Sweden
Smörgåstårta
A cold sandwich cake of white bread, liver pâté, cream cheese and ham
60 min hands-on · 8 h waiting·12 servings
Pickled herring
Young herring, mildly salt-cured and eaten raw as fillets, tender, rich and barely sour.
In German-speaking countries matjes sits in the chilled section of almost every supermarket; in English-speaking countries look for it at a fish counter, a Scandinavian or Eastern European deli, or by mail order.
Substitute:
Soaked salt herring or schmaltz herring comes closest but is firmer and saltier; vinegar-pickled herring is a poor substitute, because it brings exactly the sourness matjes lacks.
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