Salmon Candy

First Nations peoples of the Pacific Northwest have been smoking and drying salmon for thousands of years, preserving the season’s bounty for the long, rainy months ahead. Salmon candy is the sweet modern heir to that ancient tradition — coastal settlers and traders learned the technique and added sugar to the salt cure, creating strips that kept well and tasted like a treat.

What makes it great is that perfect tug-of-war between savoury smoke and caramel sweetness. Each bite is tender and glistening, a little bit chewy, and absolutely packed with the flavour of wild salmon. It’s the appetizer nobody can walk past, and once you’ve made your own, you’ll never go back to the store-bought version.

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