Arbroath Smokies

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regional food specialty traditional Scottish smoked fish

Arbroath Smokies are traditional Scottish smoked haddock, hot-smoked over hardwood in the coastal town of Arbroath, renowned for their distinctive flavor and protected status.

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Arbroath Smokies PGI 1
Arbroath smokies 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf regional food specialty ⓘ
traditional Scottish smoked fish ⓘ
associatedWith Angus ⓘ
Scottish coastal cuisine ⓘ
category Scottish cuisine ⓘ
smoked seafood ⓘ
color golden brown ⓘ
commonlyEatenWith bread ⓘ
butter ⓘ
potatoes ⓘ
consumptionForm sold on the bone ⓘ
sold whole ⓘ
cookingProcess covered with wet hessian during smoking ⓘ
smoked in barrel or pit kilns ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Scotland ⓘ
fishFamily Gadidae ⓘ
hasFlavor distinctive smoky flavor ⓘ
salty flavor ⓘ
madeFrom haddock ⓘ
marketedAs Arbroath Smokies self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Arbroath Smokies PGI
notableFor strong regional identity ⓘ
traditional smoking techniques ⓘ
placeOfOrigin Arbroath ⓘ
primaryIngredient smoked haddock ⓘ
protectedBy European Union ⓘ
UK GI scheme ⓘ
protectedStatus Protected Geographical Indication ⓘ
protectedStatusAbbreviation PGI ⓘ
recognizedAs iconic Scottish food product ⓘ
regulationRequires production within specified geographic area ⓘ
use of traditional smoking methods ⓘ
requiresFishType Gadus aeglefinus ⓘ
requiresProductionArea Arbroath ⓘ
surface form: Arbroath and surrounding area
servedAs ready-to-eat hot smoked fish ⓘ
smokedOver beech wood ⓘ
hardwood ⓘ
oak wood ⓘ
smokingMethod hot-smoked ⓘ
temperatureWhenEaten cold ⓘ
hot ⓘ
texture firm ⓘ
moist ⓘ
traditionalPreparation gutted haddock tied in pairs by the tail ⓘ
hung over wooden sticks (kilns) for smoking ⓘ
salted before smoking ⓘ
typicalLength small to medium haddock ⓘ
usedInDish chowders ⓘ
fish pies ⓘ
pâtés ⓘ
soups ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arbroath → hasTraditionalFood → Arbroath Smokies ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arbroath smokies
Angus → knownFor → Arbroath Smokies ⓘ
Arbroath Smokies → marketedAs → Arbroath Smokies self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arbroath Smokies PGI