Golden smoke
Natural hardwood chips give the sprats their characteristic colour and aroma.
Sprats & Brisling Sardines
Smoked Sprats in Oil
Traditionally smoked sprats in rapeseed oil, crafted in Latvia.
Born in Latvia. Shared with the world.
The product story
A recipe rooted in Latvia.
Sprats, natural hardwood smoke, rapeseed oil and salt. The recipe is concise because the work carries the character. Carefully selected sprats are traditionally smoked to a golden finish, giving them a distinctive but balanced aroma. We prepare the product in Engure, Latvia, at a site where seafood production began in 1907. Ownership and organisations changed across that history; Latvia, the place and its accumulated production knowledge remain central to the product made there today.
Crafted in Latvia
Knowledge is carried by people.
Latvian fish-smoking knowledge is practical and exact. It lives in daily judgement: how the fish is selected, how natural hardwood smoke is behaving and when the colour and texture are right. At our Engure site, that knowledge is connected to a place where seafood production began in 1907. Ownership and organisations changed; Latvia, the work and the accumulated knowledge remain central.
Smoke, oil and the character of the fish.
Tender
The selected sprats remain tender and juicy beneath the smoke.
Savoury
Fish, oil and salt form a direct, balanced recipe.
Latvian character
A familiar Latvian coastal flavour, clear rather than complicated.
A country shaped by water, forest and the table.
Spring by the river
Fresh water, new reeds and the first quiet mornings back on the pier.
The long summer evening
A simple supper beside the lake, with enough light and time to stay at the table.
Autumn from the forest
Potatoes, mushrooms, rye and a table prepared beside a wooden home.
Winter, kept warm
Snow beyond the window and familiar food shared inside.
The declared values, clearly presented.
Protein
15 gEnergy kJ
1466 kJEnergy kcal
355 kcalFat
33 gof which saturates
6 gCarbohydrate
0 gof which sugars
0 gSalt
1.25 gOmega-3
5.6 gValues are reproduced from the approved product declaration per 100 g. RI means the EU reference intake of an average adult (8,400 kJ / 2,000 kcal).
Made to share the table.
Made in Engure
A tradition measured by the work.
We carefully select the sprats and traditionally smoke them to a golden finish using natural hardwood chips. Our composition is equally concise: 70% smoked sprats (Sprattus sprattus), rapeseed oil and salt. The smoke gives character without hiding the fish.
More than a recipe. Knowledge passed from one working day to the next.
The tradition behind the table
Why this product belongs in this World.
Smoked Sprats in Oil belongs in this World because its flavour, natural serving moment and culinary character support the atmosphere described here. These products belong to the Latvia World because they carry familiar Baltic fish, established preparation and the practical generosity of everyday Latvian tables. They suit bread, potatoes, seasonal vegetables and gatherings where recognisable flavour matters more than ceremony.
Baltic fish
Species with a long and recognisable place in local food culture.
Everyday tradition
Straightforward serving that feels natural at family tables and celebrations alike.
Seasonal rhythm
Products that belong beside the ingredients and habits of the Latvian year.
Signature recipe
Potato pancakes, fresh cheese cream and smoked sprats.
SERVES TWO INGREDIENTS 1 pack Diplomats Smoked Sprats in Oil 4 small potato pancakes 100 g fresh cheese 2 tablespoons sour cream 1 tablespoon finely cut chives 2 spring onions A small bunch of radishes Black pepper PREPARATION Cook the potato pancakes until crisp at the edges and tender inside. Mix the fresh cheese with sour cream and half the chives. Season the radishes and spring onions lightly. Place a spoonful of the fresh-cheese cream on each warm pancake, then add the real smoked sprats carefully without breaking them. Finish with the remaining chives and black pepper. SERVING Serve while the pancakes are warm. Use a plain stoneware plate and keep the composition direct: crisp potato, cool fresh cheese, spring vegetables and smoked fish.
The original, presented without alteration.
Diplomats pack
The details, when you want them.
Product and packaging
Product: Smoked Sprats in Oil. Product line: Diplomats. SKU: 605. Net weight is not displayed until the conflicting source values have been reconciled internally.
Ingredients and allergens
Smoked fish (Sprattus sprattus) 70%, rapeseed oil, salt. Allergen: contains fish. Produced in a facility that also handles wheat flour, mustard powder, soy and pistachio oil.
Nutrition per 100 g
Energy: 1466 kJ / 355 kcal Fat: 33 g of which saturates: 6 g Carbohydrate: 0 g of which sugars: 0 g Protein: 15 g Salt: 1.25 g Omega-3: 5.6 g
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At a Latvian table
Hospitality without performance.
A Latvian table changes with the home, the region and the season. It may hold new potatoes and radishes in spring, tomatoes and garden berries in summer, mushrooms and apples in autumn, or preserved vegetables beside a warm winter meal. Smoked sprats belong naturally within that breadth, not one fixed serving formula.
Born in Latvia. Shared with the world.
Traditionally smoked sprats, rapeseed oil and salt. Crafted in Latvia.