Here you go. Basically fermented herring. Like lutefisk, it’s an acquired taste lol. I can tell you personally that surströmming smells like rotting fish and tastes like say blue cheese with a fishy flavor. Not bad on a cracker with cheese, but that’s about the only way my family eats it.
But that’s the point - you make it sound really good actually. Fermented fish, fishy blue cheese? So whenever I hear people say it is awful it’s hard to believe. I’ve been wanting to try it for years. But Ukrainian army dudes spitting it out is the first time I take “it’s disgusting” seriously.
The description(s) here put it solidly in the same camp as (Asian) fish sauce. The smell will make your eyes water, but it add umami flavor to a dish and gives is a fuller flavor profile (without actually tasting like it smells).
If you can enjoy sardines out of a tin, you can probably enjoy surströmming. Just eat it outside as the smell lingers for a long time. It sincerely doesn’t taste bad, just smells bad. You should be able to get it off Amazon.
Here you go. Basically fermented herring. Like lutefisk, it’s an acquired taste lol. I can tell you personally that surströmming smells like rotting fish and tastes like say blue cheese with a fishy flavor. Not bad on a cracker with cheese, but that’s about the only way my family eats it.
https://www.ateriet.com/what-is-surstromming-and-how-to-eat-this-smelly-fish/
But that’s the point - you make it sound really good actually. Fermented fish, fishy blue cheese? So whenever I hear people say it is awful it’s hard to believe. I’ve been wanting to try it for years. But Ukrainian army dudes spitting it out is the first time I take “it’s disgusting” seriously.
It’s supposed to be opened under water to reduce the smell. Then eaten on flatbresd with raw onions and sour cream.
I’m Swedish and have never had it. It’s not exactly popular even here.
The description(s) here put it solidly in the same camp as (Asian) fish sauce. The smell will make your eyes water, but it add umami flavor to a dish and gives is a fuller flavor profile (without actually tasting like it smells).
If you can enjoy sardines out of a tin, you can probably enjoy surströmming. Just eat it outside as the smell lingers for a long time. It sincerely doesn’t taste bad, just smells bad. You should be able to get it off Amazon.