Grab your favorite crackers and plop a smoked herring on top for a mid-afternoon snack. Or get hold of some hearty artisanal rye bread and top it with that herring, allowing the juices to soak ...

That herring is pickled, by the way, in vinegar, sugar and water. The finished julesild is served with dark rye bread, and maybe a small glass of snaps (like schnapps), or “glogg”, a mulled ...