Coastal Stall · Herring Sandwich
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Herring is a fixture of the Polish Christmas Eve table, when meat is traditionally avoided, and it's also the classic snack to go with a shot of vodka.
Marinated herring fillets in oil with onion, piled onto dark rye bread or served straight from a paper tray, sold from small coastal kiosks in Gdańsk, Sopot, and along the Pomeranian shore.
Why it's made this way: Herring has been the backbone of Baltic fishing economies for centuries, and pickling or oiling it was simply how coastal towns kept the catch edible before refrigeration — a habit that turned into a beloved snack.
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