Smokin' Good!
Kim Dormaar & Sons Medallion Smoked Salmon
by Barbara Bowman

Kim Dormaar & Sons is a small, family-run fish smoking plant located on Prince Edward Island just off the coast of Canada. Offering a wide variety of smoked foods from the sea, the company uses traditional European methods to make its products. Too many smoked meats tend to have an artificial smoky flavor with an unsavory aftertaste, but not those from Kim Dormaar & Sons. Their smoked Atlantic salmon is buttery, moist and has a delicious natural smoky flavor without being too salty. The delicacy is made from salmon caught in the Bay of Fundy and off the coast of Newfoundland. Next, it is prepared by hand-salting the flesh, drying it in the open air, then finally cold smoking it with a fire of aromatic wood native to the area. No sweeteners or artificial preservatives are used. Their smoked eel is of equal high quality and extremely moist.

Try the smoked salmon thinly sliced on bagels with cream cheese for breakfast, on crackers or in dips as hors d’oeuvres. Get creative with a smoked salmon pasta made with farfalle, cream and petit pois or a brunch dish with scrambled eggs, tomato, chives and chunks of goat cheese.

Smoked products available from Kim Dormaar & Sons: Atlantic salmon ($49.95 for 1.7 lb. one whole side of smoked Atlantic salmon), steelhead trout, black cod, eel, salmon caviar, gravlax, mackerel, scallops, and rainbow trout fillets.

(Updated: 05/19/08 KR)