bphlpt Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 It would be interesting to hear from some of our Scandinavian friends about this "acquired taste" delicacy. I'm also sure there are many other cultures that have their own. From Wikipedia re Surströmming: 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.[4]...In 1981, a German landlord evicted a tenant without notice after the tenant spread surströmming brine in the apartment building's staircase. When the landlord was taken to court, the court ruled that the termination was justified when the landlord's party demonstrated their case by opening a can inside the courtroom. The court concluded that it "had convinced itself that the disgusting smell of the fish brine far exceeded the degree that fellow-tenants in the building could be expected to tolerate."[12]German food critic and author Wolfgang Fassbender wrote that "the biggest challenge when eating surströmming is to vomit only after the first bite, as opposed to before."[13]Cheers and Regards Quote
ricktendo Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 WOW I did not realize it was that bad Quote
NIM Posted February 18, 2014 Author Posted February 18, 2014 Imagine the reaction from other colleagues by opening this in your office and eating it normally like you're eating tuna Quote
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