Talk:Bloater

English Definition
There is an alternative defenition of a Bloater. In England Bloaters are found mainly in the form of a "paste", a savoury spread for bread. Bloater paste sandwiches have been a main ingredient of the traditional English afternoon tea particularly during the Edwardian era. The Bloater in this case is a large fatty herring, salted and briefly smoked. Shiphams of Chichester still make Bloater paste. See http://www.thefreedictionary.com/bloater 81.168.102.138 10:42, 17 August 2006 (UTC)Peter Matthews

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Reason for the name?
So, is the British food item called a "bloater" because the intact innards cause the fish body to bloat up during smoking? And is the US fish called a "bloater" because of any similarity in taste to British bloaters, or for some other reason? Curious -- Erik Anderson, 69.29.208.52 (talk) 23:42, 2 January 2009 (UTC)