Just look at the contrast between these pictures and the ones in my last blog! Thanks for your email this morning, Winifred, with your news of a bad weather spell.
Now, to answer your question, Olga:
There's not a big difference between sardines and herring. In fact, "sardine" means "small fish." (The fish in question were named after Sardinia, the second largest island in the Mediterranean, because they used to be plentiful in this region.) When they're young and small, these fish are called sardines. When they get older and bigger, they're called herring. For centuries, herring have been a dietary staple of northern Europeans - Scandinavians, Russians, Dutch, British and Germans.
I never knew this! In fact, the saying, 'You learn something new every day' is very true. Thank heavens for Google, which provides the answer to everything you ever wanted to know!
Now, to answer your question, Olga:
There's not a big difference between sardines and herring. In fact, "sardine" means "small fish." (The fish in question were named after Sardinia, the second largest island in the Mediterranean, because they used to be plentiful in this region.) When they're young and small, these fish are called sardines. When they get older and bigger, they're called herring. For centuries, herring have been a dietary staple of northern Europeans - Scandinavians, Russians, Dutch, British and Germans.
I never knew this! In fact, the saying, 'You learn something new every day' is very true. Thank heavens for Google, which provides the answer to everything you ever wanted to know!
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