Sunday, December 9, 2007

Kusaya

Mari does not hesitate to eat smelly durian, whereas she hates the odor of fish or meat. She gets off such as organ meat and num pla, a fermented fish sauce in Thailand.
Yesterday, I wanted to drink sake and eat kusaya, a dried horse mackerel that dipped in fermented fish sauce. I like it but I have not eaten it after my marriage. I readily cooked it, and she made a great fuss. "Stinky, stinky !" She opened all windows and doors and kept herself in her bedroom. No matter what she says, I think no other fish is tasty than kusaya.
Surströmming, a fermented herring, is a food of north Sweden. It is known as the stinkiest food in the world. I got no chance to taste it, and I would try it once.

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