Nutrition
- Protein19%
- Fat73%
- Carbohydrates8%
Estimate for a typical portion of this dish; the venue's recipe may differ.
About the dish
A traditional appetizer made from finely chopped salted herring mixed with onions and seasonings.
- Cuisine
- Jewish (Ashkenazi)
Typical ingredients
- herring
- onions
- apples
- butter
- lemon juice
General information about this dish, not provided by the venue. Dish pictures are illustrations based on the menu description, not photos from the venue.
History of the dish
Eastern Europe
- Origin
- Eastern Europe
Read more
Forshmak (Yiddish: פֿאָרשמאַק, Russian: форшмак), or vorschmack, from German Vorgeschmack ("foretaste") or Vorspeise ("appetizer"), also known as chopped herring, is a traditional dish of Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine, particularly associated with the Jewish communities of Eastern Europe, including Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, and Russia.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Forshmak” · version used · CC BY-SA 4.0
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