Inspired by Gross Kid's Food and My Lunch

I wouldn't say it looks gross just rather unappealing.

@Fieldgate

Come on now, lutefisk is delicious when prepared properly: definitely an acquired taste though...

Mzingu,
I'm not native Scandinavian so it might be too late for me.
A collegue once told me, when he was a child he couldn't eat lut(e)fisk when he had braces (tandställning). He said the lutfisk tasted as if he was licking a battery. I think, that put me off lutefisk for good.

For uninitiated TTers - lutfisk undergoes fermentation in an electrolite-like liquid.
Wiki says "It is gelatinous in texture, and has an extremely strong, pungent odor.". Could b my own words.

@fieldgate

But surely no responsible person would serve lutefisk to an innocent child?

A friend of mine, vulgarly but rather aptly, once compared lutefisk to cunnilingus: it's not something you should try too early in life, and you have to master it to enjoy it (and to master it you have to respect its infinite complexity) - but eventually the doors of perception open and it becomes a highly enjoyable... dish.

W.

Sounds somewhat reminescent to the fermented fish dish/condiment called "budu" consumed in the South Thailand and north eastern states of Malaysia which stinks to high heaven.

Isn't lutefisk made with lime - the building material kind that is? I saw a show that briefly went into making it and it just didn't sound appealing.

It's made with lye, I think. Although lime and lye can be used for similar purposes, e.g. turning corn into hominy, so maybe it can be made with lime as well.

mzungu, I suppose there are guys who didn't like giving head the first time they tried it, and I further suppose you and your friend may be two of them, but don't speak for whole gender.

So you were good at it from day one Vinny? You're an amazing guy!

@VinnyD

I didn't say that it's not possible to enjoy it the first time you try it, I was just pointing out that to excel as a cunnilinguist one needs a certain maturity, and that it's therefore unwise and irresponsible to serve lutefisk to minors.

W.

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