Surströmming | Sweden's Stinky Fish

All of our Swedish friends are terrified of a special fermenting herring famous for being super bad smelling and even worse tasting. Of course Kyde wanted to try it!
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[@kydeanderic]

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[@andquester]

I would try it once.

[@Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaartin]

When we do it, we generally have one that is a year old and one that is fresh from this year and you can pick from whichever you want. The older can is generally really bloated and smells a lot worse and tastes more fishy. Once a year is enough tho!

[@rafebucio3462]

Kyde and Eric kyde should bring back the shirt hair :D

[@itsmetheherpes1750]

you know that saying ? "don't trust the greeks, not even when they give you gifts" well, the same goes with sweden. don't trust sweedish delicacies, not ven when it's candy" . i am serious, have you tried sweedish candy? lol.

[@darinlg1_problemchild153]

Kyde and Eric you said and I quote "It tasted like a shit" I'm wondering when the last time was when you tasted "a shit" lol. I've seen this type of fish before on the food network and the hype is a 30 and the build up to the smell is off the charts kinda like the durian fruit they won't allow it on bus or train. You have my respect Kyde I would never try a lot of foods that smell or no smell l'm not the taster. I think after this if you can do it maybe I can try others. I love watching yer videos thank you for entertaining us 99.9% of us all just love you 2. Good luck in the future I'll never stop watching these. To bad a tv channel doesn't pick up on this and give you yer own show you 2 should try I'd watch and I'm sure yer audience would be in the millions. Peace out love & respect to you both

[@drmlabs]

Confirmed: Kyde is a badass

[@mysticvirgo9318]

Kyde fears NO food!

[@ellenbrennan7021]

Eric always comes up with the hilarious quotes, like "weaponized fish!" LOL.

[@squimped]

I was searching for videos from foreigners tasting our Swedish food and found your channel. Sometimes it's hard to describe why you find something "good", but I found it here. I suspect it's the incredibly genuine vibe you have - the down-to-earthness that people otherwise (for whatever reason) try to hide away. The first video of yours I saw was the one where you ate at Pelikan in Stockholm, and without seeing it in the feed I knew that these two wouldn't leave the country without trying surströmming. Being from northern Sweden it's sort of in my DNA, but although I probably eat it a couple of times every year, it's not really something I lay at night dreaming about. That said... You are an absolute boss Kyde. While I can see quite a few people (those who like fishy food) manage a surströmming-roll with all the condiments, you actually ate some directly from the can without even a blink. I'll have to petition the king to grant you honorary citizenship or something.

[@kydeanderic]

Haha, it's funny you knew we'd be trying Surströmming based on our other video! Glad you are enjoying the videos, thanks so much for the kind words. I agree by the way, Kyde is an absolute boss. -E

[@ikaruseijin01]

Kyde: "Hmm it's okay." Eric: "Oh God... it tastes like a shit." Ahh that makes me laugh.

[@janfredrikkarlsen3525]

Ladies are used to nasty stuff done onto them... so no suprise...

[@nullsetdesign]

I think I heard Eric's tastebuds dying.

[@TheMotherfer]

Kyde. You pure badass. The first Surstromming video where there was no puking, or serious gagging. That in itself is quite amazing.

[@teckyify]

Oh shit, Kyde set a new bar for badass, poker face whatever anything 👀🔪

[@flygpagen]

That was one of the most true reactions to Swedish traditional food that I've ever seen! Priceless! :-)

[@stvsueoka1]

whoaaaaaaaaa ........ took it like a champ! #respect

[@RichardM.Barker]

“Hmm, it tastes like a shit.” I’m dying laughing! hahaha 🤣

[@ellajacobson3567]

Kyde is possibly secretly a Swedish 'norrlänning', a northerner. But for sure you should have gotten the one with the wolf, it is hella smelly, haha. We opened it up under water and everything and the whole house smelled like death. Some of them come pre-cut to make it easier, so when I saw you pick that one I was like 'oh no, that's going to be just whole fishes isn't it'. It is good with some cheese as well, and red onions. I actually like surströmming more than the pickled herring. :) my boyfriend, Japanese, is super excited to try this when we go to Sweden to visit this summer. We don't really eat this where I'm from either, and funny enough the only time I had it, I tried it at a friends house in Japan.

