Surströmming is known around the world these days, mainly for YouTube videos of people retching when the get a whiff if it. Surströmming is canned, fermented herring from Sweden, where it is considered a delicacy. Elsewhere, it is considered the stinkiest food in the world. That may be enough to keep you from ever trying it yourself, but you have to wonder what it is about Surströmming that some Swedes love. To find out, Great Big Story went for a deep dive to explain how Surströmming was invented, how it's made, what makes it so smelly, and then what's good about it. Apparently the taste is much better than the smell, but it takes a talented eater to completely separate the two senses. Even the head of the Surströmming Association says to open the can outside.
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Surströmming
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It's nice to see non-Swedish people enjoying this. People might play up the "I think I'm gonna barf!" response, and I'm pleased to see two people get past that and give it a thumbs up. I confess I've never tried it, but this gives me the courage to try if I ever come across it. Thank you Miss Cellania.
Some people have a very poor sense of smell and taste. Wonder how much that figures into it. I'm at the opposite end of that spectrum. I can smell things long before others and some foods taste so awful it amazes me that people eat it.
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