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Gravlax

Gravlax: what it is and where to eat it

Gravad lax

Fresh salmon cured with salt, sugar, and dill.

5 restaurants on Tastavo serve it

Cuisine
Swedish

Typical ingredients

  • salmon
  • salt
  • sugar
  • dill

History of the dish

Sweden / Scandinavia

gravlax
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Origin
Sweden / Scandinavia
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Gravlax (Swedish: [ˈgrɑ̂ːvlakːs]), graavilohi (Finnish: [ˈɡrɑ̝ːʋiˌlo̞ɦi]), gravad lax, gravlaks or graved salmon is a Nordic dish consisting of salmon that is cured using a mix of salt, sugar and dill. It is garnished with fresh dill or spruce twigs and may occasionally be cold-smoked after it is cured.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Gravlax” · version used · CC BY-SA 4.0

Sources: Wikidata (CC0) · Wikipedia

Where to eat it

Helsinki

Stockholm

Copenhagen

Rome

  • Zia Rilla Gravlax, salmone marinato con salsa di miele, senape Dijon ed aneto€12

Gothenburg

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