Surstromming, Swedish for sour herring, has a powerful stink thanks to food preservation. Surstromming, Swedish for sour herring, is legendary for its powerful stink. But it's all a result of the ...

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 ...

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.

People across different cultures have been using food preservation methods for centuries. But few preserved food can be quite as "stinky" as the fermented sour herring, also known as Surstromming in ...

Whether you're planning your next food challenge video or just have a touch of culinary FOMO, you won't want to miss out on sampling a can of surströmming. Americans have a fickle, ambiguous ...

Surstromming, Swedish for sour herring, is legendary for its powerful stink. But it's all a result of the chemistry of preserving food. This week on Reactions, we learn about the world's smelliest ...

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 ...