Opening a Swedish Delicacy

Surströmming is a northern Swedish dish consisting of fermented Baltic herring. Surströmming is sold in cans, which often bulge during shipping and storage, due to the continued fermentation. When opened, the contents release a strong and sometimes overwhelming odor, which explains why the dish is often eaten outdoors. A Japanese study has shown that the smell of a newly opened can of surströmming is the most putrid smell of food in the world.

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[CourtneyStepz]

I hoped that it would spray right onto the kid

[LazyBoy9476]

@tenderlion795 me 2

[JockenN]

Wow, where is this guy from? The first thing that hit me is his neat pronounciation of Surströmming :P He also opens it in water, which is very smart, or it'd smell ten times worse. Kudos to you, sir!

[tenderlion795]

but really I love surströmming and can eat it from the can no problem

[tenderlion795]

really cute girl saying: what are you doing daddy?