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Have had a craving lately. No joy finding any. And then yesterday, my base Commissary had a New Item! list that included herring in both sour cream and white wine vinegar. The wine style came in quart jars. QUARTS. I snatched one quicker than a pickpocket in Rome. Gonna have a few pieces as appetizer for lunch today and many days afterwards.

I'll get the usual spread of you folks, I know. Some will envy my find and others will claim they gag at the very mention. I will gloat at the former and pity the latter. While I enjoy my nice little piece of fish.

Had some the other day with cheese and liverwurst on crackers. It was a fine lunch.

You won't get gruff from me, I love the stuff. I eat it all them time. Wife can't stand my farts from all that pickled herring.

Pickled herring with a slice of pickled beet on a cracker is a favorite snack of mine.
I want to pickle some duck and try that.

It’s readily available here , must be why they call us Herring Chokers

Herring is ok but I prefer my own pickling of northern Pike the best.

They use herring for lobster bait here and sardines. Not a big demand for eating it pickled.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickled_herring

In the past, I have pickled bass, catfish, and a couple other fishes. The best was bluegill.

Remember eating it as a young boy at grandmother's on NYE for good luck. Didn't remember liking it then but have no recollection as to its flavor.

I would try it again in the presence of someone who knows how to eat it.

Regards

I should try to acquire a taste just so I can get even with my son.

Yes. Fairly good stuff. I eat it on occasion - sans sour cream.

Also good is kipper snacks!

No thanks

Used to get Chowan Herring here, the Chowan River being renowned for them. Read the label once and it's just a brand name now. They are no more. Fish come from elsewhere now. Much clamoring for funding to study the shocking decline. Widespread industrial farming draining into all its tributaries is as obvious as Roundup wafting on the air, after the preemergent breeze blows by that is. Obviously not the cause....

It's best eaten with a variety of dry cured salami, cheeses, grapes, liverwurst, veggies on crackers. Mix it up.

Wash it all down with a cold beer and enjoy.

Rocky,

Place me in the "envy" crowd.

Ed

Reading this made me go to the refrigerator for a quick snack. This brand of herring is some of the best I’ve had.

HEB handles the Vita brand. Delicious on wheat crackers with cheese and Dukes mayo.

I pickle my own. I use yellow suckers and red horse mostly. Pickle in vinegar and white wine with onions and bell peppers. Sometimes add jalapeños. Put on a saltine and founder.

Well Rocky, I'll take your pity and grant you my lifetime share of pickled herring.

My dad told me that his father, (my grandfather in Wisconsin back in the day) used to go to the market and buy herring and bring it home and pickle it. The way he described it sounded great and he said it was delicious. My experience in these modern times is eating it out of the jar. Sometimes the old ways are the best and the way he described I sure would’ve liked to try it.