We know that smoked salmon is well preserved. But did you know that apparently our English word for it is older than most civilizations? Not only that, but the word lox is like a strand of linguistic DNA that can show relationships between ancient languages. I read it in this report from Nautilus, linked below.

https://nautil.us/the-english-word-that-hasnt-changed-in-sound-or-meaning-in-8000-years-237395

But if you think that your lox has been around too long, imagine that some English words are tens of thousands of years old according to the BBC:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7911645.stm

Now that we’re on the subject, what about nova vs. lox?

Lox vs Nova