Frankly, the piece looks quite raw to me. Indeed, it's supposed to look raw, because I think the intent was to make something like lososiowa which is a cold smoked raw cured loin. It's eaten like smoked salmon, thinly sliced, and raw. Sounds from your summary like its a straight basic wet cure foll...

I really want to try making the cold smoked pork loins in Siaras post but where can I find an English language recipe? They look fantastic!