What is Herring? Facts-about Herrings
A number of different species of forage fish are referred to
as herring The most abundant is the Atlantic herring Herring are found
worldwide in tropical and temperate ocean waters. Some species can even enter
freshwater rivers. They travel together in large schools. Herring feed on
plankton at night in up welling zones, after spending the day in deeper waters
They may hunt prey individually or swim with their mouths open and filter
plankton out as water passes through their gills Herring have been an important
part of the commercial fishing industry for over a century Over exploitation
resulted in multiple crashes to the herring fishing market during the 1900s.
Today, there are regulation in place that set catch limits for some species,
but many population are now threatened by habitat loss and chemical pollution
Much of the herring caught is utilized as bait for the lobster and tuna fishing
industries Herring are also sold
frozen, salted, and canned for human consumption Herring eggs are harvested and
sold as a delicacy in some parts of the world Schools of herring will spawn as
a group every year The time of year for spawning depends on the species and
location The fish will release sperm and eggs into the water Eggs stick to the
vegetation, rocks, or sand at the bottom of the seafloor Females can produce
around 40,000 eggs per spawning season During this event, the ocean floor may
become several centimetres thick with eggs Eggs hatch in around 2 weeks Only
one in ten thousand eggs will survive until adulthood Juveniles form large
schools and do not join the adults until they mature at about four years of age
They grow about one foot (.3 m) long and may live over a decade Herring are an
important part of the food web Animals such as seabirds, salmon, and marine
mammals rely on them for consumption The dark coloration on their backs and
light coloration on their undersides makes them hard to be seen by predators
from above or below This is called counter shading Some predators may attempt to
herd herring into forming bait balls This is when the school packs tightly
together in their last defense against predation!!!
Herring fish recipe Step by Step
Now going to use the smoked herring in canola oil but this
here is wild cut so you know these fish were out partying and next thing they
know they're in a can let's open this up got to be careful. smells like smoked
fish smells nice if you like smoked fish ...but I'm going to get this out of
the oil so I'm not making such a big mess so I don't flip that can and be
wearing all that oil... I'm going to slice right through the center so I have a
couple of bigger pieces to put on my crostini and the first thing I'm going to
do is put a little cream cheese on there basically I'm making a little fancy-pants
lox and bagel with cream cheese and smoked salmon but I'm going to do that with
my smoked herring which is a little less expensive a lot less expensive I'm
going to get thinly sliced red onions for a little bit of crunch adds a nice
flavor ...
I'm going to put some fancy-pants mustard on there look how
fancy that is it's like pickled mustard seeds it's going to have a nice strong
flavor but it's also going to add a nice texture ...a different texture than
you would get from a creamy mustard a little bit of fresh dill fresh dill
because that's how Super Duper fancy-pants this is going to be what about some
capers oh yeah look how about that ...they're imported ....they're from a
different part of the world... I could go around the corner buy some capers
from some guy off the street but instead I got these now I'm going to do the
piece resistance put a little bit of
this smoked herring on top boom and now it's the ultimate bourgeoisie
fancy-pants crostini... I guess as fancy a crostini as you can have with canned
fish on top... you can put the dill on the top for some garnish or something
make it look prettier yeah I like having the dill and the capers inside so they
don't escape ... this is a terrific little snack .I caned herring has a great
flavor it's a nice strong flavor Super Duper
healthy but it's not like repellent like sardines ...... I just have a base
salad here some Green's I've got some celery for crunch and then I've got some
fresh dill a little hard to see it ... but if you've got fresh dill it makes a
big difference even if it comes in pieces just sort of get it out lay it on
here and my suggestion is I'm going to use some sort of cream cheese a little
bit of fresh dill I would say the the red onion really does add a little
niceness to it but I am going to put some cream cheeseI do love it any smoked
fish with cream cheese ...gonna spread on there ...we have whipped cream cheese
it might harder with regular cream cheese...so let it soften just going to add
a little bit on top ...the other thing I like to add is mustard.... I'm just
going to put just a little bit of Dijon down the middle I'm using a good amount
of red onion we are going to add some fresh dill and then we're going to add
capers this is the one thing I'd say since the fish is already salty this adds
just a little more salt if you want to add a little bit of juice do it
sparingly freshly cracked pepper I think makes a big difference so just another
simple quick way to use smoked herring and again it doesn't taste as strong as
you might think it's a little stronger than tuna but it's got that smoked
flavor...
Alright that's a big mouthful can hear the crunch so you
added quite a bit onion in there but that hung in really helps but that's also
celery I'm celery - that's smart yeah because we really need something crunchy
with a canned fish especially these thin pieces of herring so it's really great
on a crostini it's fantastic but if you do put in a salad like this you know
having some nice crunchy fresh onion having some celery... or even some bell pepper some crunchy
elements you definitely need unless you're one of those weird that your dessert you don't like nuts.. like brownies
without nuts.
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