I’m not a foraging expert. I’ve only been doing this properly for a few years, and there’s far more I don’t know than I do. But I enjoy it. It gets me out of the house, is helping me foster an interest in nature within my children and I get to make tasty stuff from
The first thing to make clear is that smoked sea salt isn’t everyday cooking salt. It’s a finishing salt – the final touch that adds depth and character to a dish. At Sussex Smokehouse, we cold smoke our seasonings for 12 hours over apple and oak. The result is subtle smoke without overpowering. Finish, Don’t
It’s the burning (heh) question when you see a product that has yet to feel the elegant caress of smoke. The one question that’s on the lips of everybody… who is yet to have dinner and likes bacon a bit more than they should. That thing there; does it smoke good? Well, intrepid food explorer,
Another great question – I can see a trend forming… When I say smoked food, many of you will think brisket. You’re not wrong, but that’s hot smoking. Sussex Smokehouse cold smokes products. It’s completely different. Both involve smoke, yes. Both make food taste good, yes. But cold smoking and hot smoking are fundamentally different
So How is Cold Smoking Different from Hot Smoking? Read Post »
Short answer: No.Long answer: Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (but I’ll elaborate anyway). We all know that MSG has a bad reputation, but why? Let’s dismiss the anecdotal nonsense and see what the science actually says. We use MSG in the homemade garlic salt blend we season our nuts and seeds with. We’re upfront about it. It’s listed right
When people hear that we roast our nuts in chicken fat, the reaction is usually one of two things: intrigue or confusion. Sometimes both. “Why chicken fat?” Because it’s brilliant. And because we’ve spent decades moving away from natural fats in favour of highly processed alternatives that frankly don’t taste as good or work as
That is a fair question. And one that I’m hoping to answer if you keep reading. Sussex Smokehouse smoked nuts are high in calories, high in fat, and we roast them in chicken fat for good measure. Doesn’t exactly sound like health food, does it? But “healthy” is more complicated than looking at one number
