Delicious smoked "Kieler Sprotten" (Kiel Sprats) are small Baltic Sea herrings packed in vegetable oil and natural juices. Try this favorite German delicacy chilled as a meal or snack. Great with fried potatoes.

The city of Kiel in Schleswig Holstein is an important Northern German seaport and widely known for its sailing regattas, beaches, a world renowned metereological institute and navy heritage.

The herrings are sourced from the Baltic and North Seas.