Fish

In article said:

Here in the Pacific Northwest, USA, my local grocery just advertised
wild Alaskan Copper River Salmon. It is still ridiculously expensive,
but it usually is the first week or so it is offered.

At our local farmer's market we have fish from a local fellow who
fishes nearby and in Alaska, and we usually get it between $5-7 a pound.
I haven't checked yet this year, but the grocery store ad showed it
between $13-18. Way, way higher than normal, even at the grocery store
where it is normally $8-10.

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Ranee Mueller said:

In article said:

Here in the Pacific Northwest, USA, my local grocery just advertised
wild Alaskan Copper River Salmon. It is still ridiculously expensive,
but it usually is the first week or so it is offered.

At our local farmer's market we have fish from a local fellow who
fishes nearby and in Alaska, and we usually get it between $5-7 a pound.
I haven't checked yet this year, but the grocery store ad showed it
between $13-18. Way, way higher than normal, even at the grocery store
where it is normally $8-10.

up here in Alaska we catch em for free, however i just heard a radio
spot and they are selling at the markets up for 8.99 per pound. The are
RED salmon only, King are going for up to 39 a pound. Silvers will here
in about 6 weeks or so.....

Grizzman

Dave Smith said:

jmcquown said:

I get sick of hearing how wonderful salmon is when really and truly it's
just a mediocre fish that has been oversold in restaurants as fantastic
(just my opinion, mind you). Halibut and swordfish steaks are good choices.

Are you kidding? I love salmon. I had salmon steaks grilled on the BBQ for
dinner last night. Salmon is quite versatile but is so good on its own that it
doesn't need much done to it.

The person must have been buying that farm raised junk. Wild pacific
salmon is great.

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Quoted message said:

A couple of other people have mentioned whiting and I have to agree, whiting
is a really good fish. The only way I've had it, though, is bone-in and
it's a bit of a pain. I'm not sure if it comes in fillets. It's very nice
and mild tasting, though 🙂

I have had broiled whiting fillets in a restaurant. I would assume that a
restaurant would buy it boned rather than spend the time to do it themselves.

I've heard that it can be seasoned to cover up the nastiness.

--Bryan

Food Snob said:

The person must have been buying that farm raised junk. Wild pacific
salmon is great.

In real people's experience, wild Pacific Salmon runs the gamut from
mushy and tasteless to chewy and super-fishy.

You won't get as strong a flavor from a farmed fish, but that's because
the farmed fish is usually an Atlantic Salmon, not because it's farmed,
and Atlantic Salmon are naturally less tough and gamy than Pacific
Salmon.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I have had broiled whiting fillets in a restaurant. I would assume that a
restaurant would buy it boned rather than spend the time to do it themselves.

I've heard that it can be seasoned to cover up the nastiness.

Works with all fish. A real snob would know that, not just pretend
he'd heard it.

--Blair

Blair P. Houghton said:

In real people's experience, wild Pacific Salmon runs the gamut from
mushy and tasteless to chewy and super-fishy.

In all my years of eating Salmon....30 or more, ALL of which were caught
by me or friends i have never had a SINGLE bad one that was, mushy,
tasteless, chewy or super fishy. Of course they all were caught in
Alaska. which is of course "wild pacific salmon" all those "bad" flavor
and textures come when you caught a salmon that is "past its prime"
meaning it is beat up and dying already, from the long trek back up
here, have already spawned etc..you should see some of the real ratty
ones. skin rotting and flaking off,, mushy spot on them, mind you this
is while they are still alive and trying to reach their spawning
grounds. those usually go to the bears cuz we throw em back. and yes i
am a real person

Quoted message said:

You won't get as strong a flavor from a farmed fish, but that's because
the farmed fish is usually an Atlantic Salmon, not because it's farmed,
and Atlantic Salmon are naturally less tough and gamy than Pacific
Salmon.

i have to disagree, most real people , when given a blind taste test
will 97% chose Alaskan Salmon instead of Atlantic, it is not less tough
and or gamy. as for the gamy most of your red or pink colored flesh fish
are to a degree gamy ie salmon, lake or river trout, dolly varden etc...
and most if not all of your white flesh fish are not, ie halibut, shark,
cod etc....

this all from personal experience...we do a helluv a lot of fishing up
here more then you can ever imagine. we dont fish for fun, we fish for
food. and in itself is fun. hunting too! [censored] we hunt ptarmigan with
..22's...they are the dumbest bird i have ever seen you can shoot em all
day, they just sit there and let you shoot them. that is why most
ptarmigan are shot in the head. if you miss you have another chance
because they just sit there with bullets whizzing by them and. i
personally think they were put on the planet just for us humans to consume.

Grizzman

Quoted message said:

Blair P. Houghton said:

In real people's experience, wild Pacific Salmon runs the gamut from
mushy and tasteless to chewy and super-fishy.

In all my years of eating Salmon....30 or more, ALL of which were caught
by me or friends i have never had a SINGLE bad one that was, mushy,
tasteless, chewy or super fishy. Of course they all were caught in
Alaska. [...]

Blair P. Houghton lives in a salmon-bizzaro world. Everything he
says regarding salmon is exactly the opposite of reality. It's
kind of cool once you figure it out.

tert in seattle said:

Quoted message said:

Blair P. Houghton said:

In real people's experience, wild Pacific Salmon runs the gamut from
mushy and tasteless to chewy and super-fishy.

In all my years of eating Salmon....30 or more, ALL of which were
caught by me or friends i have never had a SINGLE bad one that was,
mushy, tasteless, chewy or super fishy. Of course they all were
caught in Alaska. [...]

Blair P. Houghton lives in a salmon-bizzaro world. Everything he
says regarding salmon is exactly the opposite of reality. It's
kind of cool once you figure it out.

NOW it all makes sense!

Ken.

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tert in seattle said:

Quoted message said:

Blair P. Houghton said:

In real people's experience, wild Pacific Salmon runs the gamut from
mushy and tasteless to chewy and super-fishy.

In all my years of eating Salmon....30 or more, ALL of which were caught
by me or friends i have never had a SINGLE bad one that was, mushy,
tasteless, chewy or super fishy. Of course they all were caught in
Alaska. [...]

Blair P. Houghton lives in a salmon-bizzaro world. Everything he
says regarding salmon is exactly the opposite of reality. It's
kind of cool once you figure it out.

It's always good to have the truth I speak incontrovertibly verified by
the power of trolling disapprobation.

--Blair

Ken Davey said:

tert in seattle said:

Quoted message said:

Blair P. Houghton wrote:

> In real people's experience, wild Pacific Salmon runs the gamut from
> mushy and tasteless to chewy and super-fishy.

In all my years of eating Salmon....30 or more, ALL of which were
caught by me or friends i have never had a SINGLE bad one that was,
mushy, tasteless, chewy or super fishy. Of course they all were
caught in Alaska. [...]

Blair P. Houghton lives in a salmon-bizzaro world. Everything he
says regarding salmon is exactly the opposite of reality. It's
kind of cool once you figure it out.

NOW it all makes sense!

You'll believe anything that validates your prejudice.

--Blair