[@kydeanderic]

Haha, I like that you know so much about this stuff. -E

[@antheaxe7340]

yeah openig it under water i bucket is a ting many people eat the wrong way. to ba you did not get this guy kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWamhopql715fpo

[@MrHelloBacon]

I live kind of 8 minutes from Slottskogen and the legendary picnic-table. I knew that something was different in the air that day...

[@kydeanderic]

Our friends we stayed with live right near there! Nice area! -E

[@ashg.9888]

Kyde is such a badass!!!! Definitely a woman to look up to!!! Eric ure not so bad ureself. Love from Texas 👊

[@L0rd_Drag0n]

this just reinforces my theory that Kyde is really a secret Super Spy and that you are traveling the world so she can sneak off and do super bad ass spy stuff

[@lujan1701]

Loved it. Kyde is amazing. She didn't even bar an eye.

[@takvideohszm]

I almost believed that Surstromming isn't so bad as people are usually saying ... but ... poor Eric!! Kyde tricked him. Well I laughed so hard!

[@juliansanchezharris5773]

I'm swedish, and i've never eaten surströmming before and never will unless im forced. The smell would kill me. I admire both of yours courage for even Thinking about trying it ^^

[@Yesica1993]

I almost made myself late this morning because I wanted to watch this. I had to leave and save it until I came home. Kyde is hard core, LOL!

[@arlandaplanespotting]

Omg, I laughed so hard when Eric tried the surströmming. Kyde like "I can do this all day, no problem". When I was i child my parents ate this every year and I was not even near that tin when it was opened.

[@kydeanderic]

Hahaha, it wasn't good. -E

[@UrbanHomesteadMomma]

Ha ha ha Kyde: “I’ve smelled toilets in Thailand that were way worse”.... Yeah girl but you didn’t lick the toilet!!!

[@kydeanderic]

YOu don't know what she did in Thailand! Hahaa. -E

[@UrbanHomesteadMomma]

Kyde and Eric Ha ha ha... perhaps we’re better not knowing 😬

[@annother3350]

I saw the worst toilet in Thailand too. You wouldn't know, you weren't there man.

[@happyskye6713]

Lololol! She got you Son !!!!

[@deefenbakerone4369]

People puking all over you tube over this stuff and you eat it like peanut butter. Either you rock or your surrounded by lightweights. I'm wrong, you do rock, Eric's reaction was priceless.

[@umi-chan8298]

i just absolutely lost it at 11:18 omg Eric XD Here i was, expecting some deep explanation of what you thought of it's complex flavors and what"d i get? "Oh. it tastes like a sh**." -Eric, 2018

[@Oukoyami]

Eric, I knew Kyde was tough, but now i'm sure she could kill a bear with her hands. LoL. I'm proud of you for not puking Eric.

[@Chrisfeb68]

Loved this one....one of the funniest videos....cracked me up...thanks)

[@TheWaterMinx]

Kyde, you're so hard core! I haven't tried anything nearly as challenging as some of the stuff you've had, but I've tried some pretty unusual stuff. Like you, I never flinch. If you're going to put yourself through the trauma, may as well come out looking like Chuck Norris. Eric, given your dislike of fishy flavors, it was definitely badass of you to get that into your mouth! I'm really loving your European adventures! Thanks for sharing! 😊

[@torbensorensen2687]

I’m guessing this variety of surstrømming gets such a high rating because it smells less offensive than the other ones. If you wanted drama, you should’ve gone low rating. :)

[@kydeanderic]

Next time!

[@TheCephalus]

yea that rating was backwards

[@Danjerous781]

Y'all are more adventurous than me. No way I could do this. Great video. Keep it up.

[@jbmbryant]

"...and once this can is unleashed..." LMAO!

[@roarmaus]

The tin that you got mentioned rum. Maybe you got a 'milder' version. Should've got that rusted tin. Hope your friend liked her rollup, too!

