How does one make the lye solution for lutefisk. What is the lye and dilution amounts? Also where does a person buy the lye? thank you.
Lye solution is basic.
Lye is already basic.
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A caustic solution is any corrosive chemical solution that can burn or otherwise destroy tissue. Lye
Sodium hydroxide is an alkali; the pH of the solution is over 7.
Norwegian in origin, Lutefisk was first mentioned in the Norwegian literature of Olaus Magnus in 1555. It describes how lutefisk was prepared and eaten. Stockfish must soak in a strong lye solution for two days and two nights (48 hrs), it is then rinsed in fresh water for 24 hours before it is cooked and eaten. It is served with salted butter.
Lye solution is basic.
Scandinavia
One well-known Norwegian food is lutefisk, a dish made by soaking cod in lye, then cooking it to a gelatinous consistency.
Lutefisk is a particularly nasty, nonperishable foreign food. This fermented fish, stored in a jar or can, has an overwhelming lye odor, but is considered a delicacy in Norway.
Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) in water.
Pure lye is a solid at room temperature, but it is usually sold as a concentrated aqueous solution.
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A lye peeler is a device used in canneries to remove the skin from mackerel. The fish is moved through a hot solution of lye and water until the skin is dissolved from the flesh.
Lye is already basic.
Lye is a solution of sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide dissolved in water. Also known as salts.
Lye is another word for a strong alkali, and sodium hydroxide happens to be the most common. If you have lye in a water solution, there is no way you can get the NaOH out of it. But solid lye or solid drain cleaner provides the solid form of the product.