gravlax

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I enjoyed the meatballs and gravlax, but didn't care for the pickled herring, though it did remind me of namasu.

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  • I've become partial to making my own gravlax these days. —  Blog d'Elisson
  • The liberating experience of pickled herrings with gravlax and ' —  politicalbetting.com
  • Also good as a starter is the smorgasbord, a generous sampling of bite-sized dishes; three types of herring, roasted beets with goat cheese, shrimp, lobster roll, gravlax and venison carpaccio.
  • Many years ago, I used to like the gravlax and Jansen's Temptation at Anna's Place, a friendly Swedish restaurant in Highbury. —  Evening Standard - Home
  • He also makes a "half-smoked" product and a gravlax. —  Cincinnati.Com - All Local News
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  1. Swedish : grava, to bury (from the original process of curing it in the ground); see ghrebh-2 in Indo-European roots + lax, salmon; see laks- in Indo-European roots.
 

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