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Haring

Netherlands

The Dutch love affair with herring dates to the 14th century. Geert Aelwijns created the gibbing technique that made herring safe to eat raw.

Dutch raw herring — fresh, lightly cured, held by the tail and eaten whole or chopped with onion and pickles. A Netherlands street food tradition since the 15th century.

Authentic Netherlands Haring recipe
Prep
10 mins
Cook
0 mins
Difficulty
Easy
Calories
335 kcal
Serves
2
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

4fresh Hollandse Nieuwe herring, cleaned
1white onion, very finely chopped
8small pickles, chopped
lemonto serve
white bread rollsto serve

Method

1

Source Hollandse Nieuwe herring — available from May, from the first herring catch.

2

Hold by the tail, tip head back and lower into mouth — the traditional method.

3

Alternatively chop and serve in a bread roll with onion and pickles.

Chef's Tip

Hollandse Nieuwe — fresh season herring from May — is milder and fatter than regular herring.

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