Young herring

Spiced pickled herring

Marinated herrings. A whole herring, marinated with spices, generally served as an appetiser.

Porbeagle or mackerel shark. A member of the shark family common in the Atlantic. It grows to 4 meters (13 ft) in length. It has good flavour and texture and is grilled in the form of steaks.

"Herring under vinegar." Pickled herring.

Herrings grilled and placed on top of polenta with olive oil.

"Salted herring Italian style." Salted herring served with a dressing of oil, vinegar, mustard, basil, gherkins (US: dill pickles) and capers.

Boned loin of pork, usually roasted after seasoning with garlic, rosemary and pepper. This dish is traditionally served in January when the pigs were slaughtered. It may also be roast pig.