unsmoked
Unsmoked is an adjective used to describe something that has not been subjected to smoking. In culinary and food labeling, it often contrasts products that have been smoked with those that have not, either as part of a curing process or as a finishing method. The term is commonly found on labels for meats, fish, and cheeses, as well as in discussions of traditional preservation methods.
In food production, unsmoked products are typically cured by salting, sugar curing, or nitrite treatment without
Labeling practices vary by region. In some markets, "unsmoked" is a legal or marketing term indicating the
Outside food, the term is rarely used in modern everyday speech, though it can appear in historical