Salmon

Saumon

What it is

Its Latin name may come from salire, “to leap” — the fish that climbs waterfalls to die where it was born. Scandinavian fishermen once buried salted salmon in the sand above the tide line: grav lax, “buried salmon”, now cured in dill on every smörgåsbord.

In the kitchen

Cook it less than you dare — the centre should still be silk. Skin-side down almost the whole way, and the skin becomes the best part.

Goes with

Dill Lemon Fennel Soy sauce Ginger Miso Cream

Same species

Smoked salmon Sea trout Trout

Also used with

Beluga lentil Bog myrtle Buckler-leaf sorrel Genmai miso Genmaicha Kaiware daikon sprouts

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