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WATCH South Africans Try Sweden’s Famous Fish with Hilarious Results

Watch this group of South Africans try some Surströmming – one of the smelliest fish in the world! Even the Japanese, who have their own famous fermented fish dish (kusaya), say – according to a study – that a newly opened can of surströmming has “one of the most putrid food smells in the world”, […]

Watch this group of South Africans try some Surströmming – one of the smelliest fish in the world!

Even the Japanese, who have their own famous fermented fish dish (kusaya), say – according to a study – that a newly opened can of surströmming has “one of the most putrid food smells in the world”, stronger than their own.

The can contains lightly-salted fermented Baltic Sea herring. Apparently just enough salt is used to prevent the raw herring from rotting… although judging by the South Africans’ reactions, it’s definitely not enough!

WATCH South Africans try Sweden’s Surstromming