Surströmming (Södermalm, Stockholm)

Surströmming (pronounced [sʉ̌ːrstrœmːɪŋ], Swedish for "soured herring"), is fermented Baltic sea herring and is a staple of traditional northern Swedish cuisine since at least the 16th century. Just enough salt is used to prevent the raw fish from rotting (chemical decomposition). A fermentation process (which converts sugar to acids, gases and alcohol) of at least six months gives the lightly-salted fish its characteristic strong smell and somewhat acidulous taste.
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]
The Baltic herring, known as strömming in Swedish, is smaller than the Atlantic herring, found in the North Sea, and traditionally the definition of strömming (Baltic herring) is herring fished in the brackish waters of the Baltic north of the Kalmar Strait[2] The herring used for surströmming are caught just prior to spawning.
At the end of the 1940s, producers lobbied for a Swedish Royal decree (förordning) that would prevent improperly fermented fish from being sold. The decree forbade sales of the current year's production in Sweden prior to the third Thursday in August. The decree is no longer law, but the trade still abides by the date for the "premiere" - Wikipedia
Link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surstr%C...

[@petrisz]

Sturströmming is absolutely OK. It's like a mixture of salty anchovy & *very* ripe cheese. This is a very helpful video that sums up the important advices: don't open it inside; try to remove the skin and what you don't wish to consume; eat it with butter, bread, potatoes, sour creme and onions; complement it with a pilsner or IPA (or vodka).

[@margueritereed980]

Anchovy & cheese doesn't sound soo bad.

[@petrisz]

Marguerite Reed It’s not bad at all. In fact I eat several cans of surströmming each year because I find it tasty. My main problem is that it isn’t readily available and is somewhat pricey.

[@briansteffmagnussen9078]

It is really nice to see someone who actually enjoy this food with dignity instead of these manhood challenge videos.

[@senaoutofspace]

100% I agree

[@jamescompton4923]

"Enjoy" is perhaps a bit strong much like the "food". The flies seem to like it though.

[@fuddy_duddy]

The looks on her face are priceless! :-D

[@adzwild]

Thanks for sharing! I want to try this someday.

[@lubomirpechmann9060]

Taková krásná holka a borec ani neumí otevřít plechovku...😀

[@larrynintendo6838]

Nice to watch people enjoy it and have a nice meal. :)

[@felsobbrendu6863]

Szépen kenyérre kenve, úgy az igazi különlehesség :D

[@mrbitbot]

Very nice! Very brave!

[@deanl2427]

Wow, she is absolutely naturally beautiful

[@ivitsalazarov4824]

Yes she is

[@protolexis]

Invest in a better can opener

[@sarahburggraf907]

The flies are loving it

[@frickwilhelm4112]

Lecker zubereitet ein träumchen lecker. Ich esse ihn für mein Leben gern

[@lubomirpechmann9060]

A masařky jsou super...😀

[@RetrovlaDt]

nice couple. the girl i so pretty) wish u all da best from Saint-Petersburg!

[@flarion00]

Flies couldn't resist

[@ivitsalazarov4824]

I would eat Stroming if only this Lolita was near me with that beautiful smile while I eat. Otherwise I would never have tried it.

[@jurgenungerer2475]

Sehr aufschlussreich… besonders der Teil wo die Dose geöffnet wird. Zum Saatwerden ist es ja nicht wirklich 🤔Dann mal guten Appetit

[@szemkeoandras6152]

Sziasztok! Egyetértek a hangvétellel és a megállapításokkal: mi is tettünk egy próbát (készült is videó...), és azt szűrtük le, hogy túlhisztériázott dolog ez. Nem mondom, az első pillanatok valóban váratlanul megrázóak, de egyrészt meg lehet szokni a szagát, másrészt az íze kompenzálható (ahogyan amúgy a svédek és ti magatok is teszitek) hagymával, krumplival stb. Engem amúgy inkább a vérkegyetlen sóssága zavart. Semmiképpen nem finom, nem ízletes, de az öklendezés, üvöltözés stb. túlnyomórészt erőltetett színpadiasság - úgyhogy rakenroll!

[@toomanybears_]

How tall is your Dala Horse? We are having a surstrommingsskiva this week but don't have a Dala Horse. We want to get a Dala Horse for our next surstrommingsskiva. Dala Horses over 15cm tall are quite expensive. Thanks.

[@allegar04]

Only I can see .. its real vikings Enjoy their meal..specially this fisk.. I can imagine how their ancestors survived eating this

[@potriktv]

So many flys :D

[@lmhoyt]

Scandinavian-American here. I'd love to try. Does it come already filleted?

[@KristinaAthena]

You can get it in fillet or with the bones.

[@senaoutofspace]

Yes, fillets possible

[@nyikolajjevgenyevicsleonid4293]

hogynem öklendeztetek?,igaz h olyan volt mint az eceteshall sósan foghagymásan

Sziasztok! Melyik üzletben vettétek? Se coopban, se icában nem találtam eddig sajnos.

[@EVILDEADITE75]

willys

[@corgieship5759]

what does that red horse toy mean? your toy or totem for luck?

[@javiervega1882]

Las moscas es una buena señal

[@Herr_Jehmineh]

Can you even open?

[@alexanderrobertnewby]

beer is such a bad drink to go with this, i was burping up rotten fish for hours

[@reallivebluescat]

+Alex Newby Fermented, not rotten.