[@bobbynorth8879]

I think in this case it is the swedish word for roe.

[@Offensive_Username]

But they got the "33 out of 35" one?!

[@jayr11cute]

wow... your brave really kyde 👏😄..i was laughing too hard when its eric's turn 😂😂

[@NikEdw70]

Ah, I love my Surströmming! Great work Kyde!

[@johnnaylor4348]

LMFAO!!!!!! Eric's response was epic!!!!!

[@eriknord9512]

It's the wrong strömming and your amurican pronunciation is hilarious hahaha...

[@Christian-ru6op]

It’s not the wrong one.... it’s romströmming samer exact thing

[@senaoutofspace]

I enjoyed to watch your video. Proper way of eating this delicacy. Greetings

[@salmonslayer49]

That was awesome! It is like Lutefisk, when you get older your olfactory senses diminish and things like this are palatable. I tried it once years ago when I was with some friends and we had been drinking...you have to have been drinking!

[@Psychphuq]

That fish looks nasty... Kyde is straight up GOAT...! 11:19 OMG Way to explain it Eric... :)

[@Frovigalning]

I'm so happy you did it properly as a sandwhich. Most foreigners just eats it out of the jar. Also agree with the rest, Kyde IS a badass! :)

[@InfamousCrimeLocations]

Eric, your taste reaction was priceless! Haha. I feel you man. Sounds horrible. Lol

[@jullmark9742]

"All of our Swedish friends are terrified of a special fermenting herring famous for being super bad smelling and even worse tasting." You need more friends!

[@caitlinveal5709]

😂😂😂😂😂 the fact that you had to find some place remote to eat a certain food is amazing.

[@locuus7]

I'm impressed, especially with Eric.

[@krislatorre]

This video made me laugh so much... Your reaction made me laugh so much Eric!

[@simondahlstrom7482]

I think surströmming is ok, definitely something you have to try at least once. If anyone out there wants to try surströmming but is thrown off by the smell, just open the can under water. I dont recommend opening it indoors, even with this nifty little trick. One thing I like more than surströmming,... ... Kyde and Eric.

[@kydeanderic]

Hahaa, we are better than rotting fish! Yay!

[@xxCourtneyxxRAWR]

Damn Kyde at it again. Brave soul! You should be president!

[@hoosierdaddy3705]

What a badass. I never seen anyone eat that without gagging. You made that look tasty. Eric had the proper response to that crap. He at least tried it.

[@pozzo6828]

Just saw the title and wondered that Eric must have been wincing at the thought of the fishy smell about to assault his nostrils!

[@GamingFoodie]

Eric's reaction so good :) Kyde super badass confirmed!

[@Highbrass-ub5pd]

The can Kyde is holding at the beginning is the good one

[@rolandjernstrom9024]

Impressed..

[@collectivelight]

That's funny how you have to go to an open field just to open it :) Kyde is pretty tough!

[@caitandrews533]

Maybe the wind and outdoors made the smell less, I bet it gets pretty concentrated when inside.

[@kydeanderic]

Yea, possible! -E

[@JohnD640]

-in the warm...

[@stevo728822]

You're camera work is excellent. Most video makers don't keep their camera still.

[@kydeanderic]

Haha, thanks! Our friend Makkiko did some of the camera for this, I'll let her know she did a good job! -E

[@stevo728822]

You treat it like you're handling Novichok in Salisbury. Looks to me like pickled herrings, what we call "rollymops" in the UK.

[@supernovasightseeing4133]

I laughed so hard when he said "veaponized fish" 😂

[@JohnD640]

"I've smelled toilets in Thailand..." -The intro to a great Sinatra song!

[@Ferdawoon]

Surströmming is salty as it is from the time when salt was used as a way to preserve food. The "myth" is that a Merchant was trying to save some money (as salt was expensive) and used as little salt as he could to preserve his fish and meat, but one batch had too little and it started to ferment. He then managed to scam a village somewhere by selling them this rotten herring which he otherwise would just have to throw away as it was fermented. The next time he went there the village asked him if he had any more of that fish because they really liked it and so a tradition was born. Again, this is a myth and story so no claims to the validity or truth behind it but that is the origin story I was told.

