Seafood Profile

garum

The Legacy of Garum: Asian and European Fish Sauces

The concept of garum as a condiment lives on in various incarnations of prepared fish sauces. The accompanying table lists some of the international fish sauces. When choosing a fish sauce, look for one with a clear, reddish-brown color, like the color of good whisky or sherry, without any sediments. […]

smoking foods fish

The Basics of Smoking Food

Human beings have been smoking foods since they accidentally found out that a piece of meat left on the side of a wood fire acquired a different taste than treating it only with heat from flames or coals.