Egyptians celebrate Sham el-Nessim each year by eating fesikh, herring, and salted fish, being one of the manifestations of the day’s celebrations. However, doctors have again warned against eating excessive salted fish, especially for people suffering from chronic diseases. Herring is a safer alternative to fesikh due to being cooked and exposed to high temperatures, unlike fesikh, he added. Khairy also advised not to eat excess fesikh specifically to avoid health problems. Children and pregnant women should not eat salted fish because it has a double negative effect on their health, Khairy said.

Source: Egypt Independent April 09, 2018 11:37 UTC