Irish People Try Surströmming (World's Smelliest Food)

[@d.e.belton3515]

This cold open was better than any movie or TV show I've ever seen. The shot, the sounds of gagging, the genuine fight-or-flight response that got triggered in all of them by the smell. The fade in of the sad music and the minimalist title screen. I'm crying.

[@StutleyConstable]

When I was a kid my mother would buy limburger cheese from a local German deli that imported the stuff. My siblings and I would panic and run for the doors whenever she took it from the grocery bag. I'm pretty sure we looked very much like the Facts gang in this video.

[@Diamond_Skies]

+StutleyConstable Whenever my parents cooked chorizo my sis and I would lock ourselves in our bedroom with a wet towel rolled against the bottom of the door so the smell wouldn’t come in. So nasty!

[@AT_BASE]

it felt like a skit from the office lmao

[@lolabigcups7121]

D.E. Belton Im in here screaming!

[@sarahtolkien]

Me too, tears were just streaming down my face watching them open it. Loool.

[@bjdela]

This has to be one of the best opening 20 seconds on KZbin

[@jeremyc9593]

Every time this video pops back up on my feed, I have to watch it again just for that.

[@nickpiazza5890]

Its hilarious! Its like a horror movie.

[@mareenalewis4241]

I had to watch it a few times because I was laughing so hard, I was crying. I kept missing bits.

[@dannywang4543]

I am in tears watching the beginning.

[@blackcircle1333]

Whose laughing like Stan Laurel?

[@LoganWH8]

“It tasted like mashed potato for a second” That’s your Irish brain trying to protect you by trying to go to its safe place.

[@redrum4139]

LMFAO

[@btbarr16]

There is probably so scientific fact to that just no one would sign up for the study.

[@homeiswhereukeepurdealdoe]

ALMOST PEED MYSELF WHEN I READ IT

[@rustywallace3719]

Very funny😁😁😁👍👍👍

[@datboiderrty]

😂🤣😂🤣

[@ileniaventroni9799]

Years later, and I still watch this anytime I'm having a bad day, and it never fails to make me laugh until I cry!thank you guys, you rock!

[@tnizzii]

Yes. This is really good. Way to funny how the smell is beyond bad. 😂

[@badkittynomilktonight3334]

Yes this is by a long way the funniest thing they've encountered. Makes Durian taste good 👍

[@daniel.h2940]

The same here 🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣🤣😂👍🏾

[@jeremyc9593]

They need to revisit it

[@alysdexia]

toggaf, not guys

[@emzoozie3320]

That was the best opening to any video I've ever watched

[@ewu77]

Especially when the jesus guy was retching as the juices come squirting out.

[@SanyaTheShe]

It's like an intro from The Office, only better

[@cypresswillow2591]

I'm not ruining your perfect 666 likes. lol

[@TheJayman318]

Agreed!!

[@MyNameIsDanielle18]

2:30 "The trick is to forget that you're living" 😂

[@HomemadeCountryLife]

Best line ever :)

[@usern4metak3ns]

thanks

[@nightponyinrface6009]

He looked dead when he said that

[@OmarFeliciano]

I'm the 666 like damn it. Yeah forget that you are living

[@nightponyinrface6009]

not anymore :p

[@batman81022]

"The trick is to forget you're living." *stares dead eyed into the camera*

[@MichaelMontoya81301]

sacduolcno my favorite line ever! I want that on a tshirt! 😂😂😂

[@skunkcabbages5040]

The single most legendary shit I've ever seen

[@gbduncan1986]

sacduolcno OMG, I'm crying. Funniest statement in the history of KZbin. "The trick is to forget you're living."

[@matteblack5805]

That belongs on a t-shirt.

[@samariasullins3195]

I respect that she apologized to herself after slapping herself in the face 😂

[@rocko44444444]

Is she Saoirse-Monica Jackson ?

[@VenomHalos]

@@rocko44444444 No lol

[@darren_myatt]

Why?!

[@black98rt]

Lol she had all her personalities going there

[@solokom]

"Common, oh shit, sorry, OK!" - I think what we witnessed here is how her psyche instantly split into 4 personalities to distribute the destructive force of this traumatic experience.🤣

[@jasoncanadian]

The dry heeve from the long-haired guy, who continues to open the can - PRICELESS! And sums up the whole experience - a bunch of brave individuals - I salute you.

