Clean the fish by removing the skin and any bones. Then cut it into 2 x 1/2 inch pieces.
Mix the fish with all remaining ingredients and stir well without damaging the fish meat.
Refrigerate for a day before serving.
When ready to serve, warm the breads in a 350 degree oven for 3 minutes. Cut each pita into 4 pieces and put it in a bread basket.
Serve the salad with the lime or lemons and the pita on the side.
Contributor: Ahmed Moustafa, 56
Place: Port Said, Egypt
Recipe’s Personal Background
How did you learn this recipe?
Traditional dish
Is there some memory/historical event connected to this recipe?
As most of the population of Port Said are fishermen, in their recipes they use a lot of fish products. The herring is fished during season and salted by the men in each family. The way of salting the herring has been handed down from grandfather to father to grandson. Specific months of the year the fishermen due to bad weather cannot go out fishing. So the salted hearing is their staple food during these months.
Personal reference to tradition transmitted by relatives (preparing together, sharing, eating together etc.)?
The men of the family congregate and prepare the salted hearing which is stored from year to year. Lately you can find salted hearing at the grocers shops and supermarkets.
Mediterranean Background
Any tradition this receipe is connected to? If yes, which one? Can you describe it?
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Any Festivity this recipe is connected to? If yes, which one? Can you describe it?
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Is your recipe connected to the territory you live in? Is it strictly linked to the specificity of the agricultural environment?
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Season (season this food is linked to)
All year
Nutrition Facts
12 Servings
Amount Per Serving
• Calories 503.9
• Total Fat 31.0 g
• Saturated Fat 4.3 g
• Polyunsaturated Fat 3.6 g
• Monounsaturated Fat 19.7 g
• Cholestero l19.5 mg
• Sodium 1,487.0 mg
• Potassium 174.2 mg
• Total Carbohydrate 31.7 g
• Dietary Fiber2.5 g
• Sugars 0.3 g
• Protein 24.3 g
• Vitamin A25.8 %
• Vitamin B-12106.8 %
• Vitamin B-617.2 %
• Vitamin C1.4 %
• Vitamin D255.0 %
• Vitamin E8.8 %
• Calcium 12.3 %
• Copper 12.3 %
• Folate 3.8 %
• Iron 15.1 %
• Magnesium 8.2 %
• Manganese 28.3 %
• Niacin 28.8 %
• Pantothenic Acid 3.7 %
• Phosphorus 18.9 %
• Riboflavin 13.8 %
• Selenium 143.1 %
• Thiamin 10.5 %
• Zinc 8.3 %
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
