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n. - A pickled herring filet that has been wrapped around a pickle.

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  • Cut the rollmops into bite-sized pieces and mix gently with the ­potatoes, shallot and dill.
  • Like ­mackerel, they are rich in oils, so do not keep well, which is why they are often pickled as rollmops
  • Some commercial rollmops are ­pickled in brutally acidic distilled vinegar, which obliterates their oily succulence and flavour.
  • Homemade herring rollmops: Many commercial versions use brutally acidic vinegar that kills the flavour of the fish, so it pays to do it yourself.
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