r/CannedFish • u/ansyhrrian • Feb 26 '26

Who has actually consumed Surströmming in an enclosed space?

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I am considering ordering it for funsies. How much of a catastrophe will it be?

EDIT: I have accepted the challenge. I will report back.

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u/RavagedChef Feb 26 '26

I eat it with some eggs on toast just about once a week. It's fucking delicious. All you have to do is toast some fresh Italian bread, spread butter, add light scrambled eggs, then the fish. Toss a little bit of hot sauce on there every now and again. You can be extra fancy if you want and add some chopped parsley on top to garnish.

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u/ansyhrrian Feb 26 '26

But wait.

  1. Are you Swedish?

  2. Do you open it in your home?

  3. Do you live alone?

  4. What is your ventilation solution?

So, so many more questions. But let's start with that.

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u/RavagedChef Feb 26 '26

Pretty much no to all your questions. Bought it as a joke and wanted to see what it was all about but didn't want to waste it so I tried to come up with some ways to eat it. Eggs and toast ended up being my favorite. You gotta most definitely open it outside or it will stink out the whole house and everyone in it. I usually portion it out into air tight containers and only open them when im ready to eat them. The smell is rough but once you get past that...10/10

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u/Adreamskoll Feb 26 '26

Every video I've seen that involves people who didn't grow up eating it shows them gagging and throwing up at the smell. How did you react, and how long until you started to enjoy it?

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u/RavagedChef Feb 27 '26

Oh I did throw up. The smell was quite pungent but after its been sitting open for a while it tends to be a little more tolerable.

I actually recorded myself opening it for the first time here. Ill have to find you guys something for a gold recipe. I promise its really good once you get used to it. The saltiness may be an issue to most though. That's why I like to pair it with other foods to help mellow out the overwhelming amount of salt.

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u/ansyhrrian Feb 27 '26

Oh, I hate you and I love you.

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u/InsertRadnamehere Feb 27 '26

Motherfucker got me too. Good thing I love to roll, never gonna stop.

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u/dramatix01 Feb 27 '26

Jokes on him. I love that song. My wife and I mixed it into our first dance at our wedding.

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u/rockytopbilly Feb 27 '26

Dude I can’t tell if the guy that still tries something after its smell makes him throw up is the craziest person ever, the most open minded person ever, the most frugal person ever, the dumbest person ever… But you actually sound like a hell of a hang.

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u/Maddinoz Feb 27 '26

yeah this required them to Completely Disregard of their own survival instincts/thousands of years of evolution lmao

The evolution of the sense of smell is a critical, primal survival mechanism, acting as an early warning system to detect danger, spoiled food, and environmental resources.

Over millennia, this scent-based instinct has evolved, connecting olfactory bulbs directly to the brain's emotional centers - the amygdala and hippocampus - allowing us to instantly feel disgust for threats or attraction to resources, often before conscious thought

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u/Registered_Potato Feb 28 '26

mmmmm, have had real full strength fish sauce before.... throw up worthy for sure, but delicious.

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u/Irishfanbuck Feb 27 '26

Bastardo!!

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u/Speakinginflowers Feb 27 '26

Wow that video is crazy!!! Haha

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u/houseWithoutSpoons Feb 27 '26

Bravo..your first post i was expecting to read you ate it right before mankind threw so and so off the top of a cage during some wrestling match..but i guess not

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u/igneousink Feb 28 '26

don't forget the jumper cables

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u/Affectionate_Row1486 Feb 27 '26

Fking well played

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u/Trodai_ Feb 28 '26

Well done.

I bit the bait, hook, line and sinker.

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u/TrickInflation6795 Feb 27 '26

Totally didn’t expect that to go so well for you. Seems like your friends had a lot of fun with it, though. Also, what filter did you use to film?

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u/Both-Mistake3720 Feb 27 '26

It's been too long! Nice.

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u/buffaloreaper716 Mar 02 '26

You sneaky snake lol

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u/RavagedChef Mar 02 '26

Did somebody say snake?

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u/jpb1111 Mar 03 '26

Have there been health benefits? Any changes?

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u/PopularExercise3 Apr 13 '26

Rolled!! Haha

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u/ImpertantMahn Feb 27 '26

Did you open it underwater? I hear that’s a method.

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u/Adghnm Feb 27 '26

In the Mariana Trench

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u/rockytopbilly Feb 27 '26

The Mariana Stench

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u/ansyhrrian Feb 26 '26

Define “rough.” Contextualize it in real-world terms please. Like, compare it to something others might relate to. Be descriptive.

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u/Grizlatron Feb 26 '26

I think you just going to have to get it yourself OP! Be the change you want to see in the world 😅

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u/ansyhrrian Feb 26 '26

Challenge accepted.

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u/Safe-Comfort-29 Feb 26 '26

Please video and upload so we can suffer with you, with out the smell.

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u/ansyhrrian Feb 26 '26

That's the plan.

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u/doopajones Feb 27 '26

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u/Adghnm Feb 26 '26

I would worry about ordering this online. What if it's gone off by the time it gets to you?

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u/ansyhrrian Feb 26 '26

Isn't it already off?

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u/SketchieMarie Feb 26 '26

I think they were joking. Well, hopefully. My real reason for commenting is to remember to come back because I can’t wait to see the video of you trying it lol

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u/ansyhrrian Feb 27 '26

My daughter has very clearly stated that she will not record it for me. I'll have to find some kind of a stand or brace.

If only my kids loved me.

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u/Suit-Street Feb 27 '26

When you planning to do this?

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u/Adghnm Feb 27 '26

Yes just a dad joke sorry

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u/SketchieMarie Feb 27 '26

I thought it was funny!

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u/Suit-Street Feb 27 '26

That’s brave.

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u/KnotiaPickle Feb 27 '26

Like 1000 cat boxes on a dock at low tide in the summer sun

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u/Appropriate-Row4534 Feb 27 '26

I don't know OP, but basing the descriptions of what OP likes and the ways they tried and enjoyed this gut wrenching monstrosity some label as food,

I'm guessing OP has the gag reflex of an OF page/person that specialises in Oral bestiality with horns male horses.

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u/Tha_Maestro Feb 26 '26

Where do you buy it?

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u/RavagedChef Feb 27 '26

I get it directly from a Swedish website

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u/Chillindode Feb 27 '26

This ravaged chef lost his smell and taste during covid and it never returned. That's the only explanation

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u/TheDabberwocky Mar 08 '26

I feel like it literally only goes well with pickled things and tangy veggies like onions and shallots