Mike's Seafood Sell's Lutefisk
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If you've never had lutefisk, some people would say you're not missing anything. Other people û mostly of Scandinavian heritage û would tell you it's the food of the gods. I know people in Minnesota who say the holidays would not be the same without a big plateful of the jello-like, aromatic white fish.
While working on another story recently, I ended up talking to a fellow who told me he sells Lutefisk for a living at one of the biggest lutefisk producers in North America û Mike's Fish & Seafood in Glenwood, Minn. The company ships hundreds of thousands of pounds of lutefisk to customers across North America and around the world. In fact, the company has even shipped lutefisk to homesick soldiers in Iraq.
To make lutefisk, Mike's Fish buys dried cod from Norway and then soaks it in large vats of lye for about 20 days, which breaks down the structure of the fish into what some people say is a smooth tasty treat. Others call it a slimy, smelly slab of white something or other.
Anyway, my contact at Mike's Seafood said the company had recently come out with a new product: Lutefisk TV Dinners. I decided to order a couple (shown above) for Harold Johnson, founder and publisher emeritus of FARM SHOW, because he loves lutefisk. The dinners arrived a couple days later packed in frozen jell. But even though the box was wrapped and sealed securely, and each of the two TV dinners were individually sealed, the UPS driver who delivered the box said the aroma of lutefisk permeated his truck!
Harold, by the way, said the dinners were delicious. Mike's Fish sells lutefisk by mail for $5.49/lb. For more info, contact Mike's Fish & Seafood, Inc., 260 Hwy 55 North, Glenwood, Minn. 56334 ph 800 950-4755 or 320 634-5146; www.lutefiskmike.com).
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Mike's Seafood Sell's Lutefisk FARM HOME Food 29-6-5 If you've never had lutefisk, some people would say you're not missing anything. Other people û mostly of Scandinavian heritage û would tell you it's the food of the gods. I know people in Minnesota who say the holidays would not be the same without a big plateful of the jello-like, aromatic white fish.
While working on another story recently, I ended up talking to a fellow who told me he sells Lutefisk for a living at one of the biggest lutefisk producers in North America û Mike's Fish & Seafood in Glenwood, Minn. The company ships hundreds of thousands of pounds of lutefisk to customers across North America and around the world. In fact, the company has even shipped lutefisk to homesick soldiers in Iraq.
To make lutefisk, Mike's Fish buys dried cod from Norway and then soaks it in large vats of lye for about 20 days, which breaks down the structure of the fish into what some people say is a smooth tasty treat. Others call it a slimy, smelly slab of white something or other.
Anyway, my contact at Mike's Seafood said the company had recently come out with a new product: Lutefisk TV Dinners. I decided to order a couple (shown above) for Harold Johnson, founder and publisher emeritus of FARM SHOW, because he loves lutefisk. The dinners arrived a couple days later packed in frozen jell. But even though the box was wrapped and sealed securely, and each of the two TV dinners were individually sealed, the UPS driver who delivered the box said the aroma of lutefisk permeated his truck!
Harold, by the way, said the dinners were delicious. Mike's Fish sells lutefisk by mail for $5.49/lb. For more info, contact Mike's Fish & Seafood, Inc., 260 Hwy 55 North, Glenwood, Minn. 56334 ph 800 950-4755 or 320 634-5146; www.lutefiskmike.com).
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