[@tattii4u]

Jay Mahon its like his soul left him for a moment

[@bjam89]

tattii4u well he is jeaus so maybe that is one of his powers along with plate duplication

[@Johnnythefirst]

I'm fucking crying of laughter. :D

[@apollo4657]

This has me on the floor....literally on the fucking floor! 😂😂😂😂

[@jovetj]

Well, the Death Water of Satan's Dead Womb spraying everywhere certainly doesn't help either

[@JonesyTheBoss]

I love that Shannon accidentally made herself gag while trying to describe the texture.

[@deef8477]

Seth Jones that was sooo funny

[@shoooop]

Seth "oh no"

[@solokom]

"The trick is to forget that you're living" - spoken like a real gangster! LMAO

[@chrisdafur1]

For some reason I laughed so hard at this

[@theshiftybeef6251]

Oh my gosh man that beginning where the tin is hissing and the guy is trying to open it gagging has me crying I’m laughing so hard.

[@SensationalBanana]

That moment when you realize that your country has an export that only serves to make people cry and retch. Feels good!

[@fordrac1ng81]

Making other people cry and retch is our main export (USA)

[@Sphere723]

That's so metal.

[@1969Angust]

Elizabeth Alderman swiss is not sweden... two different countries

[@malsjo9021]

Elizabeth Alderman Wrong country 😂 Sweden is not the same as swiss (Switzerland)

[@Sphere723]

@@malsjo9021 They are the same country just different names. Switzerland is the old version of the name and its not used very much any more.

[@jonasandersson6769]

Some countries make Biological weapons. We make Surströmming... Love from Sweden

[@katiexyz3263]

Jonas Andersson I kind of like it.... with bread and butter and onion it’s pretty good!

[@aaronbarlow4376]

@@katiexyz3263 I call Bullshit.

[@IsaacNewton1966]

Jonas Andersson Same thing lol

[@alvinwine5665]

I've eaten worse than that armadillo fermented is way worse

[@77insulin77]

Couldnt agree more, even though me as a Swede is not a fan of it either

[@doc.m.d.8870]

Homegirl in the green tho. What a fucking champ. She done ate a whole damn filet of it lol. Props.

[@daalv8016]

Witch's Brew ya i saw that too man she took a fatass bite

[@Rohnon]

A fillet is without skin and bones tho, this piece had everything :D

[@doc.m.d.8870]

Plum Media you knew damn well what I meant lol. I know what a fillet is, but that comment came from the heart in a moment of sheer pride for my baby Aine. No time to fact check, it just happened. Lmao.

[@Rohnon]

Just wanted to tease you, hehehe >:)

[@daviddepeak6790]

Witch's Brew I almost got sick watching her. she took such a massive piece down haha. me and my brother were like nooooooooo

[@footballspiritual9702]

The pressurized can is usually opened some distance away from the dining table and is often initially punctured while immersed in a bucket of water, or after tapping and angling it upwards at 45 degrees, to prevent the escaping gas from spraying any brine.

[@GrainneMhaol]

In other words, it should not be eaten

[@echofoxtrot2.051]

@@GrainneMhaol I'm with you. If that's what it takes people who "like" it to eat it, I think it can't really be edible. I mean, many things are technically edible but no one eats them lol

[@judyvalencia3257]

I just wanted to let you Irish Facts people know I love all your videos! They are so good and funny. I'm a 66yr old, Hispanic women and sometimes I will watch the same videos over again just to see all you beautiful people. I feel as if I know you all and I love each and everyone of you. God's Blessings to you all. You really cheer up my life!

[@bethwebster1673]

judy valencia awww

[@margaritam.9118]

This is so sweet :3

[@Circuitssmith]

You know, there's a lot of bad stuff on the internet, but sometimes you find treasures like this. Never stop being wonderful, Judy.

[@jasoncolasanto369]

This is an unbelievably wholesome comment. I needed to see this tonight. I wish you nothing but the very best, Judy.

[@meikusje]

I'm pretty sure Swedish people usually eat this outside, and even in Sweden it's considered an... acquired taste, to say the least. It's not like Swedes are having Netflix and chill and throwing back surströmming as if it's cheese and crackers.