[@zengenxers]

Eric, I almost fell out of my chair laughing my ass off when you took a bite of that Surstromming sandwich (aka Shit Sandwich)! Excellent video guys and keep up the good work! :-)

[@mutedtempest]

This is beautiful. When Eric said you'd gone to a park I was a little worried the police might come arrest you for stench disturbance or something. And nice on the tunnbröd! That stuff is awesome. they have a thing called a tunnbrödsrulla that has hot dogs, mashed potatoes and coleslaw in it instead of surströmming which is amazing. But yeah, Eric, I think you had the normal reaction whereas Kyde's just a badass. When I lived up north my friends kept daring me and I never got around to it, but my landlord in Uppsala would open cans to troll his friends so I know the smell all too well xD

[@kydeanderic]

Haha, tunnbröd sounds much better! -E

[@InJesusNameIPrayAmen]

Kyde is doing something manlier than most men 🦸‍♀️

[@magoolew5131]

You should have gotten the one with the Wolf on it. It was fillets and the fish would have already been cleaned for you. You could have just pulled the fish out, cut the fins off, and put it right in your wrap. I've never eaten it, but I've watched a lot of you tube videos.

[@nobreyner60]

HA! Swedish durian! Eric's hatred of fish, JUSTIFIED!

[@Jonsson474]

Really nice vlog. I love it. You really need someone from northern Sweden, who is used to this stuff, to teach you how to handle and eat this properly. 😉

[@duallove6909]

I think I wouldn't mind eating this. Many ppl couldn't handle natto but when I tried it it was ok and actually I hought it had a mild taste!. I love marmite too. I think I get well with fermented food.

[@jaydebbiefrye5420]

A few years ago I held back my vote for the “ Who wears da’ pantz “ game thing you two did......I have made my decision.

[@chandc85]

"I'm just a badass. that's all there is to it, son." - Kyde 2018

[@frappuccino68]

Kudos to you , Katie! (Never been to Sweden, but I've heard a lot about it.)

[@carinaejag]

Röda Ulven is the one to buy. Gräddfil is sour cream.

[@lapplandsjagare]

Hi from Sweden 😎 surströmming

[@Wintermist-SWE]

Well, I'm impressed!

[@mistersmith158]

Kyde schooled Eric on who is the baddie of the duo. My concern is if this smells that bad going in what will it smell like doing out? Hope no gas is developed from this if you fear nasty fish farts run. Peace and love peace and love wishing you both more stinking fish in your future LOL

[@sarahk5724]

Brilliant! One of the funniest videos 👍. That stuff is nasty.

[@jefferi78]

kyde respect and badass went 1 million point up. guess no kissing with eric for a period of time. :D

[@aleenr4425]

You're awesome Kyde!!

[@Some0neSomewhere]

I puke at smells so I'm out on eating this. On top, as with Eric, I hate fish! Kyde has a balls of steel, though. Think we need more Kyde on vodka videos!

[@bobbynorth8879]

What you did there is take one of the finest and non-smelliest you could get, and a brand very few of those that eat surströmming eat. You should have taken Oskar's which is the one that is eaten most. But you unlike most others that try it at least had the sandwich which is how it should be eaten. But the can you chosed are one of the least smelly ones. It's like smelling the smothest vodka next to mash. So please do another try :D

[@kydeanderic]

Haha, yea, wr didn't know which was "smelliest" and neither did our Swedish friends so we just guessed. We got lucky! Haha. -E

[@CAfakmykak]

If my girlfriend ever ate something like that, I might question our relationship.

[@kydeanderic]

You don't like badass chicks? -E

[@xpqr12345]

The background to surströmming is that once Sweden was very poor, and salt was very expensive. When the herring needed conserving somehow, the people doing the conserving added only enough salt to keep the fish from getting inedible. The smell was apparently not seen as a problem. And while many foreigners seem to consider the smell something worthy of military weapons, I am unfazed by it. But then, I am Swedish...

