lutefisk

[loo-tuh-fisk]

lu·te·fisk

[loo-tuh-fisk]
noun Scandinavian Cookery.
dried cod tenderized by soaking in lye, which is rinsed out before cooking.

Origin:
< Norwegian lutefisk or Swedish lutfisk, equivalent to lut lye + fisk fish
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lutefisk

noun
dried cod soaked in a lye solution before boiling to give it a gelatinous consistency 
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