[@someguy1098]

meikusje we in sweden HATE surströmming

[@ErikWolf77]

Who's we? I love Surströmming!

[@williamdegrey]

ChrzTV No we don't hate it.

[@williamdegrey]

Well you eat it on bread with red onion, potatoes and sour cream.. Quite different from eating it like this 🤣

[@Joelolski]

Yeah, it's only tasty together with condiments. I don't know a single person who would eat it like that.

[@Parintachin668]

Compliments to whoever picked the piano dirge.

[@katerinaliakou5549]

The sad piano made it so much better, like a funeral for those peoples souls 😂

[@perappelgren948]

Wonderful and fully realistic! I am Swedish, but my reaction is the same as yours. Unfortunately, my origin is from the part of the country where surströmming is considered a delicacy. So once a year I have to go through this very process.

[@Murrigt]

Men den ska ju inte ätas som den är

[@HayTatsuko]

the apocalyptic can opening at the start of this was brilliant.

[@NestiusHD]

"I must have like swedish heritage or something. I really like IKEA!" -Donal

[@LeftCoastBias44]

🤣🤣🤣

[@LeftCoastBias44]

Tragically Hilarious... 🤣

[@BRILLiantMindzMedia666]

NestiusHD 😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭

[@malorie8557]

God, he is my favorite.

[@courtneyhamilton1920]

IKEA food doesn't count

[@SFflippinGiant]

Shannon is a beast. That piece was massive

[@Marckymarc71]

It's tasting like mashed potatoes...WHY?!?

[@Khorney]

Yeah, but why did she have such a big bite. You're not supposed to do that :)

[@solokom]

I watched it for the 10th time or so, after having not seen it for a year or two and I laughed tears again. This video is one of the greatest creations on the internet.

[@neveroddoreven9594]

This would be funny on its own. But add in that mournful music, and it becomes downright hilarious.

[@EriksenDrul]

Several years ago a guy kicked in the windshield on my boat when he was drunk, a few days later i was in Sweden to do some shopping, I found Surströmming and bought 2 boxes. I opened both of them and threw them inside his big boat.. In the summer. He never used that boat again, and he was not able to sell it either. It was a good day ( for me )

[@Nitesraven]

Lmao, 🤣😂

[@joepalladino9257]

Lmfao serves him right

[@ajaxmaye2520]

You beautiful, beautiful bastard

[@KIRA-EL]

Doing the lords work man.

[@raziel249]

Best revenge ever!

[@Joe-pe6qi]

As a Swede this gives me great pleasure, watching that is.

[@mightysp00]

If there were, say, an Internet Emmy Award for the funniest video ever... this is a top contender.

[@carolynpihl2692]

Never, NEVER open it in the house. Carolyn from Sweden

[@largol33t1]

And another Swede told me he dunks it in a tub of water and THEN opens it. Smart idea.

[@amandacooke6201]

Why on earth would you guys eat that anyway?!

[@gplotzke4770]

Now ya tell me....

[@2612greg]

Amamda Cooke because is not sow bad if eaten and open in the right way

[@amandacooke6201]

2612greg it’s Amanda, and they opened it immediately and they all wanted to puke. So I would have to differ on that.

[@GarageBardMilo]

How is Donal this dead inside? Facts, what have you done to this poor man?

[@josephochoa9861]

Altitudinally Challenged this feed him some bad stuff so he became use to it

[@kathycooke2501]

'it smells grey' 'it smells like rancid death '' the trick is to forget you're living' yeah... I just can't omg.

[@janayh2817]

When the smell rocked Irish Jesus’s head back I LOST MY SHITE 🤣😂

[@BrainSupper]

"I love fish. I love fish so much." whilst being teary-eyed. Broke her fishy world apart, damn😂😂

[@JackSwatman]

1:37, *slaps self* *acts shocked* *apologises to self* hahaha

[@splice9503]

JackSwatman lol.. she's hilarious

[@briettacoen]

JackSwatman honestly same

[@alphabetsoup342]

"You can taste the scales going into little pieces and all the flesh just separating and going into real mushy..... Oh know."

[@Erinakayemusic]

She's my fav. So endearing in every video

[@Schodboyblves]

I think she apologized because it might be real loud on the mic or something

[@ASaucyFella]

*slaps self* "Oh shit sorry."

