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Traditional Norwegian lutefisk with potato, bacon, mashed peas.

Lutefisk

Credit: Enno

Lutefisk (lutfisk) is a traditional dish of the Nordic countries made from stockfish (air-dried whitefish) and soda lye (lut). Its name literally means "lye fish", owing to the fact that it is made with caustic soda or potash lye.