It continued to be a popular way to preserve and flavor meats, fish and cheese, but it was only with the 1927 publication "Tramping and Trailing With the Girl Scouts, " a book that brought S'mores to the national consciousness, that smoke and fire found their way to the dessert course in earnest.

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Like many of the most palate-challenging delicacies, it gets its distinctive flavor (think rotten fish meets stinky cheese) from aggressive fermentation, which takes place during the six weeks or more the shark carcass spends buried underground.

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Cut the ginger lengthwise in strips and arrange it on top of the fish so the flavor can permeate the flesh.

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Low-sodium soy sauce, tamari, and fish sauce add meaty, round notes in addition to a salty flavor.

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