[@vighnesh25]

ASaucyFella must be canadian.

[@0neKingD0wn]

Or some YT policy where you cant self inflict pain and shit like that or video gets demonetized. We live in a snowflake unicorn world now remember?

[@solokom]

Irish people are way too polite 😄

[@lexuschardanai2085]

I must have Swedish heritage lol I really like ikea: Whole mood 😂

[@TwiggehTV]

OOGA BOOGA ONE OF US

[@jvanness90]

I'm consistently reminded why I love facts over buzz feed

[@oldfrend]

this settles it - donal is the king of facts.

[@aaroc8201]

oldfrend he really is

[@ayaelk7306]

which ONE is he

[@LrdRvrnd]

yup

[@antenormal9096]

eat it or beat it possy

[@generalnawaki]

iv had this shite, and yes. he wins.

[@danielle3108]

Mad props to the editing team for the best Facts opening segment and the freaking music choice! 👏👏👏

[@clemdane]

At my request, a friend arranged for me to eat Surströmming on one of my last weekends of my year studying in Sweden. She advised me that it was illegal to open a can of it with any of the windows open so we closed them all. We sat across from each other at a small wooden kitchen table and she opened the can in front of us. The smell hit me like a physical force, like a hot draft in my face making me go all red and instantly raising my heart rate. For a minute I thought I wasn't going to be able to handle it. She kept asking if I was okay. The smell was not just foul, but it was all encompassing, demanding that the brain focus on nothing but it. My head pulsed and I felt a bit faint. We decided to take it slowly and wait till the smell had sort of equalized. 20 minutes later I was a bit more calm, though none of the effects had subsided. My friend put a chunk of the fish ("We got lucky - this one was pregnant!") on a sort of soft flatbread along with some onion slices and handed it to me. I folded it over and steeled myself to take the first bite. Goddamn, it was actually delicious.

[@dkix89]

I think you're supposed to open it in a basin of water. That dilutes the flavour and keeps the smell... under control.

[@Coolbond2]

@@dkix89 agreed, the reason people think it smells horrible is cause the brine gets aerosolized and you breath it in.

[@doctormixup5388]

Swede here, the smell is bad, like really bad, taste is... I wouldn't call it delicious, but not bad either. It has that funky umami thing going that tends to enhance and give body to other things. Similar to Thai fish sauce, which smells bad but makes things taste good when added. The tunnbröd and onion "surströmmingsklämma" is a classic. I think some slices of cooled off boild new potato and a little dollop of sour cream makes it better, but that might be heretical. As a Swede, I'm sorry, but I think the same fish (Baltic Herring) can be put to much better use, like pickled, brined, smoked, fried or... you name it. :)

[@Coolbond2]

@@doctormixup5388 honestly you can mitigate the smell a lot by opening it in water as it stops the aerolization of the brine.

[@rursus8354]

One of the smelly substances: ethanethiol is a common ingredient in stink bombs, and it has that effect.

[@Tetragnathidae]

It's normally eaten on thin hard bread, only the fish meat part of the fish, and a creme fraiche sauce. At least where I'm from. And for the love of all that is holy, open the can outside.

[@Fenixsweden]

Or at least in water.

[@TheMcgreary]

We usually have some chopped up red onions also and some akvavit to water it down a spell Eating it alone should be banned under the Geneva convention

[@-.-4595]

or just dont

[@erikalouwrens3992]

But why? Why?

[@Etronax]

Here in Finland I've heard that you're supposed to open the can underwater because the smell can't be cleaned off if it gets sprayed on anything. There's usually a lot of pressure inside the can because of the fermenting. Supposedly that high pressure is also why the rotting fish doesn't have any harmful bacteria, making it edible.

[@solmoman]

I'm shocked that there is a market for surströmming in Finland

[@amylee3531]

Wouldn't the fermented air bubbles rise to to the top and stink anyway? Like a fart in the bathtub? 😆

[@solmoman]

@@amylee3531 Well yes but it won't spray on your clothes and walls and furniture. If you are a noob from Finland this is a good idea. But if you wanna do it like a pro you could tilt the can slightly and puncture the lid where the air bubble will be. This will also prevent spraying

[@amylee3531]

@@solmoman yeah I don't think I would ever be the one wanting to open the can lol

[@j.e.g7575]

I always open it in a plastic bag and ALWAYS outdoors..

