World's Most Smelliest Foods

Durian

Durian is a fruit from Southeast Asian with a rank odour. This is considered one of the world's most stinkiest food.

Natto

A traditional Japanese food, Natto contains sticky soybeans fermented with specific bacteria.

Kimchi

A mix of fermented vegetables, Kimchi packs a flavorful punch and serves as a favorite side dish and condiment.

Limburger Cheese

The bacteria used to create this product is also what gives Limburger Cheese its distinct scent, compared to body odor or stinky feet.

Hakarl

Hakarl is prepared by preserving Greenland and Sleeper shark into an edible dish through fermentation. Hakarl retains a strong ammonia-like odour.

Century Egg

These eggs are another well-known stinky food, often featured for their dark color and smell.

Surstromming

A Swedish fish allowed to ferment with enough salt to prevent decay, Surstromming uses regional Baltic herring.

Vieux Boulogne

Vieux Boulogne is considered one of the world's smelliest cheeses. It is a specialty product from Pas-de-Calais, France.

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