, the fermented shark that's Iceland’s national dish. Surströmming is fermented herring and is distinctive from fried or pickled herring. That in and of by itself doesn’t sound that undesirable. There are numerous fermented foods that we take in and we have no difficulty with them. Yogurt, sauerkraut, and kimchi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS365DWxnKQ