In a move that has outraged old school lolly lovers in Australia, The Disgusting Food Museum in Sweden has announced that they including the sweet treat in their collection.
And to rub salt into the wound, the Museum already includes also includes two other well-known Aussie foods: Vegemite and witchetty grubs.
Are musk sticks disgusting? The Aussie staple has been put on display in a Museum of Disgusting Foods in Sweden! What food do you think should be in there? #9Today pic.twitter.com/3UXVwAO8cO
— The Today Show (@TheTodayShow) March 31, 2019
While not strictly an Aussie invention in it’s origin, musk sticks have been a perennial faveroute here for generations.
The Swedes say they can’t cop them, and that’s pretty rich considering they consider they eat THE stinkiest fish in the world, and their idea of a tasty treat is bitter tasting licorice covered in rock salt.
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Apparently they were added to the Museum of Disgusting Food’s collection back in November.
So what do you reckon, are the Swedes right or are musk sticks a deserved part of Aussie cuisine?
I love musk sticks. I don’t eat them very often, but prefer the lard ones to the soft ones. They are certainly not in the same putrid league as Surströmming. pic.twitter.com/VcnEBqx7jI
— Glenn Jones (@Feintglow) April 1, 2019
