Talk:Schmaltz herring

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This article was nominated for merging with Pickled herring on 9 November 2013. The result of the discussion was Merge declined.

Letter case?[edit]

Shouldn't the second word of title be uncapitalized ("herring")? AnonMoos 07:01, 20 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Meaning[edit]

Schmaltz herring is pickled herring nothing more, nothing less. It is fatty herring preserved in brine. It is a common food preparation all around the Baltic. RPSM (talk) 11:13, 10 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Schmaltz Herring is salt-cured (not steeped in brine) and the name refers to the fact it is 'sweet' (the literal translation of Schmaltz in yiddish) as opposed to tasting sour like herring pickled in an acid such as vinegar. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.25.209.69 (talk) 20 February 2015

"Schmaltz" actually means some kind of fat, lard or grease (wikt:schmaltz, wikt:Schmaltz, wikt:Schmalz, wikt:שמאַלץ), nothing "sweet" in that. --Djadjko (talk) 22:24, 8 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

However, in NYC at least, many stores offer Schmaltz Herring with the herring literally sitting in schmaltz or oil, rather than brine, wine sauce, etc. There are many variations. Salted herring packed in oil will also, obviously, be called *Schmaltz Herring*. Drsruli (talk) 09:04, 20 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Here we go: https://www.zabars.com/zabars-schmaltz-herring-fillet/21100GS.html Drsruli (talk) 22:46, 21 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Correct spelling - sch[edit]

Schmaltz herring - Can we change it? RPSM (talk) 10:50, 10 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, go ahead. Google Books and Google Scholar decisively give the nod to "Schmaltz herring" --Epipelagic (talk) 11:31, 10 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]