When the herring arrive, Hvide Sande throws a party
A sluice, a spring migration and a town that knows exactly what to do with a good catch.
Herring, village feasts, a cheese worth a detour. Small places, delicious details, and where to find them near you.
Real photos of foods from our stories. Tap one for a closer look and where to find it.
The whole pantry →A sluice, a spring migration and a town that knows exactly what to do with a good catch.
A carnival crowd waits below the town hall. The mayor has wrapped fish. You can probably see where this is going.
A traditional Polish fish salad featuring herring, cucumbers, potatoes, and apples, recognized as a regional specialty.
Pontic shad spends most of its life at sea. Its journey into the Danube gives Ukrainian Bessarabia a short, much-awaited food season.
A Latvian herring festival, Estonian sprat sandwiches and Lithuanian smelt make a delicious case for reading the small print.
Swedish summer lunches, Norwegian sursild and a Danish fishing town show how a small fish gathers people together.
Dutch maatjes, German rollmops, Polish śledź: learn the preparation and the fish counter becomes an adventure.