belly lox

noun

: salmon that has been cured in brine

… for his part, Hillman introduces his wife to belly lox.

—Patricia Morrisroe, New York Magazine, 2 Feb. 1987

Rich belly lox … is made by a wet-curing process, in which the filets are submerged in brine and thus have a moist texture; cream cheese tempers its salinity.

—Dana Bowen, Saveur, June/July 2008

Word History

Etymology

so called because it is traditionally cut from the fatter center part of the fish

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

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