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What is it?
Herring is an oily fish rich in protein and vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids, which are beneficial to health. They can grow up to 40cm/16in in length. Whole herrings can be poached, fried or grilled, or pickled, soused, marinated, salted and smoked.
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Preparation Options
You can have a herring headed and gutted, they sometimes contain roe which is also edible. You can also have them filleted, the fillets will still contain pin bones.
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Is it sustainable?
Our herrings come from Looe, the MCS doesn't have any information about the sustainability of this but herrings caught using the same methods in other areas are very sustainable.
