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Thread #104751 Message #2190248
Posted By: Stewart
09-Nov-07 - 07:51 PM
Thread Name: Pacific Northwest Folklore Society
Subject: RE: Pacific Northwest Folklore Society
The Swedes have an answer to Norwegian lutefisk. It's the Swedish traditional dish of 'surstromming', or fermented Baltic herring. It has now been added to the list of dangerous weapons such as shoe bombs, firearms, knives, and lutefisk that are forbidden on airlines. Swedish fermented herring dish considered safety risk on airlines
Lutefisk has been added to the list of prohibited substances by the Dept. of Homeland Security. The FBI branch office in Minneapolis has been alerted to watch for signs of lutefisk production in that region. And the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta warned that any substance stored in lye should be regarded as extremely dangerous.