You guys ever hear of surstromming?

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The Baltic herring, known as strömming in Swedish, is smaller than the Atlantic herring, found in the North Sea. Traditionally, the definition of strömming is "herring fished in the brackish waters of the Baltic north of the Kalmar Strait".[1] The herring used for surströmming are caught just prior to spawning.

During a production of surströmming, just enough salt is used to prevent the raw herring from rotting. A fermentation process of at least six months gives the fish a characteristic strong smell and somewhat acidic taste. According to a Japanese study, a newly opened can of surströmming has one of the most putrid food smells in the world, stronger than similarly fermented fish dishes such as the Korean hongeohoe or Japanese kusaya.

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sickmint79

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the gist of it is:

you open the container away from the table and remove the fish

the first thing you do is remove the entrails - seems some people may have ate them?

the meat is traditionally eaten in some type of wrap/sandwich, generally with some kind of sour dairy/cream + onions + potatoes + looks like tomatoes too
 
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