TRADITIONAL SMOKED SALMON

A luxurious start

WINNER Bleiker’s Smokehouse Yorkshire Peat Smoked Salmon

£3 for 100g; bleikers.co.uk 87/100

These thinly cut, orangey-pink slices are delicate and flaky, with a tender texture that has just the right amount of bite. The flavour is mild, with a delicious woody smokiness that doesn’t overpower the taste of the fish. A big hit with our panel.

RUNNERS-UP Asda Extra Special Mild & Delicate Scottish Smoked Salmon

£4 for 120g 84/100 Light, smooth slices of salmon, with a soft, melting texture. The fish is pleasantly oily, with a delicate flavour and a good balance of saltiness and natural sweetness.

Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Smoked Hebridean Salmon

£7.50 for 200g 81/100 Testers loved this lean and thinly sliced salmon, which has a melt-in-the-mouth texture. The flavour has a woody smokiness to it, with a good level of saltiness and a sweeter, buttery note to finish.

Tesco Finest Scottish Smoked Salmon

£7 for 240g 77/100

The initial sweet and buttery flavour is followed by a good balance of salt and woody smokiness. The freshness of the fish, along with its smooth texture, appealed to our panel, though some felt it was a bit too salty.

The Fish Society Fishrjumpin’ Smoked Salmon

£8.90 for 200g; thefishsociety.co.uk 77/100

The panel were impressed by the melting, buttery texture, the clean, fresh taste and rich, fishy flavour. There was some smokiness, although a few testers said it could have had more depth to it.