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Rodrat t1_j1q43zw wrote

Question, do we also eat the whole lemon?

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Rodrat t1_j1q7v72 wrote

Just asking because it's on top of the food, with garnish even.

People don't usually eat the rind. But this presentation visually says, I'm supposed to eat this.

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Flowerino OP t1_j1q8ee0 wrote

We ate it with fork and knife so it's not like we just swallowed them whole. Also for this type of salmon you are supposed to squeeze lemon juice on top of it.

Oh my gosh, there's something called common sense. And I'm not a pro-chef so can't you just relax instead of taking apart every detail of this dish? I didn't expect people to go Gordon Ramsay on a simple appetizer photo.

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Rodrat t1_j1q8ppv wrote

You're missing my point here.

I'm not being mean. I'm asking a question and being constructive. This is a forum where we post things and then we as strangers talk about the things we posted without any ill will towards each other.

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Flowerino OP t1_j1qlx5w wrote

It's salmon that's been cured in salt, sugar and dill for a few days in a cool place. The salmon itself doesn't taste neither sweet or salty once its ready for eating though, but it does have a different flavour. I'm not sure how to describe the taste. It's very common to eat this type of salmon in Scandinavia.

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madmismka t1_j1qxgi6 wrote

I don’t think anyone meant to be rude. Just pointing out that to squeeze the lemon, you’d have to scrape the garnish off of it and put it back onto the fish. Some might even assume the lemon is candied or something, where you could just eat it whole. The food looks really good.

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Keffpie t1_j1ri1m2 wrote

In English it's called Gravadlax, which is just literally Swedish for "graved salmon". OP translated it which is mildly amusing, like me showing a picture of a spread of different foods and inviting you to admire my "sandwich table" (smörgåsbord).

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Keffpie t1_j1tslqq wrote

Yes, I figured - except that the preparation of salmon called "gravad lax" or "gravlax" in Swedish is also called "gravadlax" or "gravlax" in English. It's a loan word from Swedish, just like "Smorgasbord".

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