[Yardstick]

...the product I’ve been referring to as lox my entire life is actually smoked salmon.
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How does this happen? Is smoked salmon commonly mislabeled as lox?

In other words, if you order a bagel and lox at your typical bagel shop, is that what you’ll get? Or will it really be smoked salmon?

[Yardstick]

A good Epicurious article on the same subject:

https://www.epicurious.com/ingredients/difference-between-lox-and-smoked-salmon-gravlax-kippered-salmon-recipes-article

[FreedomPoster]

I think you’re as likely to get the latter as lox, unless you’ve got a serious Jewish deli nearby.