MW Polar Kipper Snacks

Table of Contents

1. Name
2. Ingredients
3. Appearance
4. Function
5. In the Media
6. FAQ
7. Reviews
8. Where to Buy it

Name

Product Kipper / Herring Snacks

Ingredients

All-natural smoked boneless fillets of herring 85%

Water

Salt

Appearance

Form Solid

Color Brown

Odor Smoked fish

Taste Firm and flaky in texture, salty, smoked flavor, savory

Function

The omega-3 fatty acids in herring help fight a variety of health problems by lowering blood pressure, reducing triglycerides, fight depression and anxiety, and much more.

In the Media

What is a Kipper snack? According to MW Polar, Kipper / Herring snacks are naturally smoked boneless fillets of herring. These herrings originate from the cold Northeast Atlantic and Norwegian Sea region. The fish is known for its Omega 3 Fatty Acids which help fight a variety of health problems. MW Polar Kipper Snacks is naturally smoked using a variety of beach wood shavings and contains no chemical dyes or imitation smoke flavor. The herrings are naturally smoked, boneless fillets, ready to eat, contain Omega 3 Fatty Acids, and Koser Parve (made with inherently kosher or kosher certified ingredients that are neither meat nor dairy).

But why is it called "kipper snacks"? The exact origin of kippers is unknown, although the fish has been smoked for centuries. As a verb, to kipper means to preserve by rubbing salt or other spices before drying in the open air or smoke. Naturally, smoked herring is called Kipper snacks because it has been rubbed in salt and spices and smoked, and are easy to eat as a snack.

The Guardian, a popular news and media site in the UK, and Livestrong, a popular health and fitness site, list the benefits of herring:

What are the health benefits of herring?

• EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid): prevents heart disease, healthy for the brain, reduces inflammatory conditions, lowers the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
• DHA (docosahexaenoic acid): prevents heart disease, healthy for the brain, reduces inflammatory conditions, lowers the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
• Vitamin D and Calcium: strong teeth and bones, prevents multiple sclerosis and diabetes. Also contains collagen, phosphorus, and magnesium - essential nutrients for your body.
• Omega 3 fatty acids: lowers blood pressure, reduces triglycerides, fights depression and anxiety, and much more.
• Red blood cell health: iron and vitamin B-12 helps make hemoglobin to bind oxygen to red blood cells.
• Protein: 6-ounce portion of herring offers 28 grams of protein, which contain a good amount of amino acids.
• Nerve Function: contains potassium which is essential for nerve communication.

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How do I eat smoked herring? In many cases, the herrings' bones are removed before smoking and most of the skin would have been burnt off. According to popular food site ChowHound, these are the ways to eat smoked herring:

• With a cold appetizer tray.
• Serve with rye crisp round flatbread and butter or sour cream.
• Canapés (finger food with a small piece of bread or cracker)
• Garnish with fresh chopped dill.
• With a sandwich, consisting of hard-boiled eggs, baby dill picks, red onions, scallions, yogurt, miracle whip.
• Wrap in a tortilla.
• Appetizer with onions, celery, dill, capers, olive oil, and crushed red pepper.
• With naan, roti, or eat Indian dhal and jasmine or basmati rice.
• As is - smoked herring is easy to eat and delicious on its own!

Popular recipe provider, the spruce Eats, provides instructions on how to make the authentic smoked herring recipe:

Ingredients

• 2 pounds fresh herring
• 1 pound coarse salt
• 1 tablespoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon whole cloves, crushed
• 2 tablespoons onions, minced
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon bay leaves, crushed

Steps to Make It

1. Make a paste of the salt, pepper, crushed whole cloves, minced onions, brown sugar, minced garlic, and bay leaves.
2. Clean and gut the fresh herring. Coat herring with paste and cure for seven days in the refrigerator. Reapply mixture as needed so fish remains coated.
3. After seven days, rinse and hang to dry. Cold smoked over a fire. For home smokers, smoke at 70 to 85 degrees F for 7 days. Your fish will shrink in the smoking process, from 2 pounds of fresh herring to 1 pound of succulent smoked herring.

