smoked delicacies

Fire-preserved gourmet foods

Smoked delicacies are foods—typically fish, meats, or cheeses—that have been cured or flavored through exposure to smoke, elevating them to specialty or gourmet status.

The smoking process preserves the food while imparting distinctive flavor.

Common examples include smoked salmon, smoked trout, and smoked gouda: The appetizer platter featured an array of smoked delicacies.

Related
  • salmonPink-fleshed migratory fish
  • baconCured smoked pork
  • hamCured pig thigh
  • brisketLower chest of cattle
  • loxSalt-cured salmon

jerky · cured · hickory · oak · applewood · kipper · pastrami · low and slow · sausage · trout · paprika · mesquite · wood chips · cheddar · prosciutto · charcuterie · brined · savory

Opposites
preservation/preparation method

smoked delicaciessteamed dishes

Food cooked by vapor

fresh produce · raw fish · sashimi · crudités · fresh fruit

food state

smoked delicaciesfresh catch

Recently caught seafood

raw meat

culinary status

smoked delicaciespeasant food

slop · gruel · fast food · hardtack · convenience food

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G