STECKERLFISCH
Steckerlfisch is a very popular Oktoberfest dish. The
word steckerlfisch can be traced back to 1902, from the firm "Fischer Vroni", a
Munich family business.
The work Steckerl comes from the Bavarian dialect for "little stick". Fish from
the local lakes and rivers was used in earlier times but as transport improved, herring
and mackerel became more popular. Today, mackerel is most popular of the two.
The stick is inserted lengthways up the fish, so it can be angled over a charcoal fire.
This technique allows the fat to run down the stick and not onto the fire.