'''Herring''' is a species of marine, cold-water, oily fish. It is very popular in the Netherlands after pickling in brine; in the [[United Kingdom]] it is frequently smoked and grilled (a smoked herring is called a 'kipper'). In the 19th and early 20th centuries herrings were vastly prolific in the [[North Sea]], and were nicknamed 'silver darlings' by grateful fishermen. Large groups of 'herring girls' would travel along the east coast of [[Great Britain]], to gut and pack herring at successive fishing ports as the main body of fish moved south. | '''Herring''' is a species of marine, cold-water, oily fish. It is very popular in the Netherlands after pickling in brine; in the [[United Kingdom]] it is frequently smoked and grilled (a smoked herring is called a 'kipper'). In the 19th and early 20th centuries herrings were vastly prolific in the [[North Sea]], and were nicknamed 'silver darlings' by grateful fishermen. Large groups of 'herring girls' would travel along the east coast of [[Great Britain]], to gut and pack herring at successive fishing ports as the main body of fish moved south. |