 kalix (kalix language: kÃ¶lis, , ) is a locality and the seat of the kalix municipality in norrbotten county, sweden. the name kalix is believed to have come from nomadic tribes, possibly of sapmÃ­ origin, and is derived from the word "kalasÃ¤tno", meaning "the cold river". it had 7,299 inhabitants in 2005, out of 17,300 inhabitants in the municipality of kalix. == unique for kalix == there is a culinary speciality specific to kalix, called kalixlÃ¶jrom also referred to as caviar of kalix. it is basically fish eggs (caviar) of the common bleak but because of the large influx of fresh water from the huge rivers around and in kalix, this has transformed the taste of the fish eggs rendering them unique in flavour to this area alone. it is the special mix of the elements bromine, strontium, iodine, selenium, molybdenum, barium and lithium, along with a unique ratio between strontium and barium, that makes the kalixlÃ¶jrom unique, which is why the eu has granted the protected geographical status for the kalixlÃ¶jrom. swedish public radio - kalixlÃ¶jrom protected the kalixlÃ¶jrom has been present at many nobel dinners through the years, nobel prize dinners with kalixlÃ¶jrom and among others, the 1990 gastronomy akademy gold medal winner norbert lang of paul&norbert in stockholm likes his kalixlÃ¶jrom.[http://www.recept.nu/1.144913/norbert_lang/smaratte
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