Connecticut is known as the âconstitution state.â While the origin on this title is uncertain, the nickname is assumed to reference the Fundamental Orders of 1638-39. These Fundamental Orders represent the framework for the first formal government written by a representative body in Connecticut.
A kipper is a smoked herring. After they have been caught, the herrings are gutted, split and lightly soaked in brine. Then they are smoked over hardwood chips in a kiln. The best ones come from the Isle of Man, Loch Fyne and Northumberland and are sold complete with head, tail and backbone.
Smoked salmon is either cold-smoked, like Nova is, or hot-smoked a.k.a. kippered. The smoking process adds a level of complexity, and that's where you get some of the subtleties, says Lee-Allen. Cold-smoking happens over an 18-hour stretch at a temperature in the 70- to 75-degree range, yielding fish with that delicate, lox-like texture.