How many calories in pickled herring
A portion of pickled herring has about 130 kcal, with 6 g of protein.
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Pickled herring is herring fillet kept in a sweet vinegar brine, often with onion, allspice and bay leaf. Swedes call it sill, Danes and Norwegians sild, and it's on the table at Christmas, Easter and midsummer.
A portion is 130 kcal, with 10 g of carbs, 7 g of fat and 6 g of protein. The carbs are mostly sugar from the brine, the fat comes from the fish.
The creamy ones in mustard or sour cream sauce sit higher. The usual sides are new potatoes, sour cream, chives and hard bread, and those count too.
Tips
- 1Pick the clear vinegar herring over the creamy ones.
- 2Let it drain on the fork before it goes on the plate.
- 3Have it on crispbread with plenty of red onion.
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What is pickled herring?
Herring fillets marinated in vinegar, sugar and spices. It's served cold, usually with potatoes and bread.
Is pickled herring high in sugar?
It has some. About 10 g of carbs in a portion, mostly from the sweet brine.
How much protein is in pickled herring?
About 6 g in a portion.
What do you drink with pickled herring?
In Sweden and Denmark it's often a cold beer and a small glass of akvavit. In Sweden there's a song before every snaps.
How many calories in two portions of herring?
About 260 kcal, before the potatoes and the bread.
