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Flavour Analysis

Smoked eel combines insistent smoky depths with oleic acid, animal fat and ash. A brine note carries a pronounced salty character, while a char note brings distinct aromatic bitterness into focus, and sardine and oak notes give the profile several distinct sides.

Dominant Flavour Families

Carnal / Animalic
Maillard
Woody
Earthy
Sweet

Flavour profile of smoked eel

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Smoky

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Smoked eel

SmokyMaillard

smoked eel8.8

Rich, aromatic wood-smoke notes distinctive of deliberately smoked foods. Strong in smoked eel.

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