Kokova Magazine

Forget asparagus tips and oysters, the tastiest and finest aphrodisiac has to be hot smoked salmon from Chesil Smokery in Dorset - packed full of libido-enhancing Omega 3 to add a little passion to your Valentine's Day.

Salmon is an excellent source of protein and is full of Omega 3 which is proven to elevate levels of serotonin - the hormone which is directly linked to mood and libido.

Salmon from the award-winning Chesil Smokery in Dorset comes from the icy waters of the Shetlands, an area with some of the world's strongest tides which create constant currents for the salmon to swim against.

This makes the salmon fitter and leaner with less fat - Chesil Smokery salmon has a texture which is firm but tender on the bite and never flabby!

Available in sliced, half and whole side packs - choose from Cold Smoked Salmon, Extra Smokey Cold-Smoked Salmon, Hot-Smoked Salmon and Gravadlax.

The full range of delicious smoked fish, meat and poultry from the Chesil Smokery is available from www.chesilsmokery.com

Chesil Smokery in Bridport, Dorset, is the brainchild of managing director Mark Firth, who has been hooked on fishing ever since leaving school at the age of 18 to become a gillie on the Spey, and has travelled the world in his pursuit of all things piscatorial.

Now he has channelled that passion into restoring an old smokery at Bridport and helping it to rise, quite literally, from the ashes.

Using English oak and apple wood in its kilns to produce a beautifully sweet and delicate aroma, Chesil Smokery sources only the finest produce - the fittest, leanest salmon (never fatty or oily) from the icy waters of the Shetlands; fresh fish from Samways, the famous fish merchants of Bridport, and the tastiest and freshest free-range chicken and poultry from Creedy Carver of Crediton, Devon.

What’s more, all the wonderful fish, meat and poultry have lived the right kind of life (as far as humanely and practically possible).