Surströmming Taste Test with Barry | Ashens 

Next time on Sharticles: Housing prices in Norwich plummet as mystery stank engulfs the town.

Ok, now put it in the soda stream.

*somewhere in another town Dan pukes but he doesn't know why*

Interesting what Wikipedia has to say about it: "In 1981, a German landlord evicted a tenant without notice after the tenant spread surströmming brine in the apartment building's stairwell. When the landlord was taken to court, the court ruled that the termination was justified when the landlord's party demonstrated their case by opening a can inside the courtroom. The court concluded that it "had convinced itself that the disgusting smell of the fish brine far exceeded the degree that fellow-tenants in the building could be expected to tolerate""

First thing you've eaten that's in date, and it's still rotten. On brand.

They look like a 1$ version of Shaun of the Dead

Stuart's face when Barry asks for more is absolutely priceless.

You know what amazes me the most about this? Someone made this happen. Someone either created or found some rotting fish that was soaking in what is essentially poison. They smelled a scent that is so intense I wouldn't be surprised if you told me it could literally kill someone. And they went "Yeah, I'll eat that".

I'm a Swede and I really appriciate you guys doing it the right way. So many videos of people just opening the can on a table (without water bucket) and then 5-6 minutes of puking then just taking a little nible of the fish without the hard bread and other toppings.

according to wikipedia a Japanese study found that it smells even more putrid than their own fermented fish. well done Sweden, i guess

2014: please don’t send me surstromming cause I’m not gonna eat it 2018:

Our sense of smell have supposedly evolved to make sure we avoid eating stuff that is harmful to us. Then there's sweden.

How many of Stuart's neighbours are now petitioning Norwich Council to have him... Relocated?

"please do not send anymore, because it will not be eaten"

I live in Norwich also. I'm slightly worried if the wind picks up i may have to move to another city...

"I wasn't expecting it to be so BUM SMELLING" tears... I'm in tears!!

I thought there was a funny smell wofting across Norwich the other day, I just assumed the farmers were doing some vigorous spreading of manure, this is a much more likely explanation though lol

How about a Durian/Surströmming and Century Egg sandwich?

man, film roles must be drying up if Simon Pegg has been reduced to eating rotten fish

Barry's facial expressions are priceless. There is something about how he reacts to disgusting foods that just comes through so incredibly well in videos that even I start to feel sick.

This is the first time I’ve seen it eaten more like intended (on bread). Props.

When ashens forgets to make jokes/wordplays about the food he tries you know it's really bad.

Anything that is labeled a "delicacy" I am forever going to be suspicious of. The fact the majority of native people don't eat it on a regular basis is definitely suspect.

Imagine someone you really dislike. Now imagine spilling a tin of this in their car in the midst of the summer.

_"I will never ever open a can of surstromming on this channel."_ - Some guy named Stewart

Your intro literally can't get old. It's immortal. It has watched so many dear to it die, unable to make peace with their passing knowing it can never go to be with them.

I opened a tin as a sort of dare as a teenager, but the taste ended up being so nice that I have it pretty much every summer. The tin with already cut pieces compared to the one with whole fish has a way better ratio of taste vs smell.

8:08 I love the genuinely shocked expression on Ashens's face.

Some poor bloke two streets down is still digging his drains up looking for the source of the smell!

"It kind of then smells in your head" - Stuart Ashens, PHD

"That's a good bulge" -Barry 2018

2014: don’t send me surstömming I won’t eat it 2018: so we’re eating surströmming

I think you're among a very small minority of RU-vidrs who've eaten Surstromming in anything like the way it's meant to be eaten, so hats off for that. Also well done for not throwing up.

Stuart looking fab in the matching polo and marigolds! Fashion icon.

Stuarts face when Barry asks if he can try some more XD the look of a person who has come face to face with the true definition of insanity.

Possible the only food that should have a "Best After" date on it.

