Definition of belly lox
: salmon that has been cured in brine
- … for his part, Hillman introduces his wife to belly lox.
- —Patricia Morrisroe, New York Magazine, 2 Feb. 1987
- Rich belly lox … is made by a wet-curing process, in which the filets are submerged in brine and thus have a moist texture; cream cheese tempers its salinity.
- —Dana Bowen, Saveur, June/July 2008
