Years ago I had a cabin on a lake in northern Minnesota. About two-thirds of the way was the small town of Motley. Motley was the home of Morey's Fish Company. Morey's specialty is smoked fish. Usually when we would head for the cabin with the kids, we would stop at Morey's for some smoked whitefish, which is a particular favorite treat for me. I can buy Morey's smoked fish in my local grocery, but it just isn't the same as a smoked whitefish direct from Morey's, wrapped in white butcher paper. Morey's has grown from its humble beginnings in 1934 to a major seafood plant today. The quality of their products remain the best ever and the fish tastes just as good as it did back in the early 1970's when we would buy some on our way to the lake.
Photos from Morey's website.
This morning I woke to find that someone had sneaked a smoked whitefish, wrapped in white butcher paper, into my refrigerator. Half of it is already gone. It was really good for breakfast. I'm saving the rest for a treat this evening.
Oldest Son and his friend Lori had taken a road trip to Bemidji and stopped at Morey's on the way home. Knowing how much I dearly love smoked fish, they brought me one. Thanks so much. It was a really fun surprise and treat. :)
Mom, we are glad you like the fish..Enjoy. Love from both of us.
ReplyDeleteThank you. It is such a good treat and a really nice surprise this morning! Smoked whitefish directly from Morey's store is the absolute best. Love, Mom
ReplyDeleteI don't think i have ever had smoked fish. i know our market sells it. They have several products that are smoked. you can smell it through the plastic.
ReplyDeleteSmoked fish is probably an acquired taste. When I was a kid, some of my old uncles would catch fish and smoke them, so I grew up eating the fish that way. I am partial to Morey's smoked fish, as it is good tasting and moist where other brands are sometimes too salty and dry. It has become a bit spendy, so I don't eat it very often any more.
ReplyDeleteLiving in Canada I have had smoked salmon many times. Is smoked fish a Minnesota thing?
ReplyDeleteBWBandy...I'm sure there must be other areas in the US where smoked fresh water fish is common. But in Minnesota the tradition of smoking fish arrived here with the large number of Scandinavians, particularly the Swedish and Norwegian immigrants in the early to mid 1800's. It is one method of preserving fish and because of our abundance of lakes here, fishing was and is a good means of adding to our diet. Although I have not researched it, I suspect that the Indians of the area were probably smoking and drying fish long before the arrival of the white man.
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