How to eat Surströmming — the world’s worst-smelling food – the Swedish way

It's the end of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, which means the season of a certain fermented fish delicacy is over. While Swedish food doesn't quite capture international attention, 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 brought us this story earlier this year as he set out to see what all the fuss was about.

This originally aired on March 9, 2026