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Stinky but Scrumptious

Rakfisk

Norway's notorious fermented trout is a tangy Christmas tradition.

Shidol Chutney

To make this pungent delicacy, Bangladeshis ferment a fish in a pot oiled with its innards.

Stinky Tofu

Follow your nose through Taipei for this crispy, warm street snack.

In Malaysia, many diners pair the kuwini with spicy chiles.

Kuwini Mango

Venture beyond the usual sour-sweet varieties with this funky, savory fruit.

Stinking Bishop

The story of Britain's smelliest cheese involves monks, drunks, and endangered cows.

Castoreum

Early 20th-century chefs used beaver musk to give sweets a vanilla-raspberry flavor.

Nattō

These pungent fermented soybeans are coated in probiotic slime.

Surstromming on flatbread.

Surströmming

The pickled Baltic herring has an explosive reputation.

Handkäse Mit Musik

The stinky cheese comes with onions and bathroom humor.

The hard brown exterior and cream-colored flesh of the stinking toe fruit.

Stinking Toe Fruit

If you can get past the foot odor, its pulp is great in smoothies.

A beautiful cup of agua de agrillo.

Agua de Agrillo

This tart, rare flavor of agua fresca comes from Mexican skunkbush berries.

The hairy exterior houses white orbs that taste like a fruit cup.

Marang

A Filipino fruit that smells like gasoline and tastes like pears, jackfruit, and pineapple.

A bridal veil stinkhorn in the wild.

Bridal Veil Stinkhorn

This pretty mushroom smells like rotting flesh.

The edible contents of the durian have been compared to custard.

Durian

The fruit so pungent it's banned from trains, hotels, and public places.

The fermented meat of a Greenland shark.

Hákarl

Iceland's fermented, dried shark smells like urine and can taste like strong cheese.

A bowl of kanga pirau.

Kānga Pirau

A delicious corn-based porridge that happens to smell like vomit.