They are here!

[papaver]

The first 'maatjes' herring of this season... and they are gooooooood.


http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee261/fattiebert/IMG_3109.jpg

Maatjes herring is a RAW young herring... healthy and delicious!


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herring

[Tri Girl]

Sounds yummy! Fish is so good for you. :)

I can't eat any food that is in it's original form (couldn't eat that fish because it still looks like a fish, can't eat shrimp or lobster because it's in its original body). I can't eat any meat on the bone (chicken, ribs, steak, etc).

I'm weird like that.:p

but that herring looks good...

[shootingstar]

I do love pickled herring!

[jobob]

Ditto!

[OakLeaf]

I've probably never had the good stuff. The only pickled herring I've ever had was the kind from a jar in the grocery store that we were forced to eat every New Year's morning. Yecch. But papaver, yours look delicious! :) Do you eat the whole thing (other than the heads, which have been removed in your pic)?

[papaver]

they are cleaned so yes... except for the tail of course... you can only find them in The Netherlands and here.

[badger]

Back when I used to volunteer at the Vancouver Aquarium and fed the fishes, we often used herring. I think I can clean it and chop it up into 1inch steaks in about 3 seconds.

edit: when I re-read this, it sounded weird that I was feeding fishes with fish, but they eat them. Along with smelt, shrimp, and occasionally clams. The resident octopus got a whole dungeoness crab - alive...