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| Swedish cops probe flying fermented fish attack |
| 2008-02-08 |
| Swedish police are probing a malodorous fermented flying fish incident in which an open can of local delicacy surströmming was launched through the bedroom window of a 52-year-old Motala man. Sweden's The Local describes the result as "breakfast in bed with a cruel and unusual twist", and according to our correspondent Mike Richards that pretty well sums it up, since he categorises the smell of surströmming as akin to "composted gorgonzola in a Viking's jockstrap". The cops are treating the piscine projectile launch as "property damage", and reckon they have a pretty good idea who was responsible. For the record, surströmming comprises fermented Baltic herring which are brewed "in-the-can", allowing bacteria to work their magic and produce the distinctive odour. The tins are apparently banned by some airlines, since they may pose an explosive risk. Mercifully, al-Qaeda is unlikely to avail itself of this property to down aircraft because, according to Mike, you have to be "clinically Swedish" to even look at a can of the stuff without fainting. |
| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #11 Luftfisk. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2008-02-08 16:26 |
| #10 FOFLMAO |
| Posted by: wxjames 2008-02-08 12:08 |
| #9 Letle known svactoid: Before the Swedes discovered surstromming, they were a predominately a brown eyed race. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-02-08 09:57 |
| #8 I asked our resident Swede here at the orifice about this delicacy. His reply, "YES,there are people that eat this. I don't. Especially it is considered a delicacy in the northern part of Sweden. It for sure smell awful when the can is opened. You have to get used to the smell before you can taste. The people that eat this need a lot of liquid to drink, usually ABSOLUT." |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2008-02-08 09:45 |
| #7 Species of Haloanaerobium bacteria are responsible for the in-can ripening. These bacteria produce carbon dioxide and a number of compounds that account for the unique odor: pungent propionic acid, rotten-egg hydrogen sulfide, rancid-butter butyric acid, and vinegary acetic acid.[2] |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2008-02-08 09:42 |
| #6 BrerRabbit ROFL! Surströmming You gotta winner, definitely worth the read IF you haven't had Breakfast YET, because Ima like Steve, Stinky Food, like cooking Liver ain't Food Fit for Man to Smell, let alone EAT!! it should only be fed to Beasties! <:) |
| Posted by: Ima Aginst Food Thatr Stinks 2008-02-08 09:35 |
| #5 Ima, I trimmed it down for you. I feel the same way when I smell liver cooking. Yuck. |
| Posted by: Steve 2008-02-08 07:35 |
| #4 Yummy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surstr%C3%B6mming |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2008-02-08 06:38 |
| #3 mods plz chop that, thankee |
| Posted by: Ima Aginst Food Thatr Stinks 2008-02-08 06:28 |
| #2 An offering to the porcelain God(dess), Arguing with the worms, Barf, Barffalo Bill, Barking at the ants, Belch the Bile By-product, Bile Geyser, Blow a hole in the bowl, Blow Chunks, Blowing Groceries, Calling Earl, Calling Huey on the big white telephone, The Call of the Walrus, Calling the Buffalos, Chorkle, Chow shower, Chuck a Veggie, Chumming, Chunder, Chunk, eruption, Cleaning the Green Pipes, Colon Back Up, Delivering Street Pizza, Disembarking dinner, Downloading dinner, Driving the Porcelain Bus, Esophogeal Eruption, Etc.. |
| Posted by: Ima Aginst Food Thatr Stinks 2008-02-08 06:27 |
| #1 I've got a Swedish friend I'm going to have to ask about this stuff. "Composted gorgonzola in a Viking's jockstrap" indeed! |
| Posted by: Jomosing Bluetooth8431 2008-02-08 04:59 |