One yummy word...lutefisk!!
Yummy? This is one Norwegian who won't touch lutefisk. Did you know they use lye in the curing process? It smells awful enough just cooking it. My aunt and mother used to make it every year around Christmas time. They'd make oyster stew and chili (for those not into oysters and lutefisk) and a big plate of lefsa we'd have a big ole feed. I like the oyster stew, but can't stomach lutefisk.
Lutefisk is made from cod, which is an oily fish to begin with (cod liver oil), then they boil the tar out of it until it is literally the consistency of snot; the bones even become gelatinous. And if that weren't oily enough, they cover it in melted butter. It literally slides down your throat like a big yellow loogie. Yuck!
My German uncle ate the lion's share of the lutefisk at those gatherings. He couldn't get enough of it. Nobody else ate more than one small portion, just to try it to see if it had gotten any better since last year.
