smoked meat

Barbecue pit product

Smoked meat is meat preserved and flavored by exposure to wood smoke, a technique dating back millennia.

The term covers a range of products—bacon, ham, smoked salmon, brisket—each with distinct curing and smoking methods.

In Montreal, smoked meat specifically means spiced, smoked beef brisket served in sandwiches, a local delicacy: I'll have a smoked meat on rye with mustard.

cuisine

barbecue

Slow-cook over coals

pulled pork · jerky · bacon · ham · sausage · charcuterie · deli · sandwich · Montreal · Texas

preparation

hickory

Dense North American hardwood

oak · pecan · alder · pitmaster · rub · marinade · brine · cure · wood chips · pellicle

flavor

smoky

Filled with combustion haze

rich · woodsy · earthy · charred · caramelized · peppery · tangy · aromatic · intense · robust

Categories
Opposites
preservation method

smoked meatfresh meat

Naive new targets

fresh cuts · raw meat · prime cuts · canned meat · fresh fish

flavor profile

smoked meatsteamed fish

Seafood cooked by vapor

cooking method

smoked meatraw meat

Animal tissue, unheated

roasted meat · grilled meat

Family

meat, smoke, smoking, smoked, meaty, meats, smoker, meatless, smokiness

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G