Wild Dutch Maatjes Herring Fillets

Maatjes herring is a rich Dutch secret - lightly cured fillets from very young herring. Each piece comprises two fillets, joined at the tail in the traditional way.

We have two pack sizes: four maatjes each individually packed, or a tray of 10 frozen together (but can be teased apart if you don't need them all at once). We also sell more conventional marinated herring fillets.

Here's a cheerful introduction from a customer: "A great starter or a light lunch, served with cold plain boiled potatoes, chopped onion and a little fresh dill. Best I ever had were in Antwerp market a cold Sunday before Christmas. Full from a huge hotel breakfast we could not walk past the Maatjes herring stall. We ate quite a few, cut up and placed on fresh onion, straight from the paper. They served as an appetite wake up call for not that long after we had a splendid fish lunch. Brill it was (the fish Brill)!" [We're guessing their next stop was an afternoon tea of bloater paste.]