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Embers in smoking material

FIVE DAYS.
NO SHORTCUTS.

Salmon, salt and smoke. And all the time it takes.

Hand-filleting fish · Hnýfill image archive
Salmon fillet · ingredient detail, not the salting stage
Water · Hnýfill image archive
Embers in smoking material
Salmon fillets on the workbench
01/ 05From fish to finished craft
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Hand-filleting fish · Hnýfill image archive

The fish

Salmon from Icelandic land-based farms is selected and hand-filleted. Care begins at the workbench.

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Salmon fillet · ingredient detail, not the salting stage

The salt

The smoke master dry-salts each fillet with care for an even cure. The salmon rests in salt for a day.

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Water · Hnýfill image archive

Rinsing and drying

The salt is rinsed away. The fillets dry in a gentle airflow for another day.

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Embers in smoking material

The smoke

The salmon is cold-smoked over beechwood or traditional dried sheep dung for a day. The kilns have been in use since 1986.

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Salmon fillets on the workbench

The finishing

Cooling and further drying firm the fillet. From start to finish, the process takes five days.

PATIENCE
YOU CAN TASTE.

Smoked and cured products