▲ 614 ▼ TIL the word 'lox' (smoked salmon) is the oldest word in the English language- unchanged in meaning and pronunciation for 8,000 years (nautil.us) submitted 2 years ago by NataliePortland@lemmy.ca to c/til@lemmy.world 104 comments fedilink hide all child comments it's also yummy
[–] HelluvaKick@lemmy.world 49 points 2 years ago (2 children) Omfg why do we bother calling it smoked salmon when lox is much cooler? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] NataliePortland@lemmy.ca [S] 32 points 2 years ago (1 child) Many people call it lox. You can too! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago Not me. Tis a silly word. Now begone peasant. I must get back to mine shrubberies. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) For me, those are two different (but equally delicious things): https://www.foodnetwork.com/how-to/packages/food-network-essentials/lox-vs-smoked-salmon permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NataliePortland@lemmy.ca [S] 9 points 2 years ago Ya for sure it’s a difference. Both are awesome. I’m an east coast Jew, obviously raised in bagels and lox. But now I live on the west coast where Jews are rare and strange. People here don’t know words like “lox” or “shmear”, so sometimes I just call it smoked salmon the way you might call latkes “potato pancakes”. But now my new brother in law manages a salmon hatchery and gives us jars of smoked salmon he makes and it’s so unbelievably good. Is lox cured instead of smoked? Idk. Both great. It’s splitting hairs really, isn’t it? Salmon is so good! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NataliePortland@lemmy.ca [S] 32 points 2 years ago (1 child) Many people call it lox. You can too! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago Not me. Tis a silly word. Now begone peasant. I must get back to mine shrubberies. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago Not me. Tis a silly word. Now begone peasant. I must get back to mine shrubberies. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) For me, those are two different (but equally delicious things): https://www.foodnetwork.com/how-to/packages/food-network-essentials/lox-vs-smoked-salmon permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NataliePortland@lemmy.ca [S] 9 points 2 years ago Ya for sure it’s a difference. Both are awesome. I’m an east coast Jew, obviously raised in bagels and lox. But now I live on the west coast where Jews are rare and strange. People here don’t know words like “lox” or “shmear”, so sometimes I just call it smoked salmon the way you might call latkes “potato pancakes”. But now my new brother in law manages a salmon hatchery and gives us jars of smoked salmon he makes and it’s so unbelievably good. Is lox cured instead of smoked? Idk. Both great. It’s splitting hairs really, isn’t it? Salmon is so good! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NataliePortland@lemmy.ca [S] 9 points 2 years ago Ya for sure it’s a difference. Both are awesome. I’m an east coast Jew, obviously raised in bagels and lox. But now I live on the west coast where Jews are rare and strange. People here don’t know words like “lox” or “shmear”, so sometimes I just call it smoked salmon the way you might call latkes “potato pancakes”. But now my new brother in law manages a salmon hatchery and gives us jars of smoked salmon he makes and it’s so unbelievably good. Is lox cured instead of smoked? Idk. Both great. It’s splitting hairs really, isn’t it? Salmon is so good! permalink fedilink source parent