Surströmming Fillets - Fermented Herring Fillets in Traditional Tin

Gave it 5-stars because it truly lives up to its reputation of horrid smelling fish. Was not tasty BUT was great entertainment at a picnic!

The smell when the can was opened cleared out my yard of people within a minute, and the smell lingered for a long while. One family member threw up from the smell alone. While we knew the smell would be awful, we thought the actual fish would be interesting. We did not expect the smell to be so awful. When we opened the cans and went to take out the fish, there was no fish, only fish bones. It looked like the fish flesh had disintegrated.

I cannot understate how smelly these fish were. It smelled like death but like not death I have ever smelled. Interesting taste, salty and fishy of course. Great fillets. My package arrived ahead of schedule and made for a delightful laugh when the can exploded on opening in my mother, who acted as though she was hit with a caustic acid and raced to strip as fast as possible. 100/100 recommend

0 stars, went out to the cabin with the boys this weekend and thought we try the world's stinkiest fish. This is what we found upon opening. There was literally nothing left of the filets. Nothing to eat or sample. Would not recommend.

Was exactly what you think it will be. The can expiration time was the same as when we received it, and was so puffy it looked explosive, so we know it would be exciting to open. Once opened it continued to fizz like an Alka Seltzer tab in a glass of water. The taste? Salty. The texture? Hard Bones and mushy flesh. The smell? Imagine opening a soiled diaper, that had been wrapped in a plastic bag and left on the dash of a car in the middle of summer. For a week. Don't knock it 'till you've tried it...

Bought this for a family challenge during Thanksgiving and it did not disappoint. Immediately after opening, the horrid stench overwhelmed everyone (reminiscent of dirty diapers). Minus one star because of the high price and the fact that this is absolutely not food lol. I don't know how anyone can eat this.

The can was dented in four places and swollen. It was in really bad condition. Surströmming Fillets - Fermented Herring Fillets in Traditional Tin

This was by far the worst thing I’ve ever purchased on Amazon. I expected strong smell and taste — it’s surströmming after all — but what I received wasn’t even edible. When I opened the can, there were no fillets, no chunks, not even a single piece of fish. Just a disgusting, grayish sludge that looked like it had already been digested. You can see the picture — it speaks for itself. The texture was slimy and foamy, and the smell was indescribable — like a mix of sewage and decaying fish left in the sun. This is not a traditional delicacy, it’s a health hazard in a tin. Complete waste of money.