Low fish catch disappoints Swedes who could not celebrate the yearly tradition of eating surströmming, a fermented herring delicacy known worldwide for its pungent smell. COPENHAGEN, Denmark (CN) — ...

Zheng Bowen (right) opens a can of fermented Baltic Sea herring in Hyde Park in London with his friends. Photo: Courtesy of Zheng Bowen A can of fermented Baltic Sea herring Photo: Courtesy of Zheng ...

HE may be the World's Strongest Man. But he was reduced to a retching wreck by a small tin of HERRING. Tom Stoltman, together with his brother Luke, took part in the viral Surströmming Challenge on ...

All my Swedish friends claim to love surströmming. I know it's not easy to provoke most Norrlanders into an open disagreement, but my friends' unanimity on their love for fermented herring is absolute ...

Swedish Surströmming is illegal to open indoors or in public spaces, and it's customary to ask permission from neighbors even when opening it outdoors. It is banned by airlines due to fears it may ...

More than a decade ago, NPR's Ari Shapiro attempted to eat a fermented Swedish herring calledsurströmming, one of the most pungent foods in the world. It did not go well. Twelve years later, on a ...

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It’s thought to be so bad for you to eat that the European Union is trying to ban it, but its smell alone can make you sick. Surströmming is a type of fermented herring that is traditionally enjoyed ...

image: It has been called the smelliest food in the world. But surströmming -- Swedish for 'sour herring' -- is beloved in Sweden as a summer treat. In this video, Reactions explains the chemistry of ...