Smoking the Aslak
Saturday 08/11/2007 7:21 PM (In the United Kingdom: Sunday 08/12/2007 12:21 AM)
On my last day with Antti and Anja, Antti decided to smoke a salmon at home. We had a lot of fun documenting the process, and along the way, we decided to name the salmon Aslak -- for reasons I won't get into here.
So, first step is to open up Aslak:
And then salt him:
Actually, these photos are from the day before, since Antti wrapped the salted Aslak up to sleep in the cool room overnight. Here he is wrapping up Aslak, with his beautiful assistant, Anja, by his side:
The next morning, Antti started the fire:
And then spread woodchips and sugar cubes in the bottom of the smoker:
Very important step: oiling the rack that Aslak would cook on:
Once Aslak was in the smoker, I took pictures of some of my favorite things around Antti and Anja's house. First, Anja's flowers:
The sauna:
The birch vihta that Antti made for me to use in the sauna:
The living room:
And now we're back to Aslak, who was almost ready (after about 45 minutes) to come out:
Anja set a beautiful table for Aslak's final resting place:
After we ate, it was time to head to the train station, where we sadly had to say goodbye for now. I had an excellent visit with these two before and after the trip to Rovaniemi, and I'll certainly miss them:
And yes, that's a Gators shirt that Antti is wearing -- Juha was a Gators fan when he was living in Florida and brought it to Antti as a present. But don't worry: we'll get Antti a Florida State Seminoles shirt soon enough.
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