Would you eat Surströmming? (The world's smelliest food) Have you eaten it before?

[Wonder.]

 

 

Surströmming (pronounced [ˈsʉ̟ËˌʂʈrÅ“mËɪŋ], Swedish for "sour herring") is fermented Baltic Sea herring that has been a staple of traditional northern Swedish cuisine since at least the 16th century.

 

When opened, the contents release a strong and sometimes overwhelming odour; the dish is ordinarily eaten outdoors. According to a Japanese study, a newly opened can of surströmming has one of the most putrid food smells in the world, even more so than similarly fermented fish dishes such as the Korean Hongeohoe or Japanese Kusaya.^[1]

[Electric Shocked]

I'm Swedish so of course.

[Wonder.]

I'm Swedish so of course.

are they exaggerating or what

[byeol]

Never. I don't eat any kind of food that smells bad, I'm really picky in that sense.

[Synchronization]

No but I wanna try it

[Plastic Min]

NOPE. i'm not a big fan of fish, fermented is even worse... i'd probably throw up

[Electric Shocked]

are they exaggerating or what

It doesn't smell bad to me, but then again I can barely smell anything. It doesn't taste so bad that you want to throw up but I wouldn't eat it again. I've eaten worse things.

[sillysone]

No, and I don't want to try it.

[h0neanias]

I'd like to try it, but I'd need to go to Sweden first.

[PoshLuxe]

No, and I wouldn't try it.

[Ploy Sauce]

I can't even eat Durian candy.

[Elle Eaux Elle]

It doesn't smell bad to me, but then again I can barely smell anything. It doesn't taste so bad that you want to throw up but I wouldn't eat it again. I've eaten worse things.

 

 

The smell of Surströmming is literally what I imagine death smells like. 

[sakurahanabira]

does it smell worse than durian?

 

And I'm vegetarian so no. 

[Elle Eaux Elle]

does it smell worse than durian?

 

And I'm vegetarian so no. 

 

Imagine a pile of rotting fish, and then mix it together with puke and your worst nightmares. 

[cotovatre]

Never. I got a gag reflex watching them gagging over it.

[1syankar5]

never eaten it before but not gonna lie, im really curious about the smell...

[Anti-fan]

Omg they're eating worms!!

[ruppi]

I hope this will never get close to me. Like I'm really really sensitive to bad smell and I really will puke at the spot.