Hiillostetut Silakat

Charcoal-grilled herring, Finnish style

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Alan Davidson

Published 1980

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Method

The typical Finnish method, used also in the north of Sweden, for grilling their Baltic herring is as follows. It can also be applied to muikku (vendace); a real treat on the lakeside in the midsummer midnight sun.

The herring are first cleaned; although some prefer to cook them whole. The heads are left on. The fish are salt