# Is there any place online where I can buy tinned kippered herrings? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [October 17, 2024, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-place-online-where-i-can-buy-tinned-kippered-herrings/1008904 "2024-10-17T04:19:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-place-online-where-i-can-buy-tinned-kippered-herrings/1008904/1 "2024-10-17T04:19:25Z")
Used to be an easily obtained staple, but now, can’t find them anywhere, in local stores or online. But, my Google fu is shaky at the best of times. Now the local stores are only offering some abomination they call “kippered sardines”. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-place-online-where-i-can-buy-tinned-kippered-herrings/1008904/2 "2024-10-17T04:34:55Z")
Amazon seems to have them. Can’t verify their quality. If you know the brand you like I’ll look them up. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-place-online-where-i-can-buy-tinned-kippered-herrings/1008904/3 "2024-10-17T07:05:07Z")
Calling them “tinned” (as opposed to “canned”) makes me wonder where is “local” for the O.P.? International shipping is $$ so help us find you what’s at least somewhat local? ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-place-online-where-i-can-buy-tinned-kippered-herrings/1008904/4 "2024-10-17T08:25:40Z")
I have never seen them tinned, which doesn’t mean they don’t exist. Over here they usually come vacuum-packed as boil-in-the-bag, or fresh. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-place-online-where-i-can-buy-tinned-kippered-herrings/1008904/5 "2024-10-17T08:38:34Z")
I’m assuming North America by their page. I think I remember something about Canada in their posts. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-place-online-where-i-can-buy-tinned-kippered-herrings/1008904/6 "2024-10-17T10:32:41Z")
King Oscar is a common brand their Kippered herring snacks should be available online. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-place-online-where-i-can-buy-tinned-kippered-herrings/1008904/7 "2024-10-17T11:49:15Z")
I was recently telling my wife about how my mother would fry us fresh kipper for breakfast sometimes. In our family her and I were the only ones who liked it and it would smell up the kitchen. It was easy to get in the supermarket and we could buy it whenever we wanted. Now you never see it and most people haven’t even heard of it. The same with Whitefish chubs. The supermarket near us when I was kid would have smoked whitefish in a variety of sizes you could eat off the bone. We would get it for when we broke the Yom Kippur fast each year but also we would sometimes get it for breakfast during the year. These days if you see it at all it is just whitefish salad (which the old markets also had). ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-place-online-where-i-can-buy-tinned-kippered-herrings/1008904/8 "2024-10-17T12:18:34Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Amazon seems to have them. Can’t verify their quality. That’s what I found before, the Brunswick kippers. When shipping is included, it comes to about $70 for four small tins, which is exorbitant for something I used to buy for about $5 a tin. Can’t tell if that’s $70 US or Canadian. If US, probably comes in closer to $90 for four tins. Le sigh. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-place-online-where-i-can-buy-tinned-kippered-herrings/1008904/9 "2024-10-17T12:23:35Z")
I can find them in supermarkets here (King Oscar brand). I used to eat them on toast before I got married. Was banned by my wife due to the offensive smell. My daughter agrees with her mum. I only get them now when they’re both away. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-place-online-where-i-can-buy-tinned-kippered-herrings/1008904/10 "2024-10-17T13:23:51Z")
> [@chela](#): > > King Oscar is a common brand their Kippered herring snacks should be available online. Amazon says “This item cannot be shipped to your selected delivery location. Please choose a different delivery location.” Le sigh x 2. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-place-online-where-i-can-buy-tinned-kippered-herrings/1008904/11 "2024-10-17T13:36:03Z")
Did you try looking for Kippered Snacks? They seem to be available everywhere. I don’t know how to test whether it would ship to Canada, but here’s an example: > **[Amazon.com : Brunswick Boneless Kipper Style Herring Fillets, 3.53 oz Can (Pack...](https://www.amazon.com/Brunswick-Boneless-Kippered-Herring-Seafood/dp/B08LRRRWZ9)** > > Amazon.com : Brunswick Boneless Kipper Style Herring Fillets, 3.53 oz Can (Pack of 12) - 18g Protein per Serving - Gluten Free, Keto Friendly - Great for Pasta & Seafood Recipes : Grocery & Gourmet Food ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-place-online-where-i-can-buy-tinned-kippered-herrings/1008904/12 "2024-10-17T15:05:02Z")
Smoke me a kipper. I’ll be back for breakfast. -Ace Rimmer ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-place-online-where-i-can-buy-tinned-kippered-herrings/1008904/13 "2024-10-17T16:18:53Z")
I thought of Supertramp: _Could we have kippers for breakfast_ _Mummy dear, mummy dear_ _They gotta have 'em in Texas_ _Cause everyone’s a millionaire_ ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-place-online-where-i-can-buy-tinned-kippered-herrings/1008904/14 "2024-10-17T17:21:37Z")
My first thought was to check for them in Texas… ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-place-online-where-i-can-buy-tinned-kippered-herrings/1008904/15 "2024-10-17T17:47:52Z")
Brunswick and King Oscar are distributed across North America and should be readily available at \*mart and larger groceries. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-place-online-where-i-can-buy-tinned-kippered-herrings/1008904/16 "2024-10-17T18:44:56Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > Did you try looking for Kippered Snacks? They seem to be available everywhere. I don’t know how to test whether it would ship to Canada, but here’s an example “This item cannot be shipped to your selected delivery location. Please choose a different delivery location.” ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-place-online-where-i-can-buy-tinned-kippered-herrings/1008904/17 "2024-10-17T18:46:04Z")
One would think so, but that’s not my experience. Kippered sardines, yes. Kippered herrings, no. At least, not in any store in my town that I’ve checked. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-place-online-where-i-can-buy-tinned-kippered-herrings/1008904/18 "2024-10-17T19:16:27Z")
Kippered sardines are ficticious, herring plentiful. I’ll bet they have your kipper’ snacks at Walmart or your CA equivalent. Or even a larger drugstore. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-place-online-where-i-can-buy-tinned-kippered-herrings/1008904/19 "2024-10-17T20:23:41Z")
Nope, not at Walmart or Safeway or a couple of Canadian grocery chains. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-place-online-where-i-can-buy-tinned-kippered-herrings/1008904/20 "2024-10-17T20:34:55Z")
> **[Kersen Kippers Sardines Mackerel Sea Cucumber herring canned tinned](https://kersen.myshopify.com/)** > > Kipper sardines sardine, fish Kersen, omega 3, gluten free, wild caught, product of Canada Nova Scotia herring smoked fish, peppered herring, mackerel, sunflower oil Costco, New Brunswick, natural, no preservatives, protein, vitamin d, sustainable,... Nova Scotia producer. Ships free within Canada but have to spend $49. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-place-online-where-i-can-buy-tinned-kippered-herrings/1008904.md?page=2)