cold smoked meats

[Guest guest]

I know Sally's position on barbequing meats as it can form

carcinogens, but what about cold smoked meats where the meat is not

actually cooked, but rather dried in a smoky environment? Many

people used to preserve meat this way. The main objection I can find

is that the nitrates and other modern preservatives are the cancer

causing substances, not necessarily the smoking process itself. I've

even know of a Romanian that grew up with lacto fermentation, raw

milk, and other NT type food. The way they preserved meat was to

smoke it. Does anyone know if this is harmful?

Becky