[@Eisen_Jaeger]

Damn Donal, that was pure Metal.

[@madmandan1982]

Featuring pure deadness from inside :-D

[@sharpsonmusic]

OG gangsta 😎

[@harmonyquinn2557]

1:46 someone tell her she’s a fucking BADASS! I’ve been watching videos of people trying this back to back and NO ONE, not even Gordon Ramsay, has taken that big of a bite. Barely anyone has even kept it in their mouth. She’s badass!

[@dianaruman8868]

"I love fish!" *camera zoom on her mascara streaked, tear stained eyes*

[@sheilajordan5255]

I love the sad music in the background.

[@jovetj]

Best touch ever.

[@Kruppt808]

It's like they got captured in some foreign country and are being forced to eat this. It looks like torture.

[@alphabetsoup342]

I have been watching this show for a long time now. And I must say that this, is the best episode they've ever done. Everything about this episode was done to perfection. The camera work, the editing, the reactions, the music. Down to which ones to cast in it. I think this may be your magnum opus.

[@408rboogie]

They're accent's the best!! I can listen to thisall day.

[@excellentcarrotcake]

"The trick is to forget that you're living." HAHA

[@LolTollhurst]

Exequelley and that's why us swedes have the highest suicide rate still. There are things in this world, darkness you wouldn't believe if we told of it...

[@kpo9609]

when he said that i actually cried from laughing. like those little tear bits that well up in the corners XD best. line. ever!

[@saldiven2009]

@Tanya Actually, Guyana is the highest. Their rate of suicide is 44.2 per 100,000. Lithuania is third, just behind South Korea at 28.8. (According to most recent WHO data.) It's possible that it might have passed South Korea, but would require an incredible jump in suicides to pass Guyana.

[@JosephJamesScott]

That guy ate the horrible fish like a boss.

[@zipp4everyone263]

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[@kunder05]

I love how you can literally SEE the smell punch Irish Jesus right in the nose.

[@SwtTeaLdy]

OMG it's funny because it's TRUE! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@Anotherpuppychild]

I like how he was the one picked to open the can.

[@cptrujillo1]

"Irish Jesus" ffs 😂

[@jeremyc9593]

My favorite part. "We have to see them......BLUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

[@Campaigner82]

My favorite part as well 🙂

[@LionHeartedBlade]

The background music made this video that much better

[@Kathleen5429]

I am exhausted from laughing so hard that my stomach hurts and I needed to wipe the tears from my eyes. This video is one of the best “Irish People” videos ever. What a pisser!

[@LaFresaDeTete]

that fucking intro tho omfg lol!!! they looked like a bunch of cats who just got spooked by a cucumber 😂

[@samvermeulen9740]

BEST. OPENING. SHOT. EVER!!!!!

[@InformationIsTheEdge]

I saw dish being prepared using Surströmming as an ingredient. It looked like a giant open faced sandwich kind of thing and the chef used only a tiny teaspoon of Surströmming to flavor the entire dish. Personally, I think these Irish folks are heroic just for trying it.

[@joesmoe71]

I think they're heroic for just staying in the same damn room as it.

[@stevenrolfe4496]

I agree I would be shit faced drunk before I ever tried that shit cudos to the Irish folk

[@nicklaslarsson]

That's the traditional way to eat surströmming. This way is insanity.

[@jasoncolasanto369]

I have no idea why you never see people trying it that way. It's always straight-up, from a can, and they wonder how Swedish people possibly enjoy it. You wouldn't eat salt or beef bouillon straight-up and expect to enjoy yourself, would you?

[@LindaMcQu]

I can't get enough of the opening. My other half works nights, so I am trying to laugh quietly. Has anyone else watched Brandon Farris it this. He did it in his car. If you haven't, go watch it, you will have a good laugh.

[@theresenydahl9531]

I'm from Sweden and I totally agree - it's an acquired taste😃😃😃You eat it with onion, a certain kind of bread and almond potatoes from the North. You are so brave and funny, I love you😃💖😃💖😃💖😃

[@toddellner5283]

Why would you want to acquire it if there were still pine trees, sheep manure and your neighbors to eat?

