Surströmming (fermented herring)

Name: Surströmming (fermented herring)
Cuisine: Swedish
Ingredients: 1 kg Baltic herring; 150 g salt; 500 ml water

Surströmming is a traditional Swedish dish consisting of fermented Baltic herring known for its strong aroma and distinctive sour and salty flavor. It holds cultural significance as a celebrated delicacy in northern Sweden, often enjoyed during late summer festivities.

3 ingredients

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Swedish85%

Baltic Region15%

Ingredients

Baltic herring
1 kg
salt
150 g
water
500 ml

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Surströmming dates back to at least the 16th century in Sweden, where fermentation was used as a preservation method before refrigeration, particularly in the northern coastal regions.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Swedish85%

ingredients+techniques

Baltic Region15%

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Ingredients spotlight

Baltic Herring Salt Water

Techniques

fermentation salting preserving

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