Kipper snacks (smoked herring) is also sold in the can and are easy to eat. The wild-caught, naturally Birchwood-smoked, premium quality herring are delectable to eat.

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FAQ

Do the Kipper snack cans have BPA lining?

• The cans are BPA-free.

Do Kipper snacks have bones in them?

• The bones are few, very fine and soft. You hardly or don't even notice the bones.

Could one eat Kipper snacks with grilled cheese sandwiches?

• Yes, Kippers would go great with grilled cheese sandwiches.

Are the Kippers wild-caught?

• Yes, they are wild-caught sourced from Germany, fished in the Northeast Atlantic Sea.

Do the Kipper snacks have heads?

• No heads or tails, just delicious fillets.

Reviews

Mike

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Delicious

1. Make some toast.
2. Sautee some onions.
3. Toss Polar Kipper Snack into a hot pan with a little oil, grind some fresh pepper on it as it sizzles. Flip once.
4. Fish on toast, onions on fish, mustard on onions.
5. Beer in a glass.

A. C. Cleveland

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Taste of Home

MW Polar Herring, Kipper Snacks, 3.53-Ounce (Pack of 18) Raised in Scotland kippers and plain herring were a much-loved part of our diet, growing up. Never finding fresh kippers or herring, here, I've tried the tinned kippers but all I ever found were in a mustard or ketchup sauce and they just didn't do it until, recently, I tried a tin of the Polar. FINALLY!!! These kipper snacks are the closest I've come to a "taste of home"....no sauce (other than the natural juices), same smoked flavor. I had to ensure I could keep them in the pantry so I checked Amazon (where else...) and my package was delivered yesterday. I would say this is such a treat but...at this very reasonable price......not so much "treat" (other than the taste) as "now in the budget". My mother used to serve sardines on buttered oatcakes; I checked Amazon (of course!) and found Nairn Oatcakes available. Perfect lunch......tin of kipper fillets on the oatcakes......tasty! Buy both, again.

Stephie

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Bacony, meaty, tasty

I'm new to this canned sardine/canned herring thing and pretty squeamish when it comes to not knowing what's in the can but with these Polar Kipper Snacks, I didn't need to worry. What you get is 2-3 whole fillets, mostly if not completely boneless--any remaining bones are soft enough to smush between your fingers, a little skin you barely notice, and a nice smoked, almost bacony flavored fish that's not "fishy" at all.

Compared to my sardine experiments, this kind of canned fish was a breeze. Very easy to eat right out of the can, no adornments, but it's especially tasty on a Wasa or Triscuit (what isn't?). So far I've only had them this way, but I want to try a pate version with a little cream cheese and onion and spread that on toast or crackers. It even sounds delicious. There's a lot of water in the can so open it over a bowl or the sink and other than that, enjoy! I would buy these again.

A. King

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Tastes great, reduced-sodium.

I love these! They taste amazing, not fishy although they do smell somewhat fishy. The meat is nice and firm and not too smoky. I also appreciate the reduced sodium. I would give it 5 stars but it says it has 1.5 g of trans fat in it! Trying to figure out where that comes from??

UPDATED REVIEW\ After posting my review and noting the trans fat that was shown on my label, MW Polar responded and said that their kippers "do not, in fact," contain trans fat. Great news! It was a misprint on some of their cans and they are fixing it. I appreciated that they reached out to me. I'm changing my review from 4 stars to 5 stars!

mike in SW.

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I love these kippers, especially compared to other brands.

You either love it or don't! this by far is the best kipper snacks available in my opinion. nice firm and well done. NOT like slimy other brands. give me a can of these and about 10 saltine crackers, and I'm in heaven. lol, my girlfriend is not fond of fish odors, so I eat them outside when she is home. excellent price and prepared in Germany.

Where to Buy it

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