[@theresenydahl9531]

Todd Ellner Indeed - why? 😂😂😂

[@13FloorsDown]

"The trick is to forget that you're living." Best quote.

[@SortenRavn]

If you thought THIS is bad.. Try hákarl (rotten and fermented Greenland shark) Forget teargas, forget pepper bullets, Surströmning or hákarl will do the trick just as well

[@muridae83]

yea hákarl is worse in my opinion. But the smell of Surströmming often spreads more and hákarl is really bad once u get close enough.

[@elizabethalderman8749]

ThePowerOf42 Ooooh! I’m curious now

[@YnseSchaap]

Is that what they call nippisec ?

[@mamandu0378]

At least with harkarl you HAVE to ferment it in order to kill off all the toxic amount of uric acid in the meat. This? This is just straight up unnecessary and offensive on SO many levels

[@crolleofficial5705]

I actually love Surströmming, been eating it sins I was around 6-7 years old, but that, rotten and fermented greenland shark sounded intresting

[@franksolo3726]

"We have to eat'em " instantly gags going backwards😂😂😂😂😂

[@royperkins3851]

The Finnish should have ordered a years supply of this and fired it at the Russians in the winter war the Soviets would have given them st.petersburg just to stop!lol

[@largol33t1]

I've read a long book about the winter war and one thing the Soviets couldn't figure out was "How the fuck did the Finns survive in this freezing ass weather!?" The temperatures were so low that every morning the Soviet tank crews had to send guards out to form a perimeter. Then the tank commanders would hurl grenades at their own tanks to break up the ice that had basically glued the bottom of the tanks to the grass! That's toooo cold...

[@johanna_na]

@@largol33t1 I didn't know that 😧 Thanks for this info 😊

[@LukaTisus]

Friend of mine worked in Russia for a few years. They'd go fishing, lay their fish out in the sun all day and then go to town on them guts and all, that evening after they'd been baking and getting real raunchy for a few hours. If anything, that tactic of yours would only have 'em stop for a snack.

[@KeriAnnBanjo]

Okay, wait. If I remember correctly, the first time we saw Donal was when he was vomiting over Jelly Beans. He threw up candy and polished off a can of Surströmming? What's up Donal...just, how is this a thing...

[@ericababy9632]

Doesn't matter, still cute 👋≧◉ᴥ◉≦

[@DoubleScreen]

Keri Ann Because I'm an OG ;)

[@KeriAnnBanjo]

You get a slow clap from me because that was impressive...and disgusting, lol. Well done!

[@guydelombard8759]

Props, man! That looked nasty as hell. I can only imagine the smell!

[@juanstrong3695]

@Keri Ann, I know right. Even Eugene Yee Lang was throwing up from Surstroming. But this guy (Donal) handles it like a boss.

[@Philboh8]

Watching everyone else almost dying and then seeing Donal eat it like a "Gangsta" combined with the editing and the music, made it like a film. v well done

[@TheCarlScharnberg]

This is literally the best intro to any YT video ever.

[@CarbonTech19]

Swedish pranksters decide they want to troll the world big time. "Yeah, rotten fish. We pretend we eat it and then sell it to outsiders as a Swedish "delicacy". It'll be epic!"

[@zlaya84]

We have been doing this for 500 years now and it is STILL funny.

[@quentinpeltier6763]

Best comment on the whole wall!!!!!!!

[@bajsbla]

Im from Sweden. You always open the can outside, Then you eat it with onion, sour cream and potatoes on bread

[@Ulvetann]

Swedish biological warfare. If this 'food' was invented today, it'd create a political crisis on UN/NATO-level. /norwegian that has been in close encounter with surströmning twice. -The second time wasn't easier. I was lacking that 'surprise'-moment. Holy saint of lost kittens, I'd rather sleep in a bag full of snakes, than eating that garbage.

[@pappo666]

i actually do eat it multiple times a year its not as bad as it seems if you do it the right way there are many ways to do it traditionally it will be on flat bread with onions and sour cream but you can do so many things with it. also never open the can inside best is to take a bucket of water and open the can outside under the water it eliminates most of the smell.

[@hank7281]

Irish Hippie Jesus is quickly surpassing leather jacket guy on the awesome scale.

[@hank7281]

Black Beard the Irish isn't too bad either.

