During the Russian-Turkish war in the 19th century, Russian soldiers tried to gorge themselves on herring at the first opportunity. Mentions of this are found here and there, from which most people may wonder why they (the soldiers) did it at all. Indeed, with all its useful qualities, the herring hardly resembles that dish that you can overeat with all the pleasure so that it just pops behind your ears.
Herring is a wonderful hearty dish. Suffice it to say that 100 grams of herring contains almost half of the daily protein for the human body. Herring is very easily absorbed by the stomach (quickly digested) and does not cause heaviness. They contain a huge amount of nutrients and nutrients, as well as a large amount of fat. In addition to the latter, herring contains a representative amount of iodine, phosphorus, sodium, potassium and calcium, magnesium, fluorine and zinc. All this makes herring literally a miracle dish for people who are regularly exposed to serious, literally exhausting physical activity.
Regular consumption of herring significantly improves the functioning of the heart and the entire circulatory system. Eating herring almost doubles human stamina. And the most important thing is that herring causes a long-term feeling of satiety and does not let the body get tired. In addition, the set of nutrients allows the body to more easily tolerate excessive physical activity and stress. As you might guess, all of the above is extremely important for soldiers in the war, especially in a state of active action.
It is for this reason that they tried to feed the Russian (and in fact, not only) soldiers with herring whenever possible. Fortunately, it was not too expensive and readily available. Not only the soldiers of the Russian Empire ate herring. Fish was the most important part of the diet of the military personnel of the Soviet Union. The fighters are intensively fed with fish to this day. In addition, the purposeful eating of herring is widely practiced by soldiers of the special forces, since, in fact, herring is an excellent "natural" stimulant.
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