Atlantic herring
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Atlantic herring is a herring in the family Clupeidae. It is one of the most abundant fish species in the world. Atlantic herrings can be found on both sides of the northern Atlantic Ocean, congregati
Clupeaharengusdistkils
Clupea harengus in a barrel
Baltic herring from Poland
School of herring ram feeding close to the surface
Surströmming
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Surströmming is a lightly salted, fermented Baltic Sea herring traditional to Swedish cuisine since at least the 16th century. It is distinct from fried or pickled herring.
Atlantic herring
…Polish śledź bałtycki, Latvian siļķe, Lithuanian silkė) and is popularly and in cuisine considered distinct from herring. For example, the Swedish dish surströmming is made from Baltic herring. The Baltic herring was elected the national fish of Estonia in 2007…
Opened can of surströmming in brine
A can of Surströmming, with the top noticeably bulging due to fermented gases being released
Surströmming served on tunnbröd (a Swedish flatbread) with boiled potatoes and vegetables
Oxford Symposium on Food & Cookery, 2010. Held at St Catherine's college, Oxfordshire, UK