kippered salmon

Meaning

1. 1noununcountable

   Salmon that has been opened flat, salted and smoked so that it keeps well and has a rich, smoky taste.

   Grammar: Usually uncountable as a food: we had kippered salmon; a piece of kippered salmon.

   Patterns

   • kippered salmon on something
   • a slice of kippered salmon

   She served kippered salmon on toast with a squeeze of lemon.

   The deli sells kippered salmon in thick, smoky slabs.

   He flaked the kippered salmon into the scrambled eggs.

Common combinations

a fillet of kippered salmon

He bought a fillet of kippered salmon for the picnic.

flaked kippered salmon

Flaked kippered salmon makes a good pasta topping.

kippered salmon spread

The kippered salmon spread was served with crackers.

serve kippered salmon

They serve kippered salmon at breakfast on Sundays.

smoky kippered salmon

The smoky kippered salmon filled the kitchen with its scent.

Synonyms and how they differ

smoked salmon

Smoked salmon is the broader term and is often cold-smoked and silky, whereas kippered salmon is usually firmer and more strongly cured.

lox

Lox is salmon cured in brine and usually not smoked at all, so it tastes saltier and less smoky than kippered salmon.

gravlax

Gravlax is salmon cured with salt, sugar and dill, and it is not smoked like kippered salmon.

Opposites

Word family

kipper noun

a split, salted and smoked fish, traditionally herring

kipper verb

to preserve fish by splitting, salting and smoking it

kippering noun

the process of curing fish in this way

Commonly confused: kippered salmon or kipper?

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