Smoked Herring with Tahina Sauce

Sham el Nessim is an ancient Egyptian celebration dating back to 2700 BCE, symbolizing the arrival of spring and the “renewal of life”. Its name translates into “smelling the breeze”, a reference to the tradition of eating outdoors in the spring breeze. During this non-religious festival widely celebrated by Egyptians of all backgrounds, the foods hold deep symbolic meanings since Pharaonic times: coloured eggs represent life and rebirth, green onions are thought to ward off the evil