date:Dec 21, 2012
eful for consumers who wish to check the freshness of the fish they buy and take home.
Virginal herring
Matjes herring is a herring product that is extremely popular in the Netherlands. The majority of the herring consumed in the Netherlands is caught and produced in Norway.
Matjes herring, or in Dutch maatjesharing meaning virgin herring, is sold at snack bars ready-to-eat, in shops to eat at home and at restaurants. Dutch consumers prefer the herring when it is caught in the spring, as the