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Hi
I really want to make my own schmaltz and pickled herring is there anyone who can tell me how to please
Thanks
the first thing you need is good quality fish (herring). you can buy them at many kosher fish stores or there is a canned option. i like to soak the fish in water overnight to remove natural salts an “fishy” taste. for schmaltz you just need onions, oil, and salt to taste. you can experiment with fresh garlic, course black pepper, chili flakes, and lemon zest.
I have only one question?
WHY would anyone want to do such a thing
Schmaltz Herring is one of the nastiest foods ever invented.
You need to catch them first. Try the north seas near norway.
Can I just give directions to Schwartz’s?
zahavasdad,
It might come as a surprise to you, but the fact that you don’t like a certain food doesn’t preclude others from liking it. Other human beings are separate from you, and have their own ideas and tastes.
In my Shul Kiddushes, the Baal Simcha somestimes brings the Schmaltz Herring. It is never eaten. The entire table of food will be wiped clean except for the Schmaltz Herring (Even the Egg Salad is eaten before the Schmaltz Herring). total baal tashichs
That’s because you didn’t invite me.
I guess it would make sense that at a kiddush where egg salad was served, there would be herring left over. There was a story about someone asking a related shaila to R Elyashiv.
I find the egg salad at a kiddush much more disturbing, and I personally do not enjoy herring.
However, I see that millions of people enjoy herring very much. I am not arrogant enough to thus say that it is the “nastiest food ever invented”, because I personally do not enjoy it.
BTW, is “baal” tashchis a new avodah zorah?
Avraham in MD, that may be true, but still, it baffles me that some people like disgusting things.
Herring is not the nastiest food ever. That distinction belongs to p’tcha.
They dont usually like serving Egg Salad either, because people only eat it when there is nothing else to eat.
Now I am curious, Did someone actually ask Rav Elyshiv a Shalia what foods to serve at a Kiddush or a similar question?
Mmmmm fond memories of my hometown shul where the men would have a bissel shchmaltz herring and eat it on a piece of sponge cake and down it with a shot of schnapps.
Mmmmm fond memories of my hometown shul where the men would have a bissel shchmaltz herring and eat it on a piece of sponge cake and down it with a shot of schnapps.
In the shule where I grew up, the old men would eat this after shacharit every morning – except they put the herring on leftover stale kichel.
zahavasdad,
In my Shul Kiddushes, the Baal Simcha somestimes brings the Schmaltz Herring. It is never eaten.
I see the opposite at my shul; the herring is usually eaten up.
rebyidd23,
it baffles me that some people like disgusting things
To those who like it, it’s not disgusting. And there are probably foods you think are delicious that others with different cultural backgrounds would find disgusting.
ukguyinEY,
Thank you einov beroishoi for the only one who managed to stay on topic.
It’s the minhag hamakom of the CR to go off topic, especially when you open controversial topics like schmaltz herring. If you want threads that don’t run the gamut, you should stick to less controversial matters, like tznius, working vs. learning, etc. 🙂
Yeah there should be an asifa on Schamltz Herring. Just think how many Tsuris of the yidden have been caused by Schmaltz Herring
The shaila was related to someone who showed abhorrence to a distinctly Jewish food and how this related to a sofek in the person’s yichus.
R’ Elayashiv ultimately paskened that there should be giyur l’chumura.
zahavasdad,
You organize the asifa, I’ll bring the food… >:)
I was kidding.
i think we should start a heimishe essen blog for all delicious foods. herring and ptcha are good for starters.
to ukguyinEY: the herring should be good straight away but to it should sit overnight for better taste. please tell me how it comes out.
to make ptcha or gala you need to start with knee bones. these are high in cartilage. if anyone is interested further just ask.
also btw if you’re really in EY then you can buy herring fillets in merkaz hachamutzim neer kikar shabbos
Pitcha? Thats even worse than Herring. That truly needs to go to the cullinary scrap heap.
P’tcha? Yum!
DY
Do you also like Schav?
ZD, actually, yes. I used to have it with sour cream, but it’s been a while. Do they still sell it? I wonder what the bug situation is with schav.
You must think I’m a horrible person for liking all of these foods.
I am not concerned about the Kashruth of Schav, I am not eating it under any circumstances. They do sell it though, usually around Pesach
Food is very personal thing, everyone has likes and dislikes.
I do not belive there is such a thing as a “Hemish Taam” You like what you like and dislike what you dislike.
I personlly love sushi,but I have a friend who calls it bait
Maybe we could use it to catch herring. 🙂
Of course there’s such a thing as heimish’e ta’am. It’s the same idea as Persians liking Persian food and Hungarians liking Hungarian food, and the fact that nobody’s cholent is as good as my mother’s (except my wife’s, if she’s reading this). There’s a huge cultural and emotional aspect to food that has nothing to do with how Hashem made our taste buds (although that’s part of it as well).
Pickled herring is what they eat in Sweden. Do you know any Swedish Jews? I certainly don’t!
Everyone knows that sushi is the one true Jewish food. When I eat sushi I think of R Zushia
Anyone make their own herring?
I’ve been buying fillets from the supermarket (the brand name is Santa Bremor Matjes Herring) and adding sliced onions, black pepper, and canola oil. It’s good, but I’m wondering if anyone has other recipes/ideas I can try.
(Yea, I know, herring is gross, yada yada…)
Here is a bit of advice regarding making herring, in case the posters preparing this delectable dish are male, and have been fortunate to marry a female:
A true Eishes Chayil will not object if her husband wishes to indulge and eat a little schmaltz herring from time to time.
However, unless he plans to scrub every surface- accessible as well as inaccessible- in the kitchen they share, with a solution of 50% bleach, 30% ammonia, 10% hydrogen peroxide & 10% hydrogen chloride after embarking on this smelly adventure, said husband is advised to refrain from preparing aforementioned dish.
You are very welcome.
warning: NEVER mix bleach and ammonia as it will create toxic vapors!
Unless, golfer, that was your intent 😉
“There’s a huge cultural and emotional aspect to food that has nothing to do with how Hashem made our taste buds (although that’s part of it as well). ” (DaasYochid)
I’m forever craving my mom’s matzah brie and jam-filled polachinkaz.
My wife is a real eishes chayil. She lets me eat herring and I only have to clean the kitchen with fantastik.
Now back to my original question. Any ideas?
Bump.
… because I feel bad that my toxic comment (thanks for pointing that out Mods) might have scared off posters and derailed this thread, thus preventing Meno from getting his recipe.
golfer- how very optimistic of you. my thought was that nobody around these days would have such a recipe
😉
I got so exciting when I saw there were new replies in this thread.
But I guess I’ll just have to stick with my boring old recipe.
sorry
🙁
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