Author: chefalice

I like to tell people, “Never say never!” I thought I’d never like salmon until I tried smoked salmon. And there’s an added bonus to the great flavor that smoking imparts. Smoking, which uses low heat, is a great way to maximize the health benefit of salmon’s omega-3 content. (Omega-3s are easily oxidized by heat; see sidebar, opposite.) But whenever I ask a butcher or smoke shop what ingredients are in their smoked salmon, I find that they season it with some sort of sugar and often soy sauce, which contains wheat. That is why I love to smoke my…

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