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Surströmming

Anything by Heebz , 31 March 2009

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Descriptive tags: food 

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Before my visit to Sweden i learned of a Swedish practice, eating Surströmming. Surströmming is fermented fish(Herring) stored in cans which when opened produces a very foul odor which might make some people feel nauseated. This would explain why a lot of people who choose to eat this dish do so outdoors. Surströmming is usually eaten with tunnbröd (flat bread) and people usually drink milk or beer when eating it. I have also learned that the practice of eating Surströmming is seen mainly in the north of Sweden and a lot of the younger generation do not care about the dish much. Notwithstanding, i took the opportunity to ask a lot of people about it during my trip and sought their opinions about surströmming. After conversing with a good amount of people  i learned that surströmming has an acquired taste and some people fall in love with it after the first try. I was not bold enough to attempt eating surströmming during my trip, but maybe next time i might just show enough courage and try it. Story about Surströmming
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  • Hej! Nice to read this story of yours. I might one day give it a try. At least I really love to eat one of the cheeses from Holland that most people disgust (forgot the name). Now I come to think of it, that cheese I do miss, living in Sweden. I Cann't say I miss too much of my original country, Holland. Johanna

    By Johanna van der Werff, 22 July 2010

  • it rotten fish.

    By Anna Jonsson K, 14 December 2009

  • yes,..the reason you open it outside and eat it outside is that the smell doesnt go away, its "sour herring" its old fish. how do you think a can of very old sour fish smells?
    serously, if it explodes in ur house, u will have to renovate..i speak from experience

    By Anna Jonsson K, 14 December 2009

  • Oh come on Anna, it can't be that bad? =)

    By Heebz , 13 December 2009

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