Belinda
My wife and I are of German heritage - she grew up on a farm, and her family made the stuff - she loves it, as do my kids. Me - I can't stand to look at it - much less eat it - I had never seen it until I met my wife.
We have an agreement - if blood sausage is on the menu - she makes it when I'm not around, or I go out to eat.
As to pickled herring - yum..............lutefisk - I have eaten it (we live in a predominatly Norwegian area now). The locals love it, I can tolerate it, but
it's not something I look for - now my neighbor (a good "Nor-VEE-gian" boy)- he can eat platters of the stuff....but that's another story...................
Happy New Year to all
Jim