Photos of the Day: Going Dutch with Raw Herring

Dotted around Amsterdam and across the Netherlands, humble stands selling North Sea herring provide the locals with a year-round fish fix, thanks to a centuries-old preserving process backed up these days by a healthy dose of deep freezing.

Mar 26, 2014

Dotted around Amsterdam and across the Netherlands, humble stands selling North Sea herring provide the locals with a year-round fish fix thanks to a centuries-old preserving process backed up these days by a healthy dose of deep freezing.

This March 12, 2014 photo shows a serving of raw herring with pickles and onions at one of Amsterdam's ubiquitous herring stands, in the Netherlands. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

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This March 12, 2014 photo shows Associated Press reporter Mike Corder demonstrating how to eat raw herring outside one of Amsterdam's ubiquitous herring stands, in the Netherlands. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

This March 12, 2014 photo shows a vendor preparing raw herring, left, raw herring with pickles and onion, and another one with just pickles, at one of Amsterdam's ubiquitous herring stands, in the Netherlands. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)