Swedish cuisine is known around the world for its Swedish meatballs, crayfish parties and smorgasbord lunches, but there’s one traditional delicacy that rarely makes it beyond the country’s border.

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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 ...

Perhaps you've seen videos depicting the so-called "surströmming challenge." Several have gone viral and feature a person or people eating a Swedish food called surströmming, a very unique type of ...

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

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Surströmming is not at all what I expected. This was easily the worst food item i've ever tasted.

Surströmming, a fermented herring considered to be a famous delicacy in Sweden, is also known as one of the most pungent foods in the world. More than a decade ago, NPR's Ari Shapiro attempted to eat ...

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 ...