"Something rotten in Scandinavia"

[Duncan Head]

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440316000170%20
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/feb/09/rotten-luck-archaeologists-hail-unique-mesolithic-fermented-fish-find

Masses of Mesolithic fish, earliest evidence of fermentation-for-preservation in the world, "means larger populations could have been present than has previously been considered in early foraging context".

[Dangun]

Stinky Icelandic shark anyone?

[Mark G]

Fermented decomposing herring is still a delicacy, they have to open the cans outdoors though.

[Andreas Johansson]

Fermented decomposing herring is still a delicacy, they have to open the cans outdoors though.

Hey, there's nothing preventing you opening the cans indoors!

Living there afterwards is another matter.

Just before I finished primary school, a classmate thought it was a good idea to throw an opened can into the ventilation system of the school buildings. His parents ended up having to fork over the approximate equivalent of £2,000 to pay for the cleanup.