smoked Kingfish....why dilute it in a dip? Why not put it on a platter with condiments and buttered toast? Some hard boiled egg and thin sliced raw onion. Capers, hot sauce, olives. Some modified mayonnaise.
I am always in the anti-dip camp when it comes to hack politicians and smoked fish.
Well, yea, for someone that likes fish that might work, but especially smoked fish we’re not huge fans. So anything to mellow out the flavor is nice. Grew up in a beach town, out on the water every weekend, and the smell of bait baking in the sun all day has ruined pretty much any kind of seafood for me. But, neighbor is a nice guy and brings a little of what he catches every now and then.
Besides, sounds like the platter you described has just about everything you’d put in a smoked fish dip!