When you ask for lox on your bagel, you might actually be getting smoked salmon. The names are sometimes used interchangeably, but the two aren't the same.

Lox is salmon that's cured, not smoked—and there's more than one way to cure it. "Lox can be cured just in salt, or salt and sugar, or a brine of just salt, or a brine of salt and sugar," says ...

Smoked fish is an easy yet luxurious way to make any brunch feel special. You can always cold-smoke it yourself, or simply pick up smoked salmon, trout, or sablefish at the grocery store or from ...

Upgrade eggs Benedict, hash brown waffles, and more classic brunch dishes with a few slices of smoked fish. Upgrade eggs Benedict, hash brown waffles, ...

Lox on a bagel. Tante Tati/Pixabay. Lox wasn’t always the silky, buttery-cured salmon found nearly everywhere today. For Eastern European Jews, it was herring salted to last through the winter.

Before then, it seems that the standard break fast consisted of much lighter fare. But today, the meal is a buffet par excellence, and smoked fish is always served.

Scramble: Shelsky loves a quick scramble of smoked salmon, eggs, and onions, a smoked salmon twist on lox, eggs, and onions, a classic Jewish breakfast dish. Dutch baby: ...

It is never smoked. As in the recipe below, fresh dill added to the dry salt mixture is what sets it apart in flavor. And preparing at home, you can’t beat the price. Lox on toast (Matthew ...

Smoked sablefish adds a bit of luxury to this easy scrambled eggs recipe. Swap in lox if it’s more readily available. Heat butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-low. Once butter is ...