Dressed herring

{{short description|Soviet layered salad}}

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| image = Selidi pod shuboi.jpg

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| alternate_name = Herring under a fur coat

| country = Russia{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/rbth/6282646/Russias-national-cuisine-Catching-a-herring-under-a-fur-coat.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322221911/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/rbth/6282646/Russias-national-cuisine-Catching-a-herring-under-a-fur-coat.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 March 2016 |title=Russia's national cuisine: Catching a herring under a fur coat |first=Irakli |last=Iosebashvili |date=9 Oct 2009 |newspaper=Rossiyskaya Gazeta |via=The Telegraph}}

| national_cuisine = Belarusian, Latvian,{{cite book |title=From Peasant to Pleasant. The Cuisine of Latvia |year=2014 |url=http://www.li.lv/upload/files/10022015/dbbbf2ef5fd4807f3391b62be7fdb6d7.pdf#page=6 |publisher=The Latvian Institute |isbn=978-9-98-473651-8 |access-date=12 December 2017 |page=6}} Lithuanian, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Moldovan,

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| type = Salad

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| main_ingredient = Herring, vegetables (potatoes, carrots, beetroots), onions, mayonnaise

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Dressed herring, colloquially known as shuba, herring under a fur coat, or furry herring ({{langx|ru|"сельдь под шубой"|"sel'd pod shuboy"}} or {{langx|ru|"селёдка под шубой"|"selyodka pod shuboy"|label=none}}), is a layered salad composed of diced spekesild covered with layers of grated boiled eggs, vegetables (potatoes, carrots, beetroots), chopped onions, and mayonnaise. Some variations of this dish include a layer of fresh grated apple{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20071213052157/http://www.myrecipes101.com/cook/recipe/182-herring-under-a.html Herring under a fur coat]}} recipe with an apple while some do not.[http://www.enjoyyourcooking.com/salads/herring-under-fur-coat-herring-salad.html Herring under a fur coat] recipe without apple

A final layer of grated boiled beetroot covered with mayonnaise is what gives the salad its characteristic rich purple color. Dressed herring salad is often decorated with grated boiled eggs (whites, yolks, or both).

Dressed herring salad is popular in Russia,{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/rbth/6282646/Russias-national-cuisine-Catching-a-herring-under-a-fur-coat.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322221911/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/rbth/6282646/Russias-national-cuisine-Catching-a-herring-under-a-fur-coat.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 March 2016 |title=Russia's national cuisine: Catching a herring under a fur coat |first=Irakli |last=Iosebashvili |date=9 Oct 2009 |newspaper=Rossiyskaya Gazeta |via=The Telegraph}} Belarus ({{langx|be|Селядзец пад футрам|Sieliadziec pad futram}}) and other countries such as Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, ({{langx|lt|Silkė pataluose}}, {{langx|lv|Siļķe kažokā}}).[https://web.archive.org/web/20110220041722/http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/back-in-the-ussr {{!}}Back in the U.S.S.R., by Anya von Bremzen in Food&Wine, Published: December 2003] It is especially popular for holidays,{{Cite web|last=Ion|first=Larisa|date=2018-02-07|title=Dressed Herring Recipe|url=https://www.rednumberone.com/dressed-herring-recipe/|access-date=2019-09-23|website=RedNumberONE|language=en-US}} and is commonly served as a "zakuska" at New Year (Novy God) and Christmas celebrations in Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, and the United States.{{Cite web |date=2018-12-31 |title=Whether you’ve heard of Novy God or not, Russian Angelenos are keeping New Year’s festivities alive in the Valley |url=https://www.dailynews.com/2018/12/31/whether-youve-heard-of-novy-god-or-not-russian-angelenos-are-keeping-new-years-festivities-alive-in-the-valley/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407182056/https://www.dailynews.com/2018/12/31/whether-youve-heard-of-novy-god-or-not-russian-angelenos-are-keeping-new-years-festivities-alive-in-the-valley/ |archive-date=April 7, 2024 |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Daily News |language=en-US}}

In Poland, the dish is known as “śledź pod pierzynką” (pol. herring underneath feather duvet) .

{{Cite web |url=http://ny.passion.ru/l.php/novogodnii-stol-istoriya.htm |title=New Year Celebration History (in Russian) |access-date=2009-06-28 |archive-date=2009-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415174133/http://ny.passion.ru/l.php/novogodnii-stol-istoriya.htm |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=http://foodyoushouldtry.com/eat-kazakhstan-kazakhstan-food-national-meals/amp/|title=What to eat in Kazakhstan? Kazakhstan food and national meals - Food you should try|website=foodyoushouldtry.com|date=14 August 2017 |access-date=2019-03-28}}{{cite web | url=https://www.kwestiasmaku.com/przepis/sledzie-pod-pierzynka-szuba | title=Śledzie pod pierzynką - Szuba | date=20 December 2021 }}