[@miaria2049]

Where is leather jacket guy? I haven't seen him in forever. I know he has his own channel, but I was hoping he would still be on facts.

[@kathyg1660]

I want Silver Fox Guy :)

[@jon8021]

Mia Ria He started his own channel - Areyahavinthat I think is how it's spelled

[@ishapierre117]

also missing the curly head guy with the glasses that used to be with leather jacket guy. whatever happened to him?

[@MsSteeldog]

LMAO!!!!! @ the background music. It's like a funeral procession.

[@lingerfan15]

This is one of the best videos of all time

[@chrispanossian]

The first 15 seconds are the best part of this!

[@sarahcoleman5269]

I kind of love the fact that they made this into some mournful soliloquy, like somebody died doing this. Well, maybe a tiny part of their souls.

[@kaflor8005]

One of the funniest ever. Wife and I laughed so hard we were crying. Thank you for putting yourselves through that!

[@DevInvest]

Aliens passing Earth see this pop up on their monitors “Keep going Stanley, we’re not stopping here”

[@alexconnor9680]

Donal has been subjected to so many awful taste tests that this was nothing for him. Well done, man. Mad respect

[@DoubleScreen]

Alex Connor Nice one Alex.

[@ashleymaze8419]

It’s 3:27am in Texas and I’m crying from laughing so hard. I’ve woken my fiancé up at least 3 times 😂😂😂 IT WAS WORTH IT!

[@largol33t1]

You can buy this crap at the local Ikea in Frisco! I am not going to bother.

[@davidmoltrup51]

It is 3 minutes long. How can you wake someone up three times in three minutes?

[@alexmidence274]

David Moltrup same way I did, probably. I watched it again and again at two in the morning. It was funnier and funnier every time.

[@ericfitzwater8516]

It's 7:39 pm here in Dallas Texas and my wife has now kicked me out of the bedroom and made me go downstairs 🤣😂🤣

[@ericfitzwater8516]

@@largol33t1 for real??? I know what my mother I. Law is getting for her birthday!!! 🤣

[@BryceMcSherry]

The morose music playing the whole time was perfect.

[@jakehappy6346]

What is this piano track called

[@1CurlyB]

00:05 seconds. Someone yells, " f--k that sh--!" LOL....I'm dying.

[@alicesrabbit7126]

Girl in the green is the real MVP. Damn, girl, that was a huge chunk!

[@cademurphy2498]

Her name's Shannon Keenan

[@scottytoohotty8510]

Cade Murphy And she’s the best one on the show

[@MetroVerse]

Yeah, she always goes the extra mile haha.

[@wafflefett]

Hell yeah! All the others were cutting little pieces. She takes a BIG ole bite, scales and ALL!

[@rcslyman8929]

@@wafflefett It's absolutely hilarious as she's chewing and that half crying OK like, "Well, this is my life now."

[@PennyDreadful1]

Just to let you people know. Surströmming is only eaten because in some bygone age it once went bad and some hungry swede thought. "Ahh what the hell!"

[@Schmorgus]

Well, a year late, but wth. It was according to old stories and rumours, Gustav Vasa who made this a "delicacy" (story says he walked in the harbour and got hungry, but everyone was so poor at the time and the only thing there was a barrel of fish gone bad. And since they didn't want to anger the king, they gave him that. He liked it, and since people used to love what the kings did they started producing it). The other rumour is because of sea travels. Food became bad very quickly so they fermented the fish in salt to keep it from getting bad. Most likely a combination of the 2 is what it is today. Cheers!

[@raggarbergman]

@@Schmorgus Also salt was expensive back then so people tried to ue it in moderation while at the same time concerve the food as best they could. And some used to little salt wish made the fish to start ferment. And before you knew it a new dish was born. Might add I don't like it. I have no love for pickled food what so ever. :)

[@johanpetersson2547]

Accualy many People get The history wrong. Sweden keept the good fish and exported the bad fish to Finland back in the 1600 instead of throwing it away.

[@aprilorellana5622]

"the trick is to forget that you're living"....omg... Donal is a beast!!! OG facts champion!

[@juanstrong3695]

lol, true. But to be fair, he did nearly vomit at the beginning from the smell.

