Editing Lox (section)

== Similar dishes == 
The following salmon dishes are almost never considered a ''lox'' in the bagel context, as a thicker cut is used.

* '''Scotch''' or '''[[smoked salmon|Scottish-style salmon]]'''. A [[spice rub|rub]] of salt and sometimes sugars, spices, and other flavorings is applied directly to the meat of the fish; this is called "dry-brining" or "Scottish-style."{{cn|date=July 2021}} The brine mixture is then rinsed off, and the fish is [[Cold smoking|cold-smoked]]. 
* '''Gravad lax (laks)''' or '''[[gravlax]]'''. The traditional [[Nordic countries|Nordic]] means of preparing salmon, coating with or immersing the fish in a rub of [[dill]], sugar, and salt and dry-curing it. The seasoning mixture may also variously include [[juniper]] berry, [[fennel]], [[allspice]] or [[coriander]]. It is often served with a sweet [[Mustard (condiment)|mustard]]-dill [[sauce]].

Other similar brined and smoked fish products include [[Coregonus hoyi|chubs]], [[sablefish|sable]], smoked [[sturgeon]], [[smoked whitefish]], and [[kipper|kippered herring]].  These delicacies are popular in delis and gourmet stores, particularly in Northeastern US cities that received significant Jewish, Eastern European and Russian immigration, such as New York City, Philadelphia and Chicago.{{Cn|date=December 2024}}