Lox Vs Smoked Salmon. Lox and smoked salmon—specifically nova salmon, the type often casually referred to as lox—both have a silky, buttery texture. The salmon is slowly exposed to smoke in about an 80°f environment for a few days.

Plus, delicious ideas to use smoked salmon.

Plus, delicious ideas to use smoked salmon. Making good smoked salmon isn't a mystery or a matter of luck. Uncooked and undercooked salmon often contains a parasite that will kill your dog. To make smoked salmon, fillets of red sockeye, coho silver, and pink need at least 8 hours of curing in a salty brine. Some say the only true lox is that made from the belly of the fish (which is fattier and richer), cured for three months. I mean, is there a difference between lox vs smoked salmon? Lox and smoked salmon—specifically nova salmon, the type often casually referred to as lox—both have a silky, buttery texture. It looks and tastes more similar to baked or grilled salmon. Over the years, the words lox and smoked salmon have become intermingled. Smoked salmon is any salmon that's prepared using smoke. And what's the deal with nova salmon?