Sangiovese that has been subject to more aggressive oak treatment pairs well with grilled and smoked food.
All the smoked foods, like pheasant and duck breast, are superbly done: the smoking does not hit you over the head.
In modern days, the enhanced flavor of smoked foods makes them a delicacy in many cultures.
Some cold smoked foods are baked, grilled, roasted, or sautéed before eating.
Some studies have found a positive statistical correlation between intestinal tract cancer and the frequent intake of smoked foods.
Any of those fancy smoked foods would have been beyond my family's means in the wood-stove days.
In Morocco, mastic is used in the preparation of smoked foods.
An interest in smoked foods of all kinds is still growing.
Among the more unusual smoked foods on the market is stag.
We know, for example, that certain smoked food can be difficult to store in the right way.