[@djdunay]

Jó hallani,hogy magyarok vagytok! A kommentárt nem vittétek túlzásba! Hiába,a magyarok gyomra erős.

[@elestromusicgamesfun1101]

Hm, what language are they speaking? (Not Swedish) Polish?

[@sandorfarkas6370]

It's hungarian

[@johninaryan951]

Hungarian

[@arkadiuszkuna6801]

Punk ipa the best beer :)

[@denissarkozy]

Hungarian people.

[@MaureenKo1]

Woof. Then come the flies.

[@CAfakmykak]

Bladee: wOoDeN hOrSe

[@alasdairallan462]

Good to see it takes Scottish beer to make that palatable.

[@lehnrik]

+Alasdair Allan Punk Ipa is amazing!

[@lehnrik]

+Alasdair Allan Punk Ipa is amazing!

[@reallivebluescat]

+Alasdair Allan the taste isnt bad its just really salty and briny. The fermentation makes it really soft. But it needs sliced potatoes, red onion and sourcream ! :D It stinks, but yeah yeah get over it ;)

[@reallivebluescat]

+Carl-Fredrik L ...also try to get hold of a boutique-brand not a big scale industrial brand. Like, by it at some proper fishermonger not the local supermarket and pay a bit extra. Open the tin underwater

[@tylerquam762]

What I think what looks like in the purple plate is tofu LOL

[@barnabaskomlati3633]

Én a levét is megittam 😂

[@sweetvonbettie1]

I couldn't and wouldn't do it I think I would gag lol

[@MyHairyChin]

key drink is Vodka with Surstrommings

[@lassemann1677]

Ni: Tänkte äta lite fisk på gården Grannsämjan: Adjö

[@driver9337]

A video about the proper way to prepare and eat surstromming...... with no commentary and shot at such a low angle that you can't see how they are preparing and eating the surstromming. At least the babe is easy on the eyes...

[@lylesommers1249]

People really need to figure out how to use a can opener

[@RafaelCantarella]

I see a lot of fly in all the surstromming videos. You open this nasty can and they appear

[@767HALHA]

+ egy kis palesz es mindjart jobban csuszik :)

[@ilikepedorros]

if you try some tacos you'll never go back to that stuff

[@travisbull2152]

ilikepedorros stupid beener

[@egykilenckilenchet]

what an idiotic comment, who has never tried tacos?

[@doctorpanigrahi9975]

@@egykilenckilenchet .. I have never tried tacos :)

[@RoronoaZoro-uf9dj]

They are cute

[@andriirawan3165]

Pakai nasi bro biar kenyang

[@blubberbooty]

I like to put that stuff in my pants pockets. I don't get laid a lot but at least I can smell like I do. :)

[@psoyf]

you guys forgot the white bread

[@johninaryan951]

They have toast

[@AllSven]

Cute girl. Wow 😳

[@k.c.lejeune6613]

Language sounds Hungarian to me.

[@kevinhofferth6097]

paul walker?!..

[@MrBergakungen]

FUNNY she has the results.

[@stefanbranden4898]

There is at least 10 cheeses that smells worse than surströmming!!! And the smell is very temporary!!

[@0thcentury]

Open it UNDER WATER

[@frickwilhelm4112]

Etwas Frischkäse oder joukurt DAZU Tomaten

[@LOVE-nx2zb]

This is so weird How they eat that thing. When I eat that I feel like sick smell like more then shit GOD DAMN.

[@reallivebluescat]

you ppl that cant take this type of food are all wussies! :P

[@TheErichos]

magyarok

why you doing this !!!!!!

[@LOVE-nx2zb]

This is so weird Hw they eat that food. When I eat that think I feel sick smell like more then shit GOD DAMN.

[@toastbread2147]

Super Hiro They are used to the food,Take an example;some people doesn't like durians and some of them like it.

[@LOVE-nx2zb]

yolosean123 cool

[@billstankowski2169]

W_H_Y ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

[@user-gh5sj4wg2n]

私は日本人です。 私は集団ストーカー・組織ストーカーの被害者です これを食べたらハイテクノロジー犯罪がなくなるんであれば喜んで食べることでしょう。

[@uyam170]

あーちゃんねる 草

[@aggressivemutant5641]

Когда эту херь едят правильно, это скучно. СутьСтрёмминга™ должна жраться по-бомжарски. Из банки, в душном теплом помещении. Чтоб, так сказать, стать ближе к Швеции, прочувствовать атмосферу.

[@user-ol8ls9vy5q]

Странно, я думал что бы стать ближе к Швеции и прочувствовать ее атмосферу, достаточно проехаться в новом ХС60,ХС90, Ну в крайнем случае отведать в ИКЕА пюре с фрикадельками.

[@birkenau666]

you don't talk much do you ?

[@herrfriberger5]

Maybe they don't want to reveal they are foreign, not swedish.

[@user-qh2zf9dl5f]

вери импресив

[@kevinbrowning4106]

Most awkward meal I've ever seen. Not 2 words to each other. So weird

[@ArtificialMisery]

they are constantly taking to each other

[@nedzadkaradag763]

It is a special Hungarian dialect od Swedish so we cant hear it at all..

[@johninaryan951]

The talking the whole time.😅

[@juandelgado5337]

this people are weird they don't talk

[@ibaihaqi99]

swedish girl is the best

[@gidran82]

She's hungarian

[@oblivionplank6949]

looks fucking discusting..you guys have tastebuds??