Lutefisk: is it really as gross as people say?

[Iskra]

I hate fish - 'nuff said

Then lutfisk is something for you. It doesn't really taste anything at all, and least of all it tastes fish.

 

[Luther073082]

Then lutfisk is something for you. It doesn't really taste anything at all, and least of all it tastes fish.

I'm not sure you understand

I have ichthyophobia, I'm afraid of Fish both living and dead. So its not just the taste of it, although that is a part. The very fact that its a fish makes it something I just couldn't bring myself to eat.

 

[Kalevalatar]

I'm not sure you understand

I have ichthyophobia, I'm afraid of Fish both living and dead. So its not just the taste of it, although that is a part. The very fact that its a fish makes it something I just couldn't bring myself to eat.

Poor you! How do you compensate, omega-3/ nutrition-wise? Can you digest fish oil?

 

[Luther073082]

Poor you! How do you compensate, omega-3/ nutrition-wise? Can you digest fish oil?

No I've never had fish oil either and don't intend to. Honestly I don't care about how much Omega 3 I'm getting. I've only started hearing about it in the last couple years and quite honestly the whole thing sounds like a Fad. And I have a natural aversion to anything that looks like or sounds like a fad.

**Looking over the Wikipedia article, if I do indeed get the most likely source is through beef.**

 

[Kalevalatar]

No I've never had fish oil either and don't intend to. Honestly I don't care about how much Omega 3 I'm getting. I've only started hearing about it in the last couple years and quite honestly the whole thing sounds like a Fad. And I have a natural aversion to anything that looks like or sounds like a fad.

**Looking over the Wikipedia article, if I do indeed get the most likely source is through beef.**

Here in Finland, fish oil, precisely cod liver oil, become the mainstay of our national diet in the post-war years of food scarcity and rationing. School children were administered fish oil against the all-too common rickets. I'm old enough to still remember those obligatory spoonfuls of oil that my mom served us maybe once a week or so.

Of course, geography and food culture go hand in hand. Between our many lakes and the sea, we are a natural fish country. I'd say something like 60% of my protein intake is fish, 30% is chicken and 10% red meat.

 

[Luther073082]

Here in Finland, fish oil, precisely cod liver oil, become the mainstay of our national diet in the post-war years of food scarcity and rationing. School children were administered fish oil against the all-too common rickets. I'm old enough to still remember those obligatory spoonfuls of oil that my mom served us maybe once a week or so.

Of course, geography and food culture go hand in hand. Between our many lakes and the sea, we are a natural fish country. I'd say something like 60% of my protein intake is fish, 30% is chicken and 10% red meat.

Thats why I lived on bread and water for a week pretty much when I was in Spain as so much of their diet is tied up in seafood.

Generally the one overriding thing in the US diet is corn which finds its way into a lot of different foods in one way or another. Other then that there is a pretty good variety, most of it based off of things from our largest immigrant groups. But from what I've learned about the culinary history of the US it seems like the immigrant groups that come over take their food and often experiment around with it a bit until its made better or at least something that most Americans would enjoy.

 

[Tangible]

I like fishy stuff, but unfortunately my wife doesn't. She won't let me get near her if I've eaten a sardine. Pickled herring is very nice.

I don't really do stinky, rotten stuff, although I did eat a Chinese preserved egg once. I don't think I could stomach a Filipino balut, though.

 

[alexnbethmom]

you'd eat a century egg, but not balut? i wouldn't eat either, LOLOLOLOL - but really, in looking at both of those, uh, delicacies, isn't it really 6 of one, half dozen of another?

 

[Tangible]

you'd eat a century egg, but not balut? i wouldn't eat either, LOLOLOLOL -

At least in a century egg you can't see the little chick inside or have to choke down those little pre-hatched chicky feathers.

but really, in looking at both of those, uh, delicacies, isn't it really 6 of one, half dozen of another?

You must be yolking!

 

[alexnbethmom]

You must be yolking!

yes, i was, and thank you for catching that!!

 

[MarkRohfrietsch]

My grandpa was part Swede and got me into eating pickled herring. mmmm SO GOOD!

Pickled herring is a treat indeed. All of the German Lutherans in my area ate it smothered in sour cream, with a bit of pepper! I can eat a quart jar in one sitting myself!