who could even make me think about trying the lutefisk. You actually made it sound good while everyone else ever has said that it sucks, lol.

[@soul1149]

Hello Emmy maybe you should try do Lutefisk in a recipe named Bacalao, its noruegan fish in tomato, garlic and potato sauce its delicious :P in México is very tradicional for this season :3

[@Tanama70107]

Sariza In Puerto Rico we have Bacalao en Salsa Criolla (which is similar to your description) we serve it with verduras (yuca, calabaza, malanga, yautia etc)

[@lottatroublemaker6130]

That is not lutefisk, but klippfisk. Somewhat different, but still using traditional, dried Norwegian fish! Very popular in Spain,I guess that is where Mexico has got it from. Norway has exported fish for many centuries...😊

[@katanderson22]

We eat lutefisk in a cream sauce/gravy over toast or a cinnamon roll. Had mine this morning!

[@InternetFad]

Kat Murphy Fish on cinnamon? Wild!

[@TheMimiSard]

Fish and cinnamon sounds about as odd as a frid breakfast with maple syrup to my Aussie palate, but if people like it, then goodo.

[@adaode3413]

Do you bake the cinamonrolls with litefisk? How do you make this? My lutefisk-loving heart wants to try this 🙈

[@sarahstg]

All our Norwegian traditional christmas food generally stems from times when conservation of food was harder. We have the lutefisk, and we have rakfisk (which is fermented fish) and pinnekjøtt (which is salted and dried lamb ribs). All things that were not in season in the middle of winter, so we had to save the goodies in various ways.

[@melissaanderson8535]

I love this episode! I make Lefse and Krumkake with Lingon berry jam every year with my Mormor. My Bestefar preps the Christmas Lutefisk with a shrimp cream sauce (YUM). It's so fun to see foods I recognize in this. Thanks for making continually great content! :) You're my favorite "food-tuber"!

[@Fudgeey]

"It's like jello, but it's hot & fishy" No thank you.

[@Herbert04]

I love that pot

[@racegirlj67floyd5]

Herbert The pot I have is pretty good. Kinda making me sleepy though. 😂

[@susanjones2936]

I love it,

[@chrisallen1934]

My sister and I were so nervous about this one, but it’s a Christmas miracle! Lutefisk is actually good. Merry Christmas!

[@neokhan69]

You are the only person I've ever seen try to eat lutefisk and not gag on it. I'm from Minnesota, and I've never met anyone who claimed to like lutefisk. Lefse, on the other had, is awesome! I remember my grandmother making it fresh every Christmas when I was a kid.

[@jasonmims5057]

I live in Minnesota. I've never had lutefisk but people have told me stories about it. I had a teacher in high school that told me she couldn't be in the same room when it's cooking because it smells so bad. She said she stands outside while it cooks.

[@jessicamalinjohansson5656]

Jason Mims it doesn't actually smell

[@rachelmarieLMT]

You should try gefilte fish during hanukkah! I find it inedible lol but my husbands bubbe loves it!

[@yeswecanhk]

Merry Christmas 🎄 and Happy New Year 🎈 to you Emmy, very close to 1M subscribers, Congratulations.

[@Peter1Europe]

Merry Christmas to a very special corner of YT. And 1mil next year !

[@MatJan86]

So a fish jello?

[@isanegron8446]

MatJan86 it has the most terribilis texture 🤢 I hate it. But ya gotta eat it once a year.

[@MrGlennJohnsen]

Yep but we usually don't eat it for the fish, it's all about the condiments. Pea mash (made from dried green peas), crispy meaty bacon, Brown cheese (basically milk toffee) and so on. The fish itself is rather bland and mixes with the condiments that has texture and flavor.

[@jody024]

Such a strange phenomenon when the Midwestern states are not actually in the west of the current US at all and not familiar with the history that explains it. I've had people asking me about that a few times, lol.

[@laurieperrot7040]

I just found this video. I’m Norwegian Canadian from Naicam Saskatchewan. We indulge every year with both. We wrap the lutefisk in cheese cloth and boil in salted water. Eat with ham, riced potatoes, lots of melted butter and s&p. Really only a few of us eat it in my family. It’s soooooo yummy!!!