How to Store Smoked Fish

Smoking has been used for hundreds of years to preserve fish. Fishermen combined smoke and salt to prevent fish from spoiling before refrigeration became available. Today, smoked fish is enjoyed as both appetizers and main dishes for its smoky taste. Hot-smoked fish is prepared by giving the fish a blast of hot air and curing it in smoke from hot wood chips. Cold-smoked fish is salted and then cured over a wood fire. Microorganisms can survive the smoking process and are capable of causing food poisoning. To protect yourself from food-borne illness, store smoked fish properly.