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As our local supermarket has expanded both in square footage and merchandise, K and I have stumbled across many products that mystify us.
And so, I'd like to introduce what I hope is a somewhat regular feature:

Guess The Product

There are no prizes save for your own smug satisfaction.

Today's product -


sprats

Sprats.

unda

Riga sprats. In oil.

No googling allowed.

What are they?
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alice c said…
Tiny fish with an abnormally large amount of bones. You eat them when you are worried that your Omega oil levels are low (i.e. you are forgetting stuff)- it is punishment food.
8:04 AM
Anonymous said…
Easy. Sprats = sprotjes!
8:10 AM
blackbird said…
I seem to have underestimated my vast international audience.

Don't count on a second post today.

Talk amongst yourselves.
8:18 AM
Anonymous said…
I thought it was some kind of anchovy, but alice described anchovies perfectly, including eating them as punishment.
8:23 AM
Carol said…
As a life long land locked American, all I could think of was Jack Sprat.
8:35 AM
Badger said…
I was going to guess something in the garlic/shallot/spring onion family, but then I realized I was thinking of RAMPS. Heh.
8:43 AM
Poppy B. said…
It's some kind of small fish. Maybe even a baby fish.

Possibly the origin of the term "prat?"

All I know is that it sounds like an insult.
8:52 AM
MsCellania said…
My experience with stores suddenly offering stuff like riga sprats is that the ruta bagas are going to cost more. Along with the milk and eggs.
9:29 AM
Little Miss Sunshine State said…
I would say some kind of little fish a la anchovyish
9:33 AM
Anonymous said…
Sprats are a popular Russian item. My equivalent is the fabulous anchovy. We Italians eat them packed in the oil. I love their salty fishiness(?) My Nono (not my Nana), he made zeppole studded with them. A Calabrese dish much loved.
Mangia!
9:50 AM
Angela said…
It's the finest of anagrams. You're looking at 99 cents for a can of Par Ass Grit. (Sub-par is a lot cheaper.)
9:54 AM
Jennifer said…
LOL.. well I was going to guess something like a sardine, but read the comments above. I like this.. guess that product.. you're so neat!

Now may I google it to see what a riga sprat looks like?
10:03 AM
Heather said…
they are really good on arugula/rocket. I put the oil on too, doubles up as a dressing.

Oops. they're fish.
10:28 AM
Anonymous said…
I can't imagine, other than to imagine that it must be disgusting to some and delectable to others (like pickled herring).
10:31 AM
sara said…
I was going to say "sprouts," but I was CLEARLY way off base and out of my league...
10:39 AM
Amy A. said…
I was going to say fish or sprouts. The packaging doesn't make me want to buy a can to figure it out, so it's something I would probably never eat.
10:49 AM
Julie said…
Whatever they are, I'm not eating them.
11:16 AM
Unknown said…
tiny boney fish they eat a lot in holland.
12:24 PM
Anonymous said…
I am just going to say that UNDA is our homeopathic remedy brand out here.
I am intrigued by Gabe, an Italian with memories of the famous and VERY typical zeppole con le alici.
Your nonno was a true calabrese!
1:28 PM
Olga said…
poison. on sale.
1:32 PM
Anonymous said…
I just came home from teaching two Geography classes to let you know that Riga is the capital of Latvia.

Latviansonline.com has a Sprats Index. They want you to report where you found your Riga Sprats and how much they cost.
2:11 PM
Sarah said…
Like carol, the first thing that came to mind was Jack Sprat in full Riga-mortis.
2:53 PM
whitneybee said…
I was going to guess some sort of fish, but it appears I am late to the sprat party.
4:23 PM
Anonymous said…
Good thing there were no prizes. I would be crying because I was late to the party. Trivia is my forte.
7:45 PM
KPB said…
Forget what they are, I'm just loving the idea of punishment food.
7:09 AM
Alice said…
Is that from our favorite grocer?
11:17 AM
Rose said…
Brussel sprouts?
6:27 PM
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