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A Tasty Carboniferous Terroir

October 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Smokehouse Scallops, pancetta, smoked cheese soup

See what this does for your taste buds - Smoked Scallops, Smoked Cheddar Bourbon Soup, and artisanal smoked pancetta, all brought together as part of a larger smoked, bourbon tasting menu.

Yeah, my tastebuds almost fainted, I almost fainted, my family was inarticulate as they simply scarfed their share of our samples.

Brian Treitman, of BT’s Smokehouse, who you know I have blogged about before (An improbable meat nirvana in a BBQ wasteland, Criminally Good Smoked Salmon and Bacon - B.T.’s Smokehouse, Food Photo 101: Shooting BBQ) shared a delightful sneak taste of this scallop dish recently when I stopped by for my latest fix of his smoked salmon.

Wine connoisseurs speak of terroir - the notion that a particular wine has a unique taste that is gained from the ecology of a very specific location.

The wiki defines it as such:

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