'Creamed herring" is a misnomer. The fish hasn't been creamed. It IS pickled herring, filleted and cut into "bits" and served in a sour cream sauce with onions. So, you do like pickled herring, since that's exactly what you're eating. You like it served in the sour cream sauce. I do too. I get it from the supermarket a few times every year as a treat.
As for the belly lox - I don't know why it's so hard to find now! I grew up on the stuff. After a thorough google search, I've learned something new: what we know as "Nova" isn't lox at all. Lox, apparently, is a specific preparation of salmon, cured in a sugar-salt rub. Nova is cold-smoked salmon.
What I have also learned, for what it's worth, is that Breugger's Bagels smoked salmon tastes more salty than typical Nova salmon, and it's especially delicious on a toasted garlic bread with cream cheese, capers, and raw red onions.
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