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Bouffi refers to French dish made of herring that is is hardly salted then smoked.
Bouffi which is also called Craquelot is one of the many different ways of cooking herring in Normandy. Other variations are Kipper, Hareng Saur, or Gendarme.
Hareng Saur is the French word for " smoked herring" or "Kipper ". "Hareng Saur" implies that herrings are salted and stocked in barrels for more or less time.
In the Northwestern regions of France, smoked herring is cooked in varieties of ways. One of the most common varieties is to simply bake herring fillets with a creamy sauce together with bay leaves and coriander, to make its taste tangier. Smoked herring may also be just accompanied with steamed potatoes and French vinaigrette. However and whatever style or manner it is cooked, Hareng Saur has been part of the French gastronomy for many years now and still remains to be a part of Normandy family meals.
Kipper refers to salted, smoked herring. The "Kipper" is split lengthways before being smoked, so that its taste would be even stronger.
Haribo refers to a German brand of candied jelly. Haribo is a German confectionary company which has been producing gummy candies since 1922. It was founded by Hans Riegel Sr. in 1920 . The company's headquarters are in Bonn, in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalen, Germany. Haribo is actually an acronym for HAns RIegel, BOnn.
Harina Shrimps (Metapenaeus Monoceros) a variety of shrimp also called Brown shrimp. It is known commercially as Speckled shrimp and called in other countries as:
Indian: Koraney chingri; Honye chingri
Japan: Yoshiebi
Madagascar: Patsanarana (name also used for other species)
South Africa: Ginger prawn
Haringhuis Dutch word which literally means "herring house", refers to a fish stalls where green (raw) herrings with chopped onions are sold at the start of Herring season annully in June. The word to look out is "Hollandse Nieuw". Available also at Haringhaus are snacks of baked fish, smoked eel and seafood salad which can be takenaway.