BLACK HERRING
On the ultra smoked and salted herring, a version of red herring, produced more for its preservation qualities than for taste or nutrition
BLOATER
On the original bloater, which may have evolved in the C17th, and the Yarmouth bloater, which was first produced there in 1835
KIPPER
Oh! The kipper! One of the greatest inventions of the Railway Age! Its Northumbrian origins, preparation, variety and history explored
RED HERRING
Not just a euphemism for a false trail, but a kind of smoked herring that has probably served as a euphemism for a false trail since at least the C16th
RED HERRING JOKE, THE
The story of the red herring gag shared between Shakespeare, Jonson & Nashe in at least six great literary works
SILVER HERRING
Somewhere between the modern bloater and the golden herring, popular in the Mediterranean - particularly in Italy