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Surströmming

Fermented and Pickled Cold Dishes

Surstromming is a lightly salted, fermented Baltic Sea herring traditional to Swedish cuisine since at least the sixteenth century, distinct from fried or pickled herring.

Facts
Origin Period, From (Year)
from 1550 2
Origin Region
Northern Sweden 1
Classification
Dietary Suitability
Contains Fish or Shellfish 1
Connections

Expresses Tradition

Source Surstromming - Wikipedia

In Cuisine

Source Surströmming (Wikipedia)

Uses Ingredient

Herring, Ingredients
Source Surstromming - Wikipedia
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1. Surstromming - Wikipedia
  • Origin section
    Surströmming has been part of northern Swedish cuisine since at least the 16th century.
  • Introduction
    Surströmming (pronounced [ˈsʉ̂ːˌʂʈrœmːɪŋ]; Swedish for 'sour herring') is a lightly salted, fermented Baltic Sea herring traditional to Swedish cuisine since at least the 16th century.
  • Expresses Tradition: Fermentation, Wikipedia category: Category:Fermented fish
  • Uses Ingredient: Herring, lead paragraph
    Surströmming (pronounced [ˈsʉ̂ːˌʂʈrœmːɪŋ]; Swedish for 'sour herring') is a lightly salted, fermented Baltic Sea herring traditional to Swedish cuisine since at least the 16th century.
  • In Group: Fermented and Pickled Fish, Lead paragraph
    Surströmming (pronounced [ˈsʉ̂ːˌʂʈrœmːɪŋ]; Swedish for 'sour herring') is a lightly salted, fermented Baltic Sea herring traditional to Swedish cuisine since at least the 16th century.
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2. Surströmming (Wikipedia)
  • Wikipedia 'Surströmming' 2026-09-27: 'Surströmming has been part of northern Swedish cuisine since at least the 16th century.'
  • In Cuisine: Swedish Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
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Wikidata: Surstromming
Wikidata Q778396, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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