gravlax

/ˈɡɹavˌlaks/

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish gravlax, a compound of grava (“to dry-cure in salt and sugar”) + lax (“salmon”).

gravlax means Salmon dry-cured in salt, seasoned with dill and sugar, and served usually thinly sliced as an appetizer. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.

noun

Salmon dry-cured in salt, seasoned with dill and sugar, and served usually thinly sliced as an appetizer.