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Gerookte paling

Hot-smoked eel, rich and oily, eaten on white bread with lemon.

Netherlands Charcuterie & cured

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

Smoked around the former Zuiderzee, at Volendam and Harderwijk; the 1932 Afsluitdijk cut the salt water and reshaped the eel fishery.

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What is Gerookte paling?

Gerookte paling is a charcuterie & cured from Netherlands: hot-smoked eel, rich and oily, eaten on white bread with lemon. Smoked around the former Zuiderzee, at Volendam and Harderwijk; the 1932 Afsluitdijk cut the salt water and reshaped the eel fishery.

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fish

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smokedcured

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