This is the 9170th most frequent Japanese word.
燻製
Smoked food.
In this sentence, '燻製' refers to the specific type of food preparation method or culinary outcome of smoking food items, demonstrating its use as a noun.
私は自分で燻製を作るのが好きです。
I enjoy making smoked foods myself.
Here, '燻製' is used as a noun to describe the process of smoking food to modify its flavor, emphasizing the culinary effect of the process.
燻製にすると魚の味が深みを増します。
When fish is smoked, its flavor is enhanced.
In this context, '燻製' modifies 'チーズ' as an adjective-like descriptor to identify a specific type of cheese, 'smoked cheese,' showing its usage in describing food prepared by smoking.