[@JennyKlindt]

I'm a swede and I actually have never eaten it. Alot of my friends and family hasn't either. I think it was more popular back in the days then it is now. Alot of landlords has actually forbidden this in rental appartments because the stench stays for a while.

[@Irish-Jesus]

To describe the moment the can was pierced, the smell was pure toxic. You could bottle the smell and use it for a high grade teargas in the army or something 😷

[@aidanjt]

But instead of fits of coughing it induces mass vomiting.

[@Irish-Jesus]

aidanjt ,yes so it's still as effective in a way 🤢

[@fuzzwarmy]

Me Myself And Jesus Yeah, normally it's opened under water to trap the gas, like in a bucket of water outdoors.

[@kimberlee533]

Is there any point where you just say "yeah, I can't do this one"?

[@shawnm7246]

Imagine if this was the only thing available to eat in prison.

[@michaeldoyle7444]

The opening 1 to 2 minutes made me laugh so much, there were tears galore! I loved the way you all (mostly) ducked under the table when that festering mess was opened. Hats off for at least being there let alone tasting it 👏

[@JJDBaca]

How is it that the lady in the green sweater is even utterly adorable when she's getting ill?

[@ChildofGod474]

I like how the clip opens in complete chaos. ROFL Great video.

[@pcrana1]

2:07 , best sound I've ever heard in my life

[@ebonycrawford2713]

pcrana1 just commented the same thing. I've watched those few seconds over and over and over again, pissing myself laughing 😂😂

[@heatherelf77]

I literally cry with laughter every time. EVERY TIME.

[@ladyjade7332]

I worked at a fish processing plant for a few years.. We processed salmon in the fall.. I spare you the details of some of it..but we would get totes of "morts"...(long dead and rotting fish)... If they were not properly labeled they would from time to time be dropped for process.. I watched grown men, retch, vomit, and run from the smell.. It was horrific... Often I would have to shovel and remove those fish from the line... Not fun... I have a massive tolerance ... I can imagine what you're going through and kudo's to all of you for surviving....

[@tuffymchardass]

the sad music playing makes this the greatest of all the Facts installments

[@jadedone6900]

Last day of 2019 and this never gets old.

[@leanmeat5373]

The dude who ran back to open the can, he was so determined but gaged so hard. That how you know this stuff smells like ass!

[@herrfriberger5]

I need this kind of music on more videos! Beautiful.

[@DevInvest]

Editors- This is your Moonlight Sonata; the Sergio Leone moment in your production and direction lives. From the opening then transition into the music for the shoot.. the happy yellow backdrop against constant retching. It’s an Epic.

[@gcmotorman6379]

I have a weak stomach and had a feeling this would be difficult to watch but it was so worth it. This was hilarious

[@Subguy686]

2:08 sounded like a combination of a barf and a gargle- a ‘bargle’ as it were.

[@wolfyboy]

omg, i LOVE that word!! can i use that word please?! XD

[@Ozefan2580]

Lol

[@Dre_aka_sleepysandman]

🤣🤣

[@theenderdestruction2362]

Sounded like a dying alien gurgling on sea water

[@SpaceRanger420]

That part had me dying from laughter

[@MCluvs2laugh]

Oh my god I feel so bad for you guys but I can't stop laughing at the same time

[@tortoisedreams6369]

you were very lucky to have missed this one ... luck of the ... oh, that won't work will it ...

[@MCluvs2laugh]

tortoise dreams haha I know thank god I wasn't in this one😂

[@sub4rctic]

WHY AM I LAUGHING?!

[@Thedreadedflutist]

0:50-1:00 I keep rewinding and I am pissing myself laughing 😂

[@THOMKALLOR]

it....hissed when they opened it.....

[@DanGoodShotHD]

My man at the end. Coming through in the clutch. That's my boy right there.

[@Peeker-pq2iz]

I felt really bad for the cast for eating this, but this is my favorite Facts video.

[@MrYeahJohn]

I love the sad, slow music in the background 😂😂😂

[@ebusa]

It tasted like mashed potatoes because you have some incredible involuntary protection tactics against vomiting

[@adamage1766]

She was hilarious. It tastes like mashed potatoes. Why? I don't know. Lol

[@Sunset553]

Hallucinations and delusions?

[@thanib7796]

I actually love eating this. Works especially well alongside durian.