Preparing surströmming outside Aula MagnaAula Magna at Wikimania 2019. The Terrace is on the first floor outside, up to the right in this photo.The canning procedure, introduced in the 19th century, enabled the product to be marketed in shops and stored at home, whereas at one time the final stage would have been storage in large wooden barrels and smaller, one-litre kegs
Lightly-salted fermented Baltic Sea herring, traditional to Swedish cuisine since at least the 16th century. Now you can taste surströmming at Wikimania at a meetup on Saturday.
Time: Saturday 17 August at 17:00
Place: Outside on the terrace on the fifth floor of Aula Magna (one floor up from the floor with the registration desk).