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Why Surströmming cans are opened underwater

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Nothing screams appetizing quite like a metal tin actively bulging from the sheer pressure of rotting fish gases inside. Swedish locals enthusiastically open these highly pressurized cans of Surströmming submerged under water just to prevent the violently foul, garbage-scented liquid from spraying directly into their eyes.

Why Surströmming cans are opened underwater
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