Dressed herring or herring under fur coat or just fur coat (Russian: - Sel'd' Pod Shuboi, Russian: - Shuba) is layered salad composed of diced salted herring covered with layers of grated boiled vegetables (potatoes, carrots, beet roots), chopped onions and mayonnaise. Some variations of salad include a layer of fresh grated apple and some don't.Grated boiled beet root, covered with mayonnaise as the last layer, gives the salad a rich purple color. Often, dressed herring salad is decorated with grated boiled eggs (whites or yolks or both).