saurer
French → English
verb//sɔ.ʁe//
(culinary) To smoke-dry: to preserve fish, particularly herring, by salting it and then drying it in smoke
Il faut plusieurs jours pour saurer convenablement les harengs dans le fumoir traditionnel.
(English) It takes several days to properly smoke-dry the herrings in the traditional smokehouse.
On préfère souvent saurer les poissons d'une seule nuit car ils sont bien plus savoureux.
(English) One often prefers to smoke-dry fish caught only one night ago because they are much tastier.
Entry ID: fr:en:saurer · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary