GH -“Sorry, but herring is not part of our “Mesorah” simply because it was a poor man’s “fish” in parts of the alte heim.”
Geez, just because you’re a Liberal – that doesn’t mean you gotta get everything Wrong!
They did pickle Herring to make it last longer.
So that was convinent for poor people.
But I knew a rich guy that was rich in Europe, before he came over.
He said that he went to the Shoreline and right when the the fishing boats came in, he would take the fresh Herring and eat it raw.
This was a delicacy.
So you see – it wasn’t the Japanese that discovered Sushi!