📍 Odesa⏱ 25 min🍽 Serves: 4with fish

Forshmak — Herring Spread

A bright, savory bite on bread.

Where it comes from

Odesa Oblast

History

Cold herring forshmak belongs to Jewish culinary traditions and became a recognizable part of Odesa’s food culture. Elsewhere, the same name can describe quite different dishes.

Today

This version uses tart apple and a hard-boiled egg. Keep a little texture.

Ingredients

• 300 g ready-to-eat lightly salted herring fillets
• 120 g tart apple
• 2 eggs
• 50 g onion
• 50 g butter

Method

1. Hard-boil the eggs, cool, and peel.
2. Core the apple.
3. Check the ready-to-eat herring for bones.
4. Finely chop the onion.
5. Chop the herring, apple, eggs, and onion by hand or pulse briefly in a processor.
6. Mix in softened butter.
7. Keep refrigerated until serving.

How to serve

Serve chilled on bread or alongside apple slices.

Sources

• Cultural background

Check ingredients for allergens. Times and amounts are approximate.