Brathering

Brathering (/ˈbrɑːtˌheɪrɪŋ/  listen ; English: ″fried herring″) is a simple and traditional German dish of fried, marinated herring. It is typical for the cuisine in northern Germany either for lunch or as a snack at fast food stands or take-out restaurants.

Usually, the green (i.e., fresh) herrings with the heads and guts removed are either breaded or simply turned in flour, then fried, and finally pickled in a marinade of white vinegar and briefly boiled water, onion, salt, spices like pepper, bay leaves, mustard seeds, and a little sugar. The thin bones of the green herring are partially dissolved in the marinade, so that they hardly interfere with eating.

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