Surströmming is mostly only eaten in August and really only in costal communities. In fact it used to be illegal to eat surströmming before the third Thursday i

Surströmming is mostly only eaten in August and really only in costal communities. In fact it used to be illegal to eat surströmming before the third Thursday in August, and many people still follow that tradition. Even the people who ostensibly like it only eat it once or twice a year at special surströmming parties in the second half of August. So unless you're in Sweden in August and visiting a place with a strong fishing tradition it's very unlikely you'll see it. The true national dish of Sweden and Sweden's main contribution the culinary world is of course the kebab pizza with all its variations.