{"id":4582,"date":"2010-12-04T17:52:19","date_gmt":"2010-12-05T01:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/?p=4582"},"modified":"2010-12-04T17:52:19","modified_gmt":"2010-12-05T01:52:19","slug":"duluths-annual-swede-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/?p=4582","title":{"rendered":"Duluth&#8217;s Annual Swede Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4583\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4583\" style=\"width: 209px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/swede4png.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4583 \" title=\"First Lutheran Lutefisk Dinner, Duluth, Minnesota\" src=\"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/swede4png.png\" alt=\"First Lutheran Lutefisk Dinner, Duluth, Minnesota\" width=\"209\" height=\"179\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4583\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First Lutheran Lutefisk Dinner, Duluth, Minnesota<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It&#8217;s better than going to the cafeteria at Ikea!\u00a0 An annual holiday tradition at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flcduluth.org\/\"><strong>First Lutheran Church<\/strong><\/a><strong>, in Duluth, Minnesota, \u00a0the noel version of a the traditional Swedish dinner features <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lutefisk\"><strong>lutefisk<\/strong><\/a><strong>, meatballs, salmon, and a variety of sides and authentic breads.\u00a0\u00a0 A thousand variations of LMS (lutefisk, meatballs, and salmon) is pretty much de riguer for Sweden, unless you happen to venture in to a McDonalds.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>This particular fete was an annual hit with BurgerDogBoy&#8217;s father and siblings, after the keepers of the family recipes passed on to that giant Volvo dealership in the sky.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Minnesota Burger Reporter Kawikamedia and his burger posse carried on the tradition this year, where it was standing room only.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you live in Portland, and can&#8217;t make it to Duluth, while I can&#8217;t promise you lutefisk (lucky you) check out some fairly authentic Swedish fare at<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.broderpdx.com\/menus\"><strong> Broder<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Naturally, I go for the frikadeller (meat patties) and the Stickholm hot dog!<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4584\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4584\" style=\"width: 448px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4584 \" title=\"First Lutheran Lutefisk Dinner, Duluth, MN\" src=\"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/swede2png.png\" alt=\"First Lutheran Lutefisk Dinner, Duluth, MN\" width=\"448\" height=\"335\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First Lutheran Lutefisk Dinner, Duluth, MN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 It&#8217;s better than going to the cafeteria at Ikea!\u00a0 An annual holiday tradition at First Lutheran Church, in Duluth, Minnesota, \u00a0the noel version of a the traditional Swedish dinner features lutefisk, meatballs, salmon, and a variety of sides and authentic breads.\u00a0\u00a0 A thousand variations of LMS (lutefisk, meatballs, and salmon) is pretty much&hellip; 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