Not only that, but it’s probably wrong. Sardines and herring are related species, assuming that I can trust wikipedia. And pickled herring does come from fish which are larger than sardines.
Perhaps the thing I learned is that you can’t trust the fact-checking at NPR.
I’m also thinking that my “does this make sense?” circuit wasn’t active enough.
I had a feeling that herring were larger than sardines, but it got overridden by the authoritative-sounding claim that they were two names for the same fish. In fact, I’ve eaten both canned sardines and pickled herring,. It’s obvious that the latter is slices of meat which are bigger than whole sardines—and I completely forgot sensory experience in favor of the words.
According to both the articles on sardines and herrings, herrings are sometimes labeled as “sardines” when sold. Sounds like that could be the source of the error.
I didn’t know this either, yet it does seem like something I should have known.
Not only that, but it’s probably wrong. Sardines and herring are related species, assuming that I can trust wikipedia. And pickled herring does come from fish which are larger than sardines.
Perhaps the thing I learned is that you can’t trust the fact-checking at NPR.
I got three karma points for a statement which is almost certainly wrong, and no points for correcting it?
I’m also thinking that my “does this make sense?” circuit wasn’t active enough.
I had a feeling that herring were larger than sardines, but it got overridden by the authoritative-sounding claim that they were two names for the same fish. In fact, I’ve eaten both canned sardines and pickled herring,. It’s obvious that the latter is slices of meat which are bigger than whole sardines—and I completely forgot sensory experience in favor of the words.
According to both the articles on sardines and herrings, herrings are sometimes labeled as “sardines” when sold. Sounds like that could be the source of the error.