Ideally, to make lox (cured salmon), you need salmon belly, writes Cathy Barrow in "Bagels, Schmears, and a Nice Piece of Fish," "but I'll cure any part of the salmon I'm given. If it's a thinner tail ...

Do it yourself cured salmon. Gravlax , as cured salmon is known by its Nordic name, generally is made by dry-curing fillets of salmon in a blend of sugar, kosher salt, fresh dill and a variety of ...

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Curious how to make your own cured fish at home? Chef Melissa King shares her top tips, and a recipe. (Photos: Alaska Seafood) Cured fish is a popular item at breakfast buffets and brunches across the ...

Latkes are a Hanukkah staple. And while the fried potato dish is delicious on its own, Shannon Sarna, editor of Jewish food publication "The Nosher" has an idea to heighten the experience. Sarna, who ...

Salt is my frenemy. But it is also the magical crystal of culinary alchemy. Salt can harden my arteries but also transform raw fish, fowl and meats into delectable morsels through curing. Curing is ...

1 2-4 lb. piece of salmon, belly cut, Faroe Island (preferred) or Verlasso, as close to an even rectangle of uniform thickness as possible for best results. You may want to start with a smaller piece ...

You say holidays, and I say gravlax. In our Danish-American home, the winter holiday season is not complete without making home-cured salmon gravlax. It’s simple to make and an easy, elegant appetizer ...

When buying your salmon, try to buy a section from the thickest part of a whole fish, and ask for it to be filleted into 2 pieces, leaving the skin on. To hold the fish while curing, ideally use two ...

Have you seen those stories saying smoked foods are trending for 2017? Really? Well, in the South, smoked foods aren’t trending. They’re a staple. Ham? Barbecue? Bacon? Where would everyday Southern ...

The trouble with cured salmon? We tend to treat it like, well... a treat. Cured salmon — with all its rich, salty, savory, lusciously fatty goodness — too often is relegated to the breakfast or brunch ...