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Why is it that the Chinese, who claim to be the best eaters, can't last more than three seconds in front of a can of herring? Is it really bad?

The emergence of canned herring has proved that even the country's best eaters, those who claim to be the best eaters, can eat the most, and dare to eat, are also deterred. Do not say can not swallow, even in front of the canned herring can not hold out for three seconds, but smell instantly enough for people to flee, or directly by the stench to vomit, the taste is comparable to biochemical weapons, and he has also been listed as contraband by a number of countries, forbidden to take on the plane, said so much, the canned herring in the end, how much it stinks?

First, Japan has been selected according to data from the world's top ten most smelly food, which herring canned herring is at the top of the list. At present, the international evaluation of the strength of the odor of the unit for Alabaster, referred to as AUAU value is higher, the more intense the odor. According to measurements, China's stinky tofu its odor value is only 420 AU, at the bottom of the list. While Newt's smoked puffin, New Zealand's canned stinky food cheese and Korea's pickled fish fillets ranked fourth, third and second respectively. However, the top of the list, Swedish canned herring, has a staggering 8,070A odor value, which can be a disconnect from the second-ranked pickled fish and chips. A number of people have challenged this delicacy because they questioned the results, but a number of challengers have abstained because they vomited when they opened it. It is clear that the herring cans are really on the strength of the top of the list, many people will put the herring cans of smell compared to rotten eggs, septic tanks, rotten fish and a combination of shit, not to mention the consumption, even smell the smell is enough to suffocate, it is no wonder that a lot of people in the opening of the cans of herring will bring a gas mask.

Secondly, however, this food is disliked in China, but in Sweden is a sought-after food, the locals can eat 800 tons every year, which has to let the countryman Ganbai country. Why are the Swedes so obsessed with him? In fact, this is mainly related to the local geographic environment. Sweden is located in the cul-de-sac, the coastline is long, the production of many flying fish, for the local fishermen, fat more flying fish is undoubtedly the best food for wintering. However, because this kind of fish is not easy to save, so they find another way, spontaneous research out of the herring pickling process. They soaked the herring they caught in salt water, boiled it in warm water and then put it into containers to ferment for several months, making the herring sticky and juicy. Over time, canned herring became a traditional food with a long history of consumption in Sweden, and has since been refined countless times.

Third, although the local production of canned herring up to several hundred tons, but the export of relatively few, basically self-sales, many people say that because it is really too difficult to eat, the fact that is really so? Although the canned herring is very smelly, but not so bad to eat. The Swedes say that a big reason why some people eat vinegar is because they don't know how to eat it. In fact, the correct way to use it is to open it in water, firstly, to prevent the splashing of juice and leaves from affecting the air quality, and secondly, to clean the herring from excessive seasonings and juices as a way of weakening its pungent flavor. Afterwards, the cleaned flying fish is added to the bread with the greens and served. Of course, you can also according to the preference of their own with, so that after processing and consumption, the canned herring is not so terrible power.