A partner at Fortunes Kippers along with 68-year-old Barry Brown and his brother Derek are the fifth generation who run a shop in Whitby, North Yorkshire.
Smokehouse was founded by William Fortune in 1872, but it was Barry's uncle Bill who handed it over 120 years later in 1995 to him and his brothers.
Famous faces, including Mary Berry, the hairy biker, and Princess Anne, have enjoyed fish for many years.
Barry said:
“It's great to be still open and continue our Fortune legacy.”
The small 12-foot-by-14-foot store on Henrietta Street is located under the iconic St. Mary's Church.
Next to you is a smokehouse, where more than 300 herring is produced daily.
Barry said the smokehouse had a “sweet” smell, and tar stuck in the wall was “up to 100 years old.”
The fish, once sourced locally, are now purchased from Norway due to the ban on herring fishing in the North Sea due to a common fishing policy in the 1970s.
When frost is on, slice the fish in half, clean it, then place in salt and water salt.
They were then smoked for over 20 hours using three separate fires that burn beach and oak wood, and the hardwoods saw dust.
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Barry said:
“The second is to smoke them to bring out their flavour.
“Then the final fire that finishes them off leaves them in the Golden Brown finish.”
Celebrity chefs such as Rick Stein, two fat women, James Martin, Mary Berry and the hairy biker are all tired of smoked traits.
David said even Anne enjoys herring.
He said: “The princess tried our herring several times.
“Usually, a member of staff comes in and picks them up for her.
“It's great that these famous faces enjoy our fish.”
The latest version of Smokehouse is Beth, 35, the daughter of Barry, who runs Fortune's online store that posts Kippers all over the UK.
Beth says she is “really proud” of the business and appears to take over with her sister Lacey and cousins Matthew and Daniel in the end.
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