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Old 07-03-2016, 02:06 PM
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The stinkiest (alleged) food in the world

Surströmming, a fermented Baltic Sea herring concoction is said to be the worst smelling, and perhaps worst tasting food in the world. I've heard Garrison Keillor and crew go on about the odd smell and texture of lutefisk, another Swedish/Norse dish. I've not had either but being parts Swedish, Norwegian, and Finnish I'm curious about the sort of fare that sustained my ancestors all those years. I've put both on my dark side bucket list.

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Old 07-03-2016, 11:44 PM
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Old 07-04-2016, 07:53 AM
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There's also that rotten shark they eat in Iceland.
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Old 07-04-2016, 04:49 PM
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Could be that such things don't stink so bad in sub zero temps.

You know people are living in a hard tough ol' place if they have to rely on that sort of stuff to stay alive.
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Old 07-14-2016, 08:08 PM
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My ex made a baked chicken once that smelled like nasty gym shoes...does that count?
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Old 07-14-2016, 08:21 PM
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Durian fruit...the Gem of S.E. Asia...cant say I have smelled anything worse than this...the locals love it..I cant be in the same room with it.

In fact..it is prohibited from being carried on the city busses.
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Old 07-14-2016, 08:24 PM
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Handkäse (Hand Cheese), can get pretty stinky, especially when it warms up, and it is on the ripe side. Add caraway seeds and/or pickled thin sliced onion and some oil ("Musik"), slice it on some hearty German Rye bread, and you've got a good meal. Order a Beer too!
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Old 07-14-2016, 11:37 PM
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Level of stink is inversely proportional to classification as food.
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Durian fruit...the Gem of S.E. Asia...cant say I have smelled anything worse than this...the locals love it..I cant be in the same room with it.

In fact..it is prohibited from being carried on the city busses.
It is the worst smelling stuff - I agree with you.

amazingly most south asian tourists simply abhor the smell but with some european ones - just tell them theres a french cheese exhibition going on - and they start to like that smell

true story
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Old 07-16-2016, 11:40 AM
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Good bread, to go along with stinky cheese, is a must.
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Old 07-16-2016, 08:40 PM
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In high school one of my group of pals was real particular about his VW beetle he'd restored. It was an early one somebody'd brought back from Germany. Canvas sunroof and turn signal semaphores, etc.
On a prank, we smeared Limburger Cheese all over his heater manifold.

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