Living on the edge

[jRuutu 2,464]

There has been one thing that I have always wanted to try. It has been some kind of a obsession for me ever since I saw videos of people putting their protective gear on and just going for it. Personally I think the protective gear is bit too much, surely the smell will go away if you take a shower? But I guess it´s better to play it safe. 

 

I have asked from my girlfriend few times if she would be interested in trying or at least letting me go out and try somewhere else, but the answer has always been: No, not now  or I have a headache. Somebody might be wondering why I need permission from my girlfriend or why I don´t ask a friend to help out?  Well, it´s nice to ask first if you are going to do something that will potentially hurt a lot and the whole experience is much more special if you do it with someone who you love instead of a friend. Sure, you can do it alone, but where is the fun in that? Everything is better when you have someone to share the experience with.

 

Without rambling on about it too much, here is a video of few guys experiencing the power of Surströmming for the first time, fun starts at 4:43

 

 

 

I´m not sure how dangerous that stuff is, but cant be too healthy to eat it too often? 

 

[Beketov 9,009]

I don’t speak whatever it is they are speaking in this but from what I gather from Wiki that’s basically heavily fermented herring that has just enough salt in it to keep it from rotting and the smell when you open the can has been said to be one of the worst smells in the world. Does that sound about right?

[jRuutu 2,464]

4 minutes ago, Beketov said:

I don’t speak whatever it is they are speaking in this but from what I gather from Wiki that’s basically heavily fermented herring that has just enough salt in it to keep it from rotting and the smell when you open the can has been said to be one of the worst smells in the world. Does that sound about right?

Sounds about right. Swedish thing by the way, they are crazy  

[Tagger 2,722]

I've seen some stuff on people trying surstromming before on a video game website I frequent (because eating horrible smelling fish is the best video game), they ate it on like a crispbread and they fucking hated it, unsurprisingly. I think they also tried Goat's head in the past as well, because again, video games.

 

I'd be willing to try it though. 

[jRuutu 2,464]

1 minute ago, YEAH!stlemania said:

I've seen some stuff on people trying surstromming before on a video game website I frequent (because eating horrible smelling fish is the best video game), they ate it on like a crispbread and they fucking hated it, unsurprisingly. I think they also tried Goat's head in the past as well, because again, video games.

 

I'd be willing to try it though. 

Biggest thing that worries me about Surströmming is the smell.  Could try it as well, but have a strong feeling it´s not for me.