You know, that is a way to get some sweet revenge on some terrible neighbours. Just sprinkle some Surströmming juice at their front door.

what happens when surströmming goes off? does it un-rot itself?

As a Swede who grew up in the region where this is traditional (the High Coast), I can attest to the fact that the smell is absolutely horrific, but the taste is mostly just that of salted fish. Since I have also tried Durian (the smelly fruit) I can also tell you that Durian has got nothing on Surströmming in the odour department. It is something you won't easily forget. =) Like others already mentioned, props to you for giving the Surströmming a fair chance, properly prepared with the right condiments!

I love how Stewart is just nonchalantly eating the surströmming, thanks to his relentless rotten food training

Y'know manky old brown sofa and THAT table in the garden I am starting to think ashens lives with his grandma...

Forget the movie, THIS is what we paid for!

The chicken in a can still makes me wretch to this day just thinking about it.

"It kind of then smells........In your head". Awesome.

I want to see the cat's reaction to surstromming.

Its wierd, I always imagined Stuart in a suit while narrating for some reason.

You know what's an even worse thought? This can was produced at a factory somewhere that people have to work in. That means there are people in the world who have to be around this for hours and hours every day.

I'm so happy to see people eating it properly. You properly gutted and prepared it with and sour cream(or fresh yoghurt is fine too), but usually people on YT eat it straight out of the can, even pewdiepie, a Swede, ate it improperly on GMM. I'm not a Swede but I am a huge foody and feel it's so unfair to Swedish cuisine, Sweden and to food itself to not give it a proper go, prepared properly like you guys did so big ups, proper, honest review. Well done.

Stewart's face after he gives it a sniff fucking kills me every time.

Woaw I'm so proud of you brits for actually doing the whole surströmming the correct way. Sure it's hilarious to see the Americas doing the whole bit. But it's also quite annoying to then here then say "I can't believe anyone would eat this", because no one are doing it like that.

The way his expression changed at 8:10 still kills me

Folks did their research before opening the can. Smart, very smart.

SodaStream to Surströmming with Barry and Ashens. Thanks!!!!

This whole video made me wonder what it would be like if it was Dan and Stuart, Dan would be like a Yellowstone Geyser

"Hold it under water to stop squirting." Cheers, I'll try that with the missus.

3:10 I'm Swedish and I just want to say this to anyone that want to try this. DON'T OPEN IT INDOORS! *EVER!* Seriously. The chemichals (propionic acid, butyric acid and acetic acid) that makes it stink so bad attaches to oil, grease and fat, think cream, milk and butter, but also wallpaper glue and paint because they always contain some sort of oil or generic grease product. If you open this indoors you can't get rid of the smell until you scrape the walls clean.

Hoooray! Also, the look of horror when the can is opened. Now, you've got the sodastream. All you need is a blender and you could have fizzy fish.

Should have sodastreamed the Surströmming juice.

I was 7 months pregnant and my neighbour came with a can of the stuff. My husband buried it in the garden. Swede from the South of Sweden

"It tastes way better than it smells." That's not exactly a high bar, though, is it?

Thanks for making a video about surströmming without screaming and overreacting for 11 minutes like the rest! /from a surströmming lover

Literally SHOOK at the flies swarming...DON’T WEAR HEADPHONES 😷

Would this make for a lovely romantic dinner for two opening a can with the date followed by durian fruit dessert.

“Oh God the smell even underwater!” The instant regret couldn’t be more visible!

around 8:20 you can literally hear the flies buzzing outside. I cant believe this stuff is a "delicacy"

ashens, a few years ago: stop sending me surströmming, i'm not going to eat it ashens, 2018: hey barry i have a great idea

You guys are bloody VIKINGS for real! -"I'm gonna try some more, is that allright?" That look. Just.... that look.

Barry: “it’s like eating the sea.”

That'd be the swim bladder and guts, that's what rots and makes its smell so nummy!