[@2612greg]

I’m gonna try it this weekend

[@kydeanderic]

Enjoy!

[@EnderCrypt]

lmao, i thought that he was exxagerating when he said she was hardcore... she definetly proven the statemet true xD

[@ojal1734]

Hi guys... i move to kumagaya ... need your little help. Please tell me where did you got sliding cabents. .have scrolled in amazon.jp but didnt found that one

[@ojal1734]

Saw your video on tokoyo apparent... it was amazing

[@kydeanderic]

+Baby laughing I'm not sure which sliding cabinets you are talking about. There were huge sliding door closets built into the apartment. Everything else we basically got at Ikea. They can ship things if needed, and it's not super expensive. -E

[@ojal1734]

Kyde and Eric thanks for replying .. I meant storage box ..with sliders

[@TheBaldr]

I've been recently into Kipper Snacks(Canned smoked Herring), very strong fishy smell when you open the can. I can't imagine the smell of that.

[@newvillagefilms]

That looks more edible than the Buzzfeed peeps tried (yellow/red can) where the fish disintegrated.

[@kydeanderic]

Yea, maybe we picked the "good" one. -E

[@aleenr4425]

I'd totally try that, I wonder if there's good probiotics in it since it's fermented..

[@Abjor]

Should've gone with Oskar's Surströmming or Röda Ulven Surströmming instead of the rum herring thing. My bet is that's what is different.

[@skyt54]

I liked your surströmming video. Most of the surströmming videos are people doing it the wrong way. You guys did close to the way Swedes who like surströmming do it plus you picked out a more refined brand of surströmming. You should of put the herring on a plate and with knife and fork split the herring in two halves removing the spine and inards and then cut it in smaller pieces to put on the tunnbröd. Some of the other brands are more potent smelling. I have tried it twice with my family and grandkids and it went well but nobody asked for seconds. All of my grandparents came from Sweden so trying surströmming was something we had to do.

[@binkao2938]

Gräddfil is sour cream :) Looked really delicious on the sandwich. Can't wait to try it myself! Btw real bad cans the fish will have almost disintegrated and look like thin strips of slime :P

[@xRemRooodx]

You can open the can in a bucket of water so the smell is not launched out like a nuke. :)

[@kydeanderic]

Haha, baby's stuff.

[@RichardKoning]

I'll still remember the ICA Supermarket in Sweden. Surströmming is so awful! They also sell "Snus". It's just steamed tobacco. So weird. Glad i've never tried that.

[@candidoll13]

Kyde You Rock!! Loved how no one but you would eat that and say it wasn't as bad as everyone said it was.. But what's worse Durian or that fish?? Ps. Good Job 👍Eric for trying it even tho you dis like fish.. You guys Rock.. keep the awesome videos coming... ✌❤

[@kydeanderic]

Kyde said durian is worse. I think the opposite, haha. -E

[@andranius6942]

Respect to kyde and eric! i wouldn't eat that. and im swedish

[@Dronning10]

Det är också gott att ha rödlök istället för vanlig lök, att öppna burken under en handduk är ett bra tips då det inte skvätter ner allt.

Oskars Surströmming is the best!

[@rileyherbert4657]

damn this was such a funny video!! i love watching you guys :))

[@kydeanderic]

Thanks!! -E

[@andersszpigler1526]

In the airline industry is considered as "Dangerous goods". meaning that it´s not allowed to be transported inside the cabin.

[@christianbergenwall]

One reason why it did not smell that bad might be because the cold weather. Cold things taste and smell less. Try a really cold beer, colder than it should be, and you will notis that it taste hardly nothing.

[@kydeanderic]

Good point! -E

[@e.lundbom4578]

I see you did do the whole wrap thing, which is good, but why did no one tell you to rinse the fillets before eating? :D

[@kydeanderic]

It was freezing outside and they wouldn't let us open them inside. We worked with what we could, haha. -E

[@clu83]

such a f*in' badass! that's nerves of steel right there.

[@peckelhaze6934]

Sandwich? You could use that for a bed roll, It's huge.