“Pierogi & Other Stories” is a series of articles and recipes introducing contemporary Polish cuisine to readers who speak English. The whole series can be found in the #cuisine tab on the English website culture.pl and my contribution to this project is a series of texts on fish in the Polish culinary traditions.

So, let’s start with herring! It has remained a staple food in a country in which fish is generally rarely consumed. However, it has a lot cultural associations. Let’s take a look at its complicated culinary history. Herring – Or ‘Śledź’: And a Recipe to Perfectly Create This Traditional Staple