Editing Lutefisk (section)

{{Short description|Nordic dried fish dish}}
{{distinguish|lutefish|text=[[lutefish]], freshwater fishes native to Africa}}
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[[File:ForkLutefisk.jpg|thumb|Lutefisk prepared to eat]]

'''''Lutefisk''''' ([[Norwegian language|Norwegian]], {{IPA|no|ˈlʉ̂ːtfɛsk|pron}} <small>in Northern and parts of [[Central Norway]],</small> {{IPA|no|ˈlʉ̂ːtəˌfɪsk|}} <small>in [[Southern Norway]]</small>; {{langx|sv|'''lutfisk'''}} {{IPA|sv|ˈlʉ̂ːtfɪsk|}}; {{langx|fi|lipeäkala}} {{IPA|fi|ˈlipeæˌkɑlɑ|}}; literally "[[lye]] fish") is [[dried fish|dried]] [[Whitefish (fisheries term)|whitefish]], usually [[cod]], but sometimes [[common ling|ling]] or [[burbot]], [[Curing (food preservation)|cured]] in [[lye]]. It is made from aged [[stockfish]] (air-dried whitefish), or [[dried and salted cod]]. The fish takes a [[gelatinous]] texture after being rehydrated for days prior to eating.<ref name=nordarchive>{{cite web|url=https://www.nordicterritory.net/gourmet/lutfisk.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221113956/http://www.dlc.fi/~marian1/gourmet/lutfisk.htm|archive-date=21 December 2022|title = Lutefisk|website=  Nordic Recipe Archive|access-date=18 November 2023}}</ref>

Lutefisk is prepared as a seafood dish  of several [[Nordic countries]]. It is traditionally part of the Christmas feasts Norwegian [[julebord]], Swedish [[julbord]], and Finnish [[joulupöytä]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.tasteatlas.com/lutefisk|title = Lutefisk, Lipeäkala, Lutfisk |website= tasteatlas.com |access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref>