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Smoked salmon is a year-round party staple, but during December it works overtime, doubling as a popular holiday gift. We canvassed the market for the best North American cold-smoked salmon available in stores or by mail-order. The F&W staff couldn't get enough of these four.
—Monica F. Forrestall
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Acme Nova Pacific King Salmon; 800-221-0795; $16 per pound. |
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"Sweet, salty and not too fishy." |
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Acme is one of the last few companies to offer wild Pacific King Salmon caught with hooks and lines instead of nets. |
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Max & Me Atlantic Smoked Salmon; 215-766-3439; $24 per pound. |
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"Silky, with well-balanced smokiness." |
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To deepen the flavor, co-owner Max Hansen smokes the salmon over a mixture of hardwood and fruitwood. |
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Perona Farms Smoked Atlantic Salmon; 800-750-6190; $22 per pound. |
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"Buttery, fatty and lush." |
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Perona Farms gets its fish from Canada's Bay of Fundy, where the enormous tides act as a natural water purifier. |
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Durham's Tracklements Classic Highland Style Salmon; 800-844-7853; $45 per 1 1/4-pound piece. |
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"Creamy texture and full, rounded taste." |
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The word tracklements is a regional British colloquialism that refers to festive side dishes and condiments. |
This article originally appeared in December 2002.
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