Postcards 1511: Norwegian Weaver and Lutefisk Eating Contest | Promo

Did you see last week's episdoe of Postcards? It features Robbie LaFleur, a writer and weaver of Norwegian-inspired tapestry, and a legendary lutefisk eating contest in Madison, Minnesota. View the segments over on the @PostcardsOnPioneerPBS channel or watch the full episode on pioneer.org/postcards, pbs.org or the PBS App.

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I am from eastern SD. My Dad was a second generation full bloodied Swede. My Mother is likewise except she is Norske. They serve Lutefisk or at least they used to back home at different occasions. I remember seeing Lutefisk on Tuesday signs on certain Cafes. Well, I went into a buffet place one time when I was back visiting. I noticed they had a pan of whitefish on the buffet, so I scooped up some. It was Lutefisk they must have had left over. Once you are exposed to Lutefisk, you will never forget it. What they did was put the Lutefisk in a pan and baked it in the oven to dry it out and maybe even enhance it to make it more palatable. It did not work. I choked the fish done not wanting to leave it. I will never forget that. One time I had a dinner at a Sons of Norway hall when I was a young man. It was a baked salmon piece, boiled new potatoes and beets and coleslaw made with a vinaigrette instead of the usual mayo based liquid. It was all pretty good. Bland, but good. My mother made that coleslaw and I see it less and less. I used to see it all the time up north. Not anymore. Another thing I used to see was coleslaw augmented with horseradish. Not too much, it was very good.