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then pickling in spiced vinegar. Bismarck herring 

 are prepared from large sea herring by a similar 

 process. "Rollmops" is a popular marinated product 

 which appeals to the German taste. It is prepared 

 by rolling a boned and vinegared herring with a slice 

 of cucumber pickle or onion. 



Many other interesting preserved fish products 

 are prepared on a large scale in Germany, Norway, 

 Denmark, and Russia. Among the more important 

 may be mentioned anchovy paste, fish sausages, 

 Christiania anchovies, German delicatessen, and 

 caviar. The Japanese pickle fish by merely covering 

 them with hot vinegar according to a process resem- 

 bling that of the preparation of cucumber pickles. 

 Other curious fishery products popular in the Orient 

 are canned fish pudding, shark-flesh paste, dried 

 shark fins, and bagoong (fermented anchovies). The 

 Chinese are especially fond of soup prepared from 

 shark fins and dry large quantities of them. 



