# Let's talk about herring **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 15, 2013, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-herring/666293 "2013-08-15T09:30:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Poto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ab992/32.png) [@Poto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poto)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2013, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-herring/666293/21 "2013-08-17T14:22:24Z")
OK, no casserole recipe then. I’ll have to make it when I get some unpickled herring. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-herring/666293/22 "2013-08-19T12:55:57Z")
Had a can of Crown Prince Kipper Snacks this weekend- plain, no accompaniment. I liked it- though not nearly as much as pickled herring. Can anyone describe what fresh herring (cooked, obviously- though not pickled or smoked) tastes like? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-herring/666293/23 "2013-08-19T13:38:26Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Had a can of Crown Prince Kipper Snacks this weekend- plain, no accompaniment. I liked it- though not nearly as much as pickled herring. > > Can anyone describe what fresh herring (cooked, obviously- though not pickled or smoked) tastes like? It’s similar to grilled mackerel or sardines: it’s a darker-fleshed oily fish with what I would describe as a deep flavor. It might be analagous the difference between white meat and dark meat on a chicken, with fish like cod and haddock being the former, and herring and mackerel being then latter. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-herring/666293/24 "2013-08-19T15:52:51Z")
Pickled herring in the sour cream sauce is one of my absolute favorite foods. The wine sauce is okay… sometimes it’s a little too astringent for me. Vita is the only brand I buy, though I’d give others a shot. Almost everyone I know balks when they see me eat it. However, I recently got my brother’s wife to try it – she grew up in a very meat-and-potatoes household – and she actually kind of liked it. I could eat an entire jar of the stuff in one sitting if I wanted. It takes a lot of self-discipline for me not to. ---
**Author:** ![sylmar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@sylmar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sylmar)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-herring/666293/25 "2013-08-19T16:06:52Z")
A little off tangent, but this seems the crowd to ask for help. I’m looking for the name of a product I used to eat as a kid. I’d only heard it called ,“smoked fish”. I thought it might be kipper but that description and the pictures don’t match. What I remember is intensely salty, dark brown leathery strips ( 6-9" long, 1.5- 2 " wide). If there were bones, they were very fine. Haven’t seen a similar product in any of the stores or online. Any guesses as to the identity of the mysterious fish jerky? ---
**Author:** ![Long\_Time\_First\_Time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@Long\_Time\_First\_Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Long_Time_First_Time)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-herring/666293/26 "2013-08-19T20:27:23Z")
> [@Gray\_Ghost](#): > > I’ve read [two](http://www.lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.php?p=150463) separate [posts](http://www.lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=13914) at one Chicago-area food message board that indicated [Eurostyle Deli](http://www.yelp.com/biz/eurostyle-deli-skokie) in Skokie carried schmaltz herring. Failing that, is it something that [Kuhn’s](http://www.kuhnsdeli.com/), Grand Duke’s, or [Max’s](http://www.yelp.com/biz/maxs-delicatessen-and-restaurant-highland-park#hrid:Xz73NwjjVYGbphbb11I_nA) in Highland Park would carry? Maybe [Hagen’s Fish Market](http://www.hagensfishmarket.com/fresh_fish.html)? Good luck. Thanks Gray Ghost! I’ll absolutely try them next month. ---
**Author:** ![MrQwertyasd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@MrQwertyasd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrQwertyasd)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-herring/666293/27 "2013-08-21T02:54:43Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > I love pickled herring. In wine sauce- I’m not crazy about it in cream sauce. I love the chewy texture, and the vinegary-sweet taste. > > I’m not so fond of smoked herring- at least, the one time I tried it. Too much smoky flavor for me, not enough herring flavor. > > Any other ways to enjoy herring? I know what to do with herring. Some oatmeal in a plate, coat the filleted herring flesh side down with oatmeal, fry in butter. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-herring/666293/28 "2013-08-21T02:57:30Z")
I have some [smoked sprats](http://s3.amazonaws.com/foodspotting-ec2/reviews/1678369/thumb_600.jpg?1335978811) in the cupboard. Not herrings, but the last post reminded me that I’ve been tempted to coat them in flour and fry them. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-herring/666293/29 "2013-08-21T07:05:38Z")
> [@](#): > > [And, of course, when something hurts herring, it hurts me. > > What people don’t understand is that there are hundreds of types of herring, each with its own interesting history.]([Love And Death Script - transcript from the screenplay and/or Woody Allen and Diane Keaton movie](http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/l/love-and-death-script-transcript.html)) 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Silence\_Lenore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Silence\_Lenore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silence_Lenore)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-herring/666293/30 "2013-08-21T10:56:43Z")
Ohh I love herring! My favorite way to eat them is with dark bread, heavy buttered with sweet butter. A bite of herring, then a bite of bread. My husband hates them and refuses to kiss me until I brush my teeth. My Mother makes a salad with them. It has potatoes, beets, herring and onions. It’s chunky and bright red and looks crazy. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-herring/666293/31 "2013-08-22T01:55:53Z")
I’ve never encountered herring I didn’t like . . . even in Amsterdam, where it seemed I had a different kind of herring at every meal. But my favorite is the “schmaltz” herring I get at a local kosher supermarket. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-herring/666293.md?page=1)