gravlax
Nordic cured salmon
Gravlax is salmon cured in salt, sugar, and dill, sliced thin and served cold.
The Scandinavian dish requires no cooking—the cure "cooks" the fish chemically over several days.
Gravlax typically appears as an appetizer with mustard-dill sauce: We started with gravlax on dark bread.
Swedish self-serve meal
- aquavitCaraway-flavored Scandinavian spirit
- midsummerPeak of warm months
- lingonberryTart red Arctic berry
- NordicOf northern Europe
Sweden · Stockholm · herring · mustard sauce · rye bread · open-faced sandwich · pickled cucumber · beetroot
Feathery culinary herb
- sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- saltSodium chloride compound
- cureTreatment that heals
- brineWater saturated with sodium
dry-cured · marinated · preserved · peppercorn · coriander seed · juniper · citrus zest · weighted
Light dish preceding main
- starterInitiator of action
- canapéTopped bite-sized appetizer
- bliniSlavic buckwheat cakes
- crème fraîcheCultured dairy topping
caper · red onion · lemon wedge · pumpernickel · bagel · cream cheese · garnish · chive
In original state
- filletBoneless meat portion
- skin-onRetaining natural covering
- AtlanticOcean bordering Europe
- PacificEarth's vastest ocean
sockeye · king salmon · coho · wild-caught · farm-raised · omega-3 · fatty · pink
Refined sensitivity or rarity
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- chefProfessional kitchen leader
- MichelinFrench tire manufacturer
- tasting menuCurated sequence of small courses
epicurean · luxurious · elegant · refined · specialty · handcrafted · small-batch · connoisseur
smörgåsbord
Swedish self-serve meal
- aquavitCaraway-flavored Scandinavian spirit
- midsummerPeak of warm months
- lingonberryTart red Arctic berry
Nordic · Sweden · Stockholm · herring · mustard sauce · rye bread · open-faced sandwich · pickled cucumber · beetroot · horseradish
dill
Feathery culinary herb
brine · dry-cured · marinated · preserved · peppercorn · coriander seed · juniper · citrus zest · weighted · pressed
appetizer
Light dish preceding main
crème fraîche · caper · red onion · lemon wedge · pumpernickel · bagel · cream cheese · garnish · chive · microgreens
raw
In original state
Pacific · sockeye · king salmon · coho · wild-caught · farm-raised · omega-3 · fatty · pink · orange
delicacy
Refined sensitivity or rarity
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- chefProfessional kitchen leader
- MichelinFrench tire manufacturer
tasting menu · epicurean · luxurious · elegant · refined · specialty · handcrafted · small-batch · connoisseur · foodie
- NordicNorway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland
- NorwayOslo, Bergen, Trondheim, fjord, fjords
- ScandinaviaNorway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland
- cured meatsbacon, ham steak, pancetta, prosciutto, salami
- preservationpreserve, preservatives, preservative, canning, freezing
- preserved foodsjam, pickles, jelly, sauerkraut, jerky
gravlaxsmoked salmon
Cured, preserved fish fillet
kippered salmon · baked salmon · grilled salmon · poached salmon · lox