Lutefisk (Norwegian) or Lutfisk (Swedish) or Ludfisk (Danish) (pronounced in Northern Norway, in Central and Southern Norway, in Sweden and in Finland (Finnish: lipeäkala)) is a traditional dish of the Nordic countries. It is made from aged stockfish (air-dried whitefish) or dried/salted whitefish (klippfisk) and lye (lut). It is gelatinous in texture, and has an extremely strong, pungent odor. Its name literally means "lye fish."
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