Worthy of the Onion, But True

[akirlu]

What foodstuff is so putrid that the neighbors phone in to report the smell as a dangerous gas leak in the building? When is just opening a canned delicacy for a party enough summon the fire department, the police, and an emergency gas leak team to your front door? When the delicacy in question is surströmming. Yes, opening a can of surströmming can make the neighbors fear for their lives. Lutfisk has nothing on this stuff, I tell you.

A tip of the hat to Larry Sanderson for calling my attention to the article.