How to eat surströmming — the world's smelliest food — the Swedish way
by editors@theworld.org (Joshua Coe) from The World: Latest Stories on (#7449F)
When you think of Sweden, things like ABBA, IKEA and Pippi Longstocking are among its cultural exports. While Swedish food doesn't quite capture international attention in the same way, surstromming - fermented herring in a can - is getting noticed in some corners of the internet. Now, the Swedes are hoping to get this delicacy designated as Intangible Cultural Heritage - despite how disgusting some people find it. The World's Joshua Coe set out to see what all the fuss was about.