Author Topic: We've thrown out the rancid fish  (Read 2079 times)

Jaded

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We've thrown out the rancid fish
« on: 30 December, 2018, 10:45:04 am »
The fridge now smells better.

I thought Food and Drink was the appropriate board for this.
It is simpler than it looks.


Mr Larrington

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Re: We've thrown out the rancid fish
« Reply #2 on: 30 December, 2018, 01:42:39 pm »
Was that really necessary?
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/icelandic-cuisine-hakarl-iceland-fermented-shark.html

Professor Larrington says that ^^^^ is every bit as revolting as it sounds.
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ElyDave

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Re: We've thrown out the rancid fish
« Reply #3 on: 30 December, 2018, 04:01:56 pm »
Not an attempt at surstromming then?
“Procrastination is the thief of time, collar him.” –Charles Dickens

Re: We've thrown out the rancid fish
« Reply #4 on: 30 December, 2018, 05:09:35 pm »
Not an attempt at surstromming then?

Isn't that stuff in breach of several major arms control treaties?  :demon:
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Gattopardo

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Re: We've thrown out the rancid fish
« Reply #5 on: 30 December, 2018, 05:13:21 pm »
Not an attempt at surstromming then?

Have you ever open a tin...not under water?

That smell sticks.

Kim

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Re: We've thrown out the rancid fish
« Reply #6 on: 30 December, 2018, 07:18:53 pm »
Not an attempt at surstromming then?

Have you ever open a tin...not under water?

That smell sticks.

Much like hammering a nail through a large lithium-ion battery to see what happens, this is the sort of experiment that's best done by Big Clive, so you don't have to.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q_JRbmgz2ks&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/Q_JRbmgz2ks&rel=1</a>
https://youtu.be/Q_JRbmgz2ks

Wowbagger

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Re: We've thrown out the rancid fish
« Reply #7 on: 30 December, 2018, 07:32:05 pm »
My brother has assorted relatives in Norway. I understand that they do unspeakable things with herrings. Sometimes with caustic soda as an added ingredient.
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Mr Larrington

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Re: We've thrown out the rancid fish
« Reply #8 on: 31 December, 2018, 11:04:06 am »
My brother has assorted relatives in Norway. I understand that they do unspeakable things with herrings. Sometimes with caustic soda as an added ingredient.

Lutefisk.  Classified as a chemical weapon in most US states.
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Gattopardo

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Re: We've thrown out the rancid fish
« Reply #9 on: 31 December, 2018, 03:17:20 pm »
It's no putrified shark.....