What does surströmming smell and taste like? - Lola Akinmade

It was inevitable. Six pairs of eyes stared back at me in anticipation. My giddy laughter turned to whimpering of fear before a few tears fell as I bit into the foulest smelling dish I’d ever tried. What does surströmming smell and taste like? I introduce you to surstromming (surströmming in Swedish) which is fermented Baltic herring. Its smell is so pungently horrid even the flies circling around us were initially confused and disoriented. What the….? They probably buzzed to each other. Last weekend found us at the summer house way up north in Swedish Lapland. The setting was serene with

In 'Everything Is Not Enough,' Lola Akinmade Åkerström Embraces the Messiness of the Human Experience

Surströmming' – the rotten herring that Swedes love

Swedish Press June 2022 Vol 93-04 Sample by Swedish Press - Issuu

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What does surströmming smell and taste like? - Lola Akinmade

Close up of herring fillet, out of a surstromming can Stock Photo - Alamy, surstromming

In 'Everything Is Not Enough,' Lola Akinmade Åkerström Embraces the Messiness of the Human Experience

Surströmming' – the rotten herring that Swedes love

Sweden's stinky tradition

70 Surstromming Images, Stock Photos, 3D objects, & Vectors, surströmming

Sweden.se - As of today, 'tis the season of 'surströmming' in Sweden! 🐟🐟 It's a traditional 'delicacy' usually enjoyed in early autumn – not quite by all Swedes though 😳. 'Surströmming' is

70 Surstromming Images, Stock Photos, 3D objects, & Vectors, surströmming

Sweden.se - As of today, 'tis the season of 'surströmming' in Sweden! 🐟🐟 It's a traditional 'delicacy' usually enjoyed in early autumn – not quite by all Swedes though 😳. 'Surströmming' is