Connecticut is known as the âconstitution state.â While the origin on this title is uncertain, the nickname is assumed to reference the Fundamental Orders of 1638-39. These Fundamental Orders represent the framework for the first formal government written by a representative body in Connecticut.
A kipper is a smoked herring. After they have been caught, the herrings are gutted, split and lightly soaked in brine. Then they are smoked over hardwood chips in a kiln. The best ones come from the Isle of Man, Loch Fyne and Northumberland and are sold complete with head, tail and backbone.
Smoked meats vs. grilled meats. Many research papers linking grilling to cancer were all about smoked meat which is different from grilled meat. There are, broadly speaking, two ways to smoke meat, cold smoking and hot smoking. In cold smoking, the food is not heated much. Cold smoking usually involves smoldering wood, higher in PAHs.