When he discovered these golden fish lined up on the newspaper, he never imagined for a moment that they would be his school snack every time his grandmother came to babysit him. She made sure to convince her grandson of their nutritional and taste qualities. After a few hesitant bites, the young boy quickly agreed with her and the golden herrings became their ritual as soon as he had put his schoolbag on a chair and they were both at the kitchen table.