Thread: Best Salmon ever

Originally Posted by Sticky

I just got a bigass salmon filet at Sam's club for $14. Great texture, nice and thick, beautiful color.

I usually prepare mine the "white trash" way:

Preheat the grill to med-high
Spray some Pam on a piece of foil
Place the individual Salmon serving on the foil
Add sliced vidalia onions, fresh parsley, garlic powder, ground pepper, and a squeeze of lemon
Add teriyaki sauce if I'm in a teriyaki mood that night.
Fold up the foil packets tight.
Throw 'em on the grill and reduce heat to medium.
Cook for 6 mins on each side
Serve with grilled pineapple and steamed rice.

does sam's club have any wild caught salmon? or is it all atlantic farm?

Originally Posted by nosoupforyou

does sam's club have any wild caught salmon? or is it all atlantic farm?

Sam's does not carry fresh wild salmon anymore...although they may carry it frozen. I believe their steelhead is still wild, and is just as good as salmon.

After reading this thread I'm craving salmon

Avoid Farmed Salmon at all costs!!! They feed the fish soy pellets and other bad crap and then actually dye the meat pink to make it look salmon-ish. If youre going to pay the money to do Salmon-pay a bit more and do it wild.

Originally Posted by Hipcheck

Avoid Farmed Salmon at all costs!!! They feed the fish soy pellets and other bad crap and then actually dye the meat pink to make it look salmon-ish. If youre going to pay the money to do Salmon-pay a bit more and do it wild.

agreed - there are some really interesting articles on farmed salmon. almost all salmon that you see as "atlantic" salmon are farmed salmon now. Atlantic salmon breed in close proximity well (vs their pacific brethren who don't do well). wild atlantic salmon have been fished to close to extinction, from what I understand.

Originally Posted by Hipcheck

Avoid Farmed Salmon at all costs!!! They feed the fish soy pellets and other bad crap and then actually dye the meat pink to make it look salmon-ish. If youre going to pay the money to do Salmon-pay a bit more and do it wild.

The meat is not actually dyed...the salmon are fed an additive that makes the flesh turn pink. The additive is found naturally in krill and other sealife that the salmon eat.

I don't worry about color being added, I am however worried about the amount of PCB's in farmed fish.

I'll buy wild Alaskan salmon - tis' the most eco-friendly choice for salmon available for west-coasters.

Originally Posted by Hipcheck

Avoid Farmed Salmon at all costs!!! They feed the fish soy pellets and other bad crap and then actually dye the meat pink to make it look salmon-ish. If youre going to pay the money to do Salmon-pay a bit more and do it wild.

Thanks for the heads up.

Farmed = NO

Wild = HELL YES

Where are the best places to purchase wild salmon?