herring

     

Clupea alba Clupea bentincki Clupea caspiopontica Clupea chrysotaenia Clupea elongata Clupea halec Clupea harengus Clupea inermis Clupea leachii Clupea lineolata Clupea minima Clupea mirabilis Clupea pallasii Clupea sarinacaroli Clupea sulcata

Trivia about herring

  • Day or night you can buy (& eat) these fish, raw or pickled, served with gherkins & onions
  • In summer, this seafood is sold at stands fresh & whole; at other times, it's eaten pickled
  • When this fish is "red", it's been smoked; if "red" in slang, it's a misleading clue
  • Seniors crowd the buffet table for the Matjes type of this pickled item seen here
  • The Bismarck type of this fish is made of fillets cured in vinegar, salt & onions
  • In rollmops, this Scandinavian staple fish is wrapped around a piece of pickle or onion & marinated

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