Smelly food is becoming more and more popular among young people. Stinky tofu, durian and snail powder are all famous in recent years. In the eyes of lovers, these foods smell bad before they enter the mouth, but they taste delicious. It is a completely different taste experience. Speaking of smelly food, canned herring is the most smelly. Stinky tofu and snail powder are just a little brother in front of them.

Internationally, alabaster is usually used to describe the strength of stinky tofu, referred to as AU. The odor value of stinky tofu is only 420AU, while that of canned herring is 8070AU, almost 20 times that of stinky tofu. This shows how strong its smell is, and it can be called a "biochemical weapon" in the food industry.

Canned herring is so smelly that many domestic food bloggers try to eat canned herring to get more attention, but so far, no food blogger has been able to conquer canned herring. Even dogs can't stand it. Dogs will vomit when they smell it. Even in Sweden, it is forbidden to open canned herring indoors. It stinks!

Why is such smelly food considered delicious in Sweden? The producing country of canned herring is Sweden, which is an Arctic country. Herring is one of the important catches. In the past, in order to prevent fresh herring from going bad, Swedes cooked some herring with high-temperature brine and then naturally fermented them in sterilized containers. In the process of fermentation, a large number of irritating smells such as hydrogen sulfide, acetic acid, propionic acid and butyric acid will be produced, and these gases have a strong odor, so the canned herring is very smelly.

Canned herring has been popular in Sweden for more than 300 years and has formed a food culture. Swedes have a special liking for canned herring and even hold a herring food festival. After eating for a long time, I got used to the taste. Swedes are very particular about eating canned herring. They eat in a variety of ways and play an irreplaceable role in social occasions, parties, festivals and other occasions, forming a tradition. Canned herring, which is famous for its bad smell, has aroused the curiosity of people all over the world and wants to challenge and try. A large number of canned herring produced in Sweden are exported, creating profits. For Swedish fishermen, canned herring also brings rich income, which is even more inseparable.

In the eyes of Swedes, canned herring is a rare food, which has become a daily eating habit. Just like Inuit, eating pickled puffins is the most noble food. Although it stinks, it doesn't affect their love for canned herring.