noun
- smoked herrings that have been cured whole without being split open
Usage: culinary
Examples
- The fishmonger sold fresh bloaters at the market.
- Traditional bloaters are prepared by smoking whole herrings.
- She served bloaters with brown bread for breakfast.
- The coastal town was famous for its bloaters.
- Bloaters have a distinctive smoky flavor.
- He learned to prepare bloaters from his grandfather.