I said it on Barry's video and I'll say it here: The ultimate goal of this is Fizzy Surstromming

I had almost forgotten how funny surstromming videos were :-)

This is still one of the funniest things I’ve seen. Reduces me to hysterical tears of laughter every time I watch it 😂

Yes Ashen, you get internet points. Also, the look Ashen gives to the camera at 8:11 when Barry is going to take another bite is priceless.

Stuart, if you’re not going to do the advent calendar on your own anymore then PLEASE do it with Barry! Dan seems like a lovely bloke but it would be ace with Barry. He could get the plane everyday. It would be great.

I dont know how but your channel and voice has been the most relaxing thing before bed for me for over a year

[laughs in swedish] SUFFER, FOOLISH MORTALS But honestly, you get all the internet points for doing it the right way all the way through.

7:21 ashens face as the situation evolves is just incredible. 😂

Hey! I know! Sodastream the Surströmming juice! A taste sensation!

Surstromming isn't "rotten fish", the fermentation process is specifically meant to keep it from rotting. The reason it smells rotten is due to the chemical reaction from the fermentation process.

Oh, on the note of the flies: they don't really react to smell so much as gases. So that probably means surstromming emits similar gases to sewers.

This reminds me of that one time I was collecting sea snails for fishing bait and I accidentally overcrowded the bottle so they all suffocated before I could get to fishing. Unfortunately, there was a delay and I couldn't get to go fishing for two days so those snails stayed in there for around 50 hours. Long story short, all of the snails got fermented, the bottle was near exploding and once I opened the bottle I nearly threw up because of the stench. This entire private beach was engulfed in this pungent odor. If this food is anything like it, then hooo boy, I am so sorry you had to eat that.

someone must have made this, smelled it, and thought "alright lets dig in"

Really nice to see someone actually doing the surströmming properly! Good Job Ashens!

I remember we had a surströmmings war back in school, it all started with someone smearing our lockers with the juices and hiding a couple of the fishes above the lockers. From then it was on, haha!

Of all the rotten, nasty, out of date foods eaten so far, it's ironically funny that in-date Surströmming has been the worst... :P

Every penny was well spent. Every, Damn, Penny.

Barry: "I'm gonna try some more is that alright?" Ashens: .......😳

Now imagine going to your workplace early in the morning before everyone arrives, hung over from a hard night before and popping a tin of that in the microwave for half an hour and vacating the premises.

That sack was probably the swim bladder. Basically an internal balloon that helps the fish rise or sink in the water depending on how much air is diverted into it.

Well, I guess if Stewart has to try some cultural dish that is trendy to gag over on the internet, he'll just do it properly, and manage to actually eat it, and blow everyone else out of the water. Good on ya guys.

I like how you can see the life drain from Stu's eyes the second he puts it in his mouth. I reckon that moment probably shortened his life by about five years

“The problem is, it starts to sort of smell in your head” unreal 😂

FINALLY! I've only been waiting 8 hours for this video since Barry mentioned it on his channel! Always love your content guys, thank you for continuing to entertain us(sometimes at your own expense)

Stuart. You wonderful boy. You brave, brave man.

Remember when you said you were never ever going to try this, so people needed to stop sending them to you? I remember. You remember.

I haven't laughed this much in a very long time. I am still chortling even after the video is done. Thank you Ashens for the humour.

Once a can of Surströmming "exploded" on a plane, and they had to write off the whole plane, and since then, it has been forbidden to bring any on board... You are supposed to have raw onions with it also.... But it doesnt matter. It never is good. The story about surströmming is quite funny... Go check it out...

I've never smelled a video before. I can't imagine another proper foodstuff I'd want to eat less than this. I think I'd rather eat a bicycle.

Why do I feel like I'm watching a hobbits food review

Normally I think people are at least somewhat overreacting to how bad something smells/ tastes to make the video. This poor fellow on the right though, you can actually watch his face change color with each whiff he takes It's visually bad enough that I can almost smell it myself. This is painful (but entertaining) to watch.