Surströmming Otra Vez
Surströmming is so crucial you must open it outside.
So let's get to it. You start by getting wasted. Personally, I hate schnapps, but it really helps cut the taste of the rotten fish. Please pay no attention to my long fingernails. I'm actually cutting them now SMH in disgust looking at this photo.
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It's common to hide the flavor of the fish with plenty of onions, dill, potatoes and flat bread. This was my plate.
This was Morfar's plate. He prefers the entire fish while I settled on just the filet.
Extreme close-up AKA National Geographic shot.
While I think I generally tell a decent story through my photography, in this case, I just can't. The smell is like no other you've ever experienced. As soon as that lid popped off, flies were everywhere. I was lightweight happy they were here actually; helping me finish my plate of fun.
And then my little helper landed on my bread and had to go. RIP playa.
The aftermath.
I then sat and tended the fire until morning.
Hope all is great with you. Fall '11 is crushing our warehouse right now. I used to hear tall tales of boxes stacked as high as mountains and orders plentiful. I now know this place as REBEL8. Thank you.