2006-12-16 21:57:51 · 10 answers · asked by norv1938 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Gravalax is a national dish in Scandinavia and is extremely simple to prepare. Gravalax makes an expensive but impressive dish to serve to dinner guests and makes a nice change from smoked salmon.
2006-12-16 22:00:49 · answer #1 · answered by mrwurzal 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
DO YOU MEAN GRAVLAX
Gravlax (Swedish), also known as Graved laks (Danish), Gravlaks (Norwegian), Graavilohi (Finnish), and Graflax (Icelandic) is a Scandinavian appetizer consisting of thin sashimi-like slices of salmon cured in salt, sugar and dill.
Gravlax is traditionally served with a dill and mustard sauce and crisp bread.
During the Middle Ages, gravlax was made by fishermen by salting the salmon and lightly fermenting it by burying it in the sand above the high-tide line. The word gravlax comes from the Scandinavian words grav, which means literally "grave" or "hole in the ground" (in Swedish, Norwegian and Danish), and lax (or laks), which means "salmon", thus gravlax is "buried salmon", or, more literally, "entombed salmon".
Today fermentation is no longer used in the production process. Instead the salmon is cured in salt, sugar and dill.
2006-12-16 22:09:37 · answer #2 · answered by aNGie 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It's basically smoked salmon. Nigella Lawson made some on telly the other day - it looked wonderful. Smothered it with mustard and dill and pepper I think, then weighted it all down and left in the fridge for a few days to flatten and to absorb all the flavours.
2006-12-16 22:44:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anna 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Gravlax - very simply it's a bit like smoked salmon - the american version of smoked salmon is "Lox". (see the resemblance?)
Proper Nordic Gravlax translates as "Rotten Fish" - they catch their fish (lots of them), skin them, cut off the nasty bits and then pack the flesh in barrels full of water and a heckuva lot of salt. They leave this all winter to cure.
Be warned, it has a much stronger flavour than the salmon you buy in plastic wrappers at the supermarket.
It's very expensive (if you buy it in the shops) and is right up there on the same level of conspicuous consumption as caviar.
Raw, salted fish.
Norwegian Sushi.
2006-12-16 22:08:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Grava Lax
2016-12-16 03:05:38 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As above, seems to be a new imported name from Scandinavia, coined by a M & S tv advert for 'Scottish Gravalax'/ Salmon!!!
2006-12-16 22:13:26 · answer #6 · answered by jayktee96 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Fish
2006-12-17 00:48:32 · answer #7 · answered by Debra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a Scandinavian appetizer consisting of thin sashimi-like slices of salmon cured in salt, sugar and dill.
2006-12-16 22:01:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
smoked salmon marinaded in salt sugar and dill
2006-12-20 08:37:58 · answer #9 · answered by cartman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gravalax is a gravity laxative. It was invented for cases of extreme constipation. You simply put the gravity device in your toilet and turn it on, then use the toilet as needed. It increases the strength of gravity in your toilet so nature can take its course more effectively....
2006-12-16 22:07:45 · answer #10 · answered by sassychickensuckerboy 4 · 4⤊ 3⤋