This summer, may all your lox be wild lox
In many places, farmed salmon is a slow-motion environmental train wreck. This summer, think wild.
In many places, farmed salmon is a slow-motion environmental train wreck. This summer, think wild.
It’s a quote that’s made the rounds already, but it’s so good that it bears repeating: “It’s as if pastrami and corned beef got together, had a couple glasses of wine, turned on some Barry White and made a baby.” That’s how Lex Gopnik-Lewinski describes smoke meat, a delicacy so delicious that Gopnik-Lewinski used to…
If bagels at your local deli seem oversized, wait until National Bagel & Lox Day. Brooklyn-based appetizing giant Acme Smoked Fish Corp. is teaming with Big Apple bagel mavens Zucker’s Bagels this Friday, February 9, to build “the largest bagel and lox sandwich ever recorded.” Acme will host an open-to-the-public event at its Brooklyn facility,…
Home has always been central to Jewish families, from the old countries of our immigrant ancestors to their new homes in America and then on to newer homes in new communities as the generations moved up and out. Whatever we called home, it centered around family: the tiny community within a community. This is the…
When blogger and cookbook author Molly Yeh starts cooking something up in her kitchen, it’s usually cause for celebration. Her food is as colorful as it is flavorful, almost always imbued imbued with a spirit of fun. So while the bagels Molly’s making in the video below aren’t exactly showstoppers, they are, in fact, meant…
Look on the bright side: They could have called it “the Shyster” or “the Profiteer.” But the Swindler, a very Jewish-sounding sandwich of smoked salmon, cucumbers, capers and cream cheese on pumpernickel, still drew a huge backlash for a vendor at the Minnesota State Fair, which opens this week. Jennie and Bryan Enloe, the husband…
Did another Ivanka-branded product just get dropped by a retailer? Ivanka-brand lox, whitefish and herring apparently will no longer be sold at Shelsky’s of Brooklyn, the smoked fish and appetizing emporium. If you’ve read this far, you may have figured out that Ivanka smoked fish doesn’t exist, and that Shelsky’s co-owner Peter Shelsky was making…
Norwegian vs. Scottish Salmon Catch: Cold waters of the fjords of Norway vs. Farm or cool Scottish waters and lakes Color: Peachy-pink vs. Orange-pink Density: Leaner vs. Muscular, fatty Texture: Silky smooth, a little oily vs. Tender, buttery Flavor: Densely smoky flavor, salty vs. Sweet and natural Smoking Technique: Dry-curing with different types of wood…
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