(Clockwise from top left, across both pages) Beech flour, left, and juniper shavings, right, are used to smoke the salmon; Each filet is hand tied with butcher’s twine; Salmon hanging in the smoker; Ole-Martin Hansen; Outside the Hansen & Lydersen smoker; Flaming the beech and juniper mixture. Previous Pages (From left, across both pages): Hastings, a small fishing village on the south coast of England, has the largest beach-based fishing fleet in the UK; A Hastings fisherman on the English Channel; Fish that is not sold locally, like at this Hastings fish and chips shop, often makes its way to Billingsgate.
94 | spensermag.com | jul.aug 2012