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 ...

The surströmming season is back, and with it, a battle of taste buds. Ex-Londoner, Paul Connolly, and Skellefteå native, Akvelina Bergsten, share their vastly different opinions on the rather smelly ...

One of Sweden's most famous, or infamous, delicacies — surströmming, or fermented herring — is no longer a given in Swedish shops, as the herring in the Baltic Sea is under threat. Producers along the ...

Gregg Harfleet drove eight hours north to try surströmming the traditional way. Photo: Gregg Harfleet He didn’t cry, he didn’t scream, he didn’t even vomit. But in a nondescript hotel room somewhere ...

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Sweden has the distinction of producing surströmming, one of the foulest-smelling foods in the world. More than a decade ago, NPR's Ari Shapiro... Surströmming Revisited: Eating Sweden's Famously ...