Baltic herring is different from Atlantic herring.  Herring is like the national fish in Poland.  It is a central part of traditional Polish cooking.

Why Polish or Baltic herrings is different from Atlantic or other Herring?

Because the Baltic sea is less salty.  It is a mix between a large lake and a sea. The Baltic is feed by such an enormous supply of fresh water from melting glaciers in Finland and Sweden as well as rivers in Poland that it creates a unique micro environment. I  love Polish herring. It takes different from the herring in the USA.  Maybe its  the same and just my imagination but maybe not.

How herring is served in Poland

Poles prepare herring with vinegar or cream.  I go back and forth which one I like better, but now I think I like cream.  Of course there are many things that can go into herring recipes,  such as onions, red pepper, pineapples or anything you can image. If you go into  any shop in Poland you will see multiple types of Polish herring.  I do not know if  there is anything analogous in the USA.  Maybe like the USA has different types  of breakfast cereals, Poland has different types of śledż (that is the fish I have been writing about).

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