Four of The Cornish Fishmongers' smoked products have been recognised with prestigious gold awards in this year’s Taste of the West Awards – with a total of five golds for the family-run company.

We’re pleased to share that our home-smoked Smoked Kippers, Smoked Salmon, Smoked Haddock and Smoked Mussels have all been awarded gold; which sit alongside the online retailer gold award we received earlier this year. The awards recognise the best food and drink producers and purveyors across the South West.

We’ve been smoking a range of delicious seafood in small batches for many years, perfecting our family recipe and allowing time for the flavours to come through. With an artisan approach, we use the very best ingredients and our experienced team personally take their time to check the quality at each stage.

Thank you to our wonderful team for their ongoing dedication to ensuring we share the very best seafood possible.

The products were independently judged by experts, who shared glowing feedback:

 

The Cornish Fishmonger Smoked Salmon

Aroma:

A very fresh aroma, natural smokiness. Everything we were hoping for.

Appearance:

A beautiful, vibrant, rich colour. Looks incredibly fresh. Beautifully presented in thin, even ‘D’ shaped slices. Great attention to detail. Content lives up to its packaging.

Texture/Mouthfeel/Finish/Length

Silky texture, melts in the mouth. Quite a firm texture, not chewy at all and not too hard. Doesn’t fall to pieces. Cuts beautifully. Faultless.

Taste

This is truly delicious – there’s a delicate, natural smokiness to it, not too overpowering – just the right level of smoke. Deep, rich and indulgent flavour. The inner layers of each slice have a more subtle smoky flavour, the outer layers are incredibly rich and full of flavour. Can’t fault it in any way. A simple product that has been carefully cured and smoked to perfection.

 

The Cornish Fishmonger Smoked Mussels

Aroma:

Punchy, deep smoky aroma burst out as THE packaging is opened – just wonderful aromas of a sweet, smoky sea.

Appearance:

Stunning product, beautifully presented, appealing plump mussels. Extremely well-presented with knowledge, care and pride in the preparation and cleaning of the shells.

Texture/Mouthfeel/Finish/Length

Moreish, meaty and wonderfully velvety mussels.

Taste

Amazing, fresh and smoky in the mouth, a wonderful depth of a long smoke, absolutely delicious.  This quality-sourced product bursts with a taste of the sea followed by the sweet smoke that lingers and stays.  We ate hot and cold.  Utterly delicious and moreish. 

 

The Cornish Fishmonger Kippers

Aroma:

They smell lovely – smoky, fresh and appetising.  They smell quite heavy on smoke prior to grilling but not so once grilled.

Appearance:

A gorgeous colour.  They’re a great size with lovely plump fillets.  Very neatly prepared.  Very generous looking fish!

Texture/Mouthfeel/Finish/Length

Outstanding!  Not too heavy on the smoke – they’re meat and unbelievably flavoursome. Delicious.

Taste

Fabulous product.  Could eat them for breakfast, lunch and tea!

 

The Cornish Fishmonger Smoked Haddock Fillets

Aroma:

Smoky aroma, but clean fish smell. Just as it should be.

Appearance:

Generous fillets, naturally smoked (no nasty yellow dye!), so looking lovely. On cooking the fish flaked beautifully and looked very appetising.

Texture/Mouthfeel/Finish/Length

Tender and delicious but still firm with some bite. Could not be bettered.

Taste

They tasted absolutely delicious – smoky but retaining a lovely natural flavour too.