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Herring
Herring

Smoked Herring, Wildfish Cannery, Alaska

$9.00

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Description

Wild-caught in Southeast Alaska and smoked in small batches using all-natural wood, this herring is bold, savory, and rich with umami. A nod to Northern European traditions, this tin delivers a smoky, satisfying bite—perfect with potatoes or beer, morning or night.

  • PRODUCER: Wildfish Cannery

  • ORIGIN: Southeast Alaska, USA

  • FISH VARIETY: Pacific Herring (Clupea pallasii)

  • HARVEST METHOD: Purse seine

  • PREPARATION: Cured with salt, brown sugar, garlic, and black pepper, then smoked over natural wood

  • TEXTURE: Meaty and dense, with a firm flake and oily richness

  • FLAVOR PROFILE:

    • Aromas: Campfire smoke, sweet brine, black pepper

    • Palate: Deeply savory with brown sugar roundness and smoky intensity

    • Finish: Long and rich, with balanced salt and spice

  • PAIRINGS:

    • Pale ale, lager, or crisp white wine

    • Dry cider, aquavit, or peated whisky

    • Pickled onions, mustard, or rye crackers

  • SERVING SUGGESTIONS:

    • Warm gently and serve with boiled potatoes and dill

    • Flake onto toast with mustard and pickled veg

    • Pair with eggs and greens for a Northern breakfast-style plate

  • INGREDIENTS: Herring, salt, brown sugar, garlic, black pepper, natural wood smoke

  • CAUGHT IN: Southeast Alaska

Rustic, smoky, and deeply flavorful—this is Alaska’s answer to the kipper.

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Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homelands of the Ramaytush Ohlone (the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula) and the Wappo & Miwok (the original inhabitants of Napa County).