Surströmming (Swedish cuisine) : Overströmming is a culinary specialty Swedish, made of herring very frais full BalticWho fermented for several months insea water. It sells in conserve.
Le herring is washed, dirty then placed in containers open.
We leave it ferment by autolysis by its own e and by the action of bacteria. These produce acids such aspropanoic acid (Odour acre), Thebutyric acid (Odour de butter France) and theacetic acid from carbohydrates contained in the fish.
Du Hydrogen sulfide (Odour byœuf rotten) also forms. the herring thus prepare is then placed in Cans for ferment.
Surstroming is a culinary specialty Swedish du Norrland.
History: It is assumed that surströmming originates from the fact that this mode of preservation was much cheaper than preservation du herring by salt during the Nordic Seven Years' War (*).
In 1890, Ulvöhamn was the main production center for surströmming, with an annual production of 13 barrels of 3 liters.
(*) The Nordic Seven Years' War opposed Sweden to a coalition formed by Denmark, Poland and Lübeck between 1563 and 1570. The fighting continued until the belligerents were exhausted. The result was a status quo, with neither side achieving any territorial gain.
Prep time surströmming: The herring full Baltic are caught in spring, savory et fermented en barrels airtight, then put in conserve about a month before being consumed. The fermentation continues in Cans en tinplate which bulge more and more.
At the end of August, the fermentation is over and we can open the first boîtes de l 'année. Fans sometimes prefer to eat the vintage de l 'année above, considering that surströmming is improves with time.
Due to pressure inside the tin can, it is best to open it outside, in a basin bywater, then you have to laver et empty the herring.
Once tin can open, surströmming must be consommé very quickly.
THEOdour herring fermented is very forte.
The "if consumes on the slices of bread buttered, with some slices de potatoes and onions chopped. THE milk, beer or schnapps accompany ce flat.
Since 1978, a international festival surströmming takes place every année at the end of the monthAugust à alfta, in the Hälsingland, north of Countries.
More recently, surströmming has been talked about on the web where its consumption has become a challenge (the surströmming challenge), due to its forte Odour.
He has a place in Disgusting Food Museum à Malmo, riding a Sweden, a museum where the spot considered the most sickening du monde.
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