You can use both for bagels with cream cheese, scrambled eggs, sushi, our recipe for lox rangoon (don't let the name fool you), and many more dishes. But while lox comes from the salmon's belly ...

so check that you are getting the real thing if you buy lox from anywhere beside an in-the-know deli. F&W's guide has tons of recipes to satisfy your lox cravings.

It’s then smoked, preserving it further. Most recipes for lox call for a curing time of no less than 3 days (and some go for months), which concentrates its pure, oceanic flavor. Smoked salmon ...