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Image:Whitby smoked kippers.jpg|Whitby smoked kippers, delicious with wholemeal toast and a [[soft-boiled egg]] | |||
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Image:Atlantic herring.jpg|Atlantic herring | |||
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Herrings are small, [[oily fish]] found in the shallow, temperate waters of the North Atlantic, the Baltic Sea, the North Pacific, and the Mediterranean. There are 15 species of herring, the most abundant of which is the Atlantic herring. Herrings move in vast schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and America, where they are caught, [[salted]] and [[smoked]] in great quantities. Canned "'''sardines'''" (or '''pilchards''') seen in supermarkets may actually be [[sprats]] or '''round herrings'''. | Herrings are small, [[oily fish]] found in the shallow, temperate waters of the North Atlantic, the Baltic Sea, the North Pacific, and the Mediterranean. There are 15 species of herring, the most abundant of which is the Atlantic herring. Herrings move in vast schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and America, where they are caught, [[salted]] and [[smoked]] in great quantities. Canned "'''sardines'''" (or '''pilchards''') seen in supermarkets may actually be [[sprats]] or '''round herrings'''. | ||
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In the Middle Ages the Dutch developed a special treat known in English as [[soused herring]] or [[rollmops]]. The word Rollmops, borrowed from Dutch language and German, refers to a pickled herring fillet rolled (hence the name) into a cylindrical shape around a piece of [[pickled gherkin]] or an [[onion]]. | In the Middle Ages the Dutch developed a special treat known in English as [[soused herring]] or [[rollmops]]. The word Rollmops, borrowed from Dutch language and German, refers to a pickled herring fillet rolled (hence the name) into a cylindrical shape around a piece of [[pickled gherkin]] or an [[onion]]. | ||
===Whitebait=== | ===Whitebait=== | ||
Whitebait are young fish; in Europe the term applies to young herring, but in other parts of the world it is used for similar fish of other species. Whitebait are tender and edible. The entire fish is eaten including head, fins and gut but typically each 'bait' is only 25-50 mm in length and about 3 mm in cross section. | Whitebait are young fish; in Europe the term applies to young herring, but in other parts of the world it is used for similar fish of other species. Whitebait are tender and edible. The entire fish is eaten including head, fins and gut but typically each 'bait' is only 25-50 mm in length and about 3 mm in cross section. | ||
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