Schmaltz herring
Appearance
Schmaltz herring is herring caught just before spawning, when the fat (schmaltz in Yiddish) in the fish is at a maximum.[1] Colloquially, schmaltz herring refers to this fish pickled in brine: see pickled herring.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- "Herring". The Food Lovers' Companion. Retrieved March 30, 2005.