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Chef Talks: Dachi mussels, pine-smoked elk and salmon ice cream with chef Clay Smith

Aicha Smith-Belghaba, Indigenous storyteller, journalist, chef and owner of Esha's Eats talks with chef Clay Smith as he prepares dishes of Dachi mussels, pine-smoked elk and salmon ice-cream.

This is the fourth part of a spring series where Aicha Smith-Belghaba talks with local chefs

Chef Talks: Dachi mussels, pine-smoked elk and salmon ice cream with chef Clay Smith

2 years ago
Duration 9:06
Aicha Smith-Belghaba, Indigenous story teller, journalist, chef and owner of Esha's Eats talks with chef Clay Smith as he prepares dishes of Dachi mussels, pine-smoked elk and salmon ice-cream.

Chef Clay Smith likes to tell a story with every meal he makes. 

Aicha Smith-Belghaba, Indigenous storyteller, journalist, chef and owner of Esha's Eats talks with chef Smith as he prepares dishes of Dachi mussels, pine-smoked elk and salmon ice-cream.

Smith offers cooking classes, private chef services and more. You can find plenty of recipes at ChefClaySmith.com including his honey, bourbon chicken wings.

Featured in this photo are three dishes including pine-smoked elk, dachi mussels and salmon ice cream.
Chef Clay Smith likes to cook with ingredients that you can find across North America. Here he builds three dishes from, elk, salmon and mussels. (Conrad Collaco/CBC)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Aicha Smith-Belghaba

Associate producer

Aicha Smith-Belghaba is Mohawk Wolf clan and Algerian from Six Nations. She is an associate producer working with CBC Hamilton as part of the first cohort of CBC's Indigenous Pathways to Journalism program. She is also the owner of Esha’s Eats, and passionate about content